Anvils: A beginner buyers guide - I Forge Iron This anvil has some sway, Personally this is the most I could work with but some folks are perfectly happy with more sway The anvil is in otherwise perfectly good condition and well worth having This anvil however has excessive sway The face has dipped significantly and even the heel has been bent
List of makers currently producing anvils - I Forge Iron This is a list of manufacturers currently making anvils for blacksmiths and farriers: Accaciao - China, cast 1045 steel, hardness unknown Atlas Anvil - USA, cast 1050 steel, 60 RC B W - China, cast 6150 steel, 58-60 RC [William] Barnhart - USA, cast 50MN steel, 57 RC Big Blu - USA, cast steel
Fisher - Anvil Reviews by brand - I Forge Iron Fisher Anvils: Made in Newport, Maine(1847 - 1852), then in Trenton, NJ at the original Trenton plant(1853 - 1961), then finally by Crossley Machine Works (1962 - 1979) Currently owned by Joshua Kavett, Howell Tnsp, NJ Made by a unique method of casting iron over the tool steel plates to implem
Why is anvil rebound important? - I Forge Iron It is more important to hammer quickly, than to use a heavier Hammer The effort of an Anvil is the return of the effort of the Hammer, the hammer effort is on the top, the Anvil effort is on the bottom (albeit over a greater contact point) All heavy work on the Anvil, should be over top of the Waist where it has the most support and return
Hay Budden Anvil - Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels - I Forge Iron I have a really old shop Hay Budden Anvil that I'm trying to find out some information on The overall size is 33" x 5" wide It weighs 188 lbs On the horn end front, up about 8" from the bottom, is a stamped reading #8 On the same side at the bottom, on one of the legs, is the number 138520 On the front side of the anvil is the word Hay Budden
So Harbor Freight says they have a cast steel anvil now. The DOYLE™ 65 lb Cast Steel Anvil is constructed from premium cast steel for high hardness, strength, and durability while providing up to 80% rebound The 50 sq in face provides ample surface area for shaping heated metal 3 4 in hardy hole 3 4 in pritchel hole 7 1 in x 3 7 in horn 80% rebound
Anvil Reviews by name or brand - I Forge Iron If you have used these anvils please post a review of that anvil to include weight, dimensions, and how the anvil worked for you Photos are encouraged Please include how you found the anvil and any history of YOUR anvil This should be much like a book review, only an anvil review, where you comment on the specific anvil
Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels - I Forge Iron Lots of grinding and abrasive costs too (we recently had an anvil repair clinic and *1* anvil, a good old one that had been milled to death---too thin a face to use took 6 hours of welding by a fellow who teaches welding at the local community college and has all the nice large welders too Took about $10 of propane just for preheat of the anvil!
Collapsible Portable Anvil Stand for Rail Anvil - Stands for Anvils . . . My first anvil when I started out blacksmithing was a railroad rail After reading advice on this forum for standing it on end to get more mass, and making modifications to get the most out of it, I mounted it in an old wooden trash bin filled with sand and a metal plate
quietest anvil setup - Hot Work - Bladesmiths Forum Board Alan is right vibration is the key That being said there are some wonderful materials made specifically to dampen vibrating parts For the bang for buck I would recomend undercarriage putty Put the anvil on a silicone base like Alan sugested and that will isolate the anvil from its mount and dampen alot of the vertical resonance