October 22, 20241 yr I am wondering if anyone has found any references for UAT 'Usines et Acieries Allard a Turnhout’ anvil serial numbers? I’ve done the usual searches, including using the “site:iforgeiron.com” search and I’ve seen a number of references to UAT serial numbers but no actual results or any indication of what the serial numbers may indicate. In my case I have a 225kg (actually weighs in at 236kg) UAT that I’m interested in finding a little more about, if there is any more to be found about it. The serial number is 5288 Any thoughts or snippets of information would be very much appreciated.
October 22, 20241 yr Author 'A bit early to be able to tell you much yet Shore, I need to get it mounted on a decent base and move some metal on it before I could really say anything meaningful about it. It seems to have quite good rebound (using a ball-bearing) throughout, even sitting on the makeshift trolly that it’s on at the moment, the surface and edges are still in nice condition and overall I’m pretty impressed with it so far. I do have a log that I’ve started shaping for the base but my 450mm chainsaw bar is a bit shorter than the log is (was) round so I’m having to sneak up on it a bit. I hope to have that squared off and flattened both ends today so that I can mount the anvil and start working on it.
October 23, 20241 yr She is a beauty! I love that shape when the horn and face are on the same plain. And its huge.
November 15, 20241 yr Have you contacted their new owner? https://www.allard-europe.com/en/our-company.html
November 15, 20241 yr Author I have Shore but with no answer. I tried emailing them back in October but I’ll try them again with a follow up.
November 15, 20241 yr It's been my experience that emailing large companies to answer questions not related to buying large quantities of their product is almost always ghosted. It can be more expensive but a telephone call to the head guy usually gets his secretary and the secretaries are the people who keep businesses running and if you aren't wasting their time are polite they can almost always get you answers pretty quickly. Frosty The Lucky.
February 3, 20251 yr https://www.forum-outils-anciens.com/t14091-Datation-d-une-enclume.htm Not your anvil, but some one said, try searching in french. Those guys can maybe help you. They ask for pictures, so it seems better you go there direct.
May 23, 20251 yr Well; I've got 2 of these; and they are church-bell anvils. In Belgium; they are actually fairly common, and they seem to be very popular in getting exported. Keep in mind; these are not cast iron nor do they have a hard steel face. They are cast steel; monoblock. Depending on the weight; they have a set amount of water they pour over it after it's broken out of the mold. What seems like a face is actually a rough milling cutter tool pass, to make the edges crisp. Then a dude with a torch heats a small section and stamps the numbers in there (you can verify this with a set of hardness files). I have no bloody clue what they mean; I have a 110 kilo UAT stamped 3805, and had a 150 kilo UAT stamped 3805. Both came from the Belgian railroad company, so I assume the 3805 is a customers number or something ? I love them for their perfect round horn; but they are really hard steel. Mine has a beautifull casting flaw which doesn't impact performance one bit; as something floated to the top of the molten metal when it was poured. Because farriers tend to work a lot on the edge op their anvil; these anvils are not popular among these guys because they have a reputation of being too chippy.. I've posted pictures of them here years ago...
May 23, 20251 yr There's a farrier near me who has a lovely Soderfors cast steel anvil whose edges he's constantly chipping. Whenever it gets too bad, he grabs the stick welder and bulks it up again, without bothering to pre- or post-heat, which -- of course -- just makes the problem worse. Drives me up the wall.
May 23, 20251 yr Just radius the edge and they don't chip unless you're really have B A D hammer control. The other secret is, hit the work, NOT the anvil! Frosty The Lucky.
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