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Another anvil question
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Part of the hardened steel face is broken off. There is still enough work area left that it isn't completely useless, if you get it for cheap. That would be near impossible to repair so unless it is in the sub 1$ per pound price range I would keep looking.
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With part of the tool steel face missing it's a gamble.
Look up the Rob Gunther anvil repair method. It would take around what the anvil is worth in rods and a good welder's Saturday or Sunday to fix properly.
That being said, if the price is right and the break/seam/weld is tight then that might be a great anvil to start on.
300# is heavy to move around much. My 300# Fisher is on a 150# stand and I hate movin it.
Hope this helps.
Also, if the seller is a blacksmith, or knifemaker go visit just to make fiends!! I've bought other tools when sellers didn't have quite what I originally wanted.
HB's are almost always good to great anvils. If that delaminated face is an old break, I'd jump on it if it's q decent price.
Look up the Rob Gunther anvil repair method. It would take around what the anvil is worth in rods and a good welder's Saturday or Sunday to fix properly.
That being said, if the price is right and the break/seam/weld is tight then that might be a great anvil to start on.
300# is heavy to move around much. My 300# Fisher is on a 150# stand and I hate movin it.
Hope this helps.
Also, if the seller is a blacksmith, or knifemaker go visit just to make fiends!! I've bought other tools when sellers didn't have quite what I originally wanted.
HB's are almost always good to great anvils. If that delaminated face is an old break, I'd jump on it if it's q decent price.
someone posted a 110lb fisher on ebay very recently in Bradenton, Florida. auction 170992952703
I have a fisher and they are nice. I haven't seen many that are not very flat due to the thick plates they used.
I'm not saying to buy this one, but look at it for reference of a fairly nice. I'd personally pass on that damaged HB you posted.
I have a fisher and they are nice. I haven't seen many that are not very flat due to the thick plates they used.
I'm not saying to buy this one, but look at it for reference of a fairly nice. I'd personally pass on that damaged HB you posted.
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If the price was right, I'd buy it and fix it myself...
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Enough of the sweet spot (over the center of the face, with the most mass below) is still good, that if the price is nice (less than $2 a lb) I'd definitely consider it. Casual inspection makes me think the whole face isn't going to delaminate, and I personally rarely use the step at the horn, and honestly prefer anvils without them.
If anvils are common in your area, you may want to hold out for a nicer one, but the face is otherwise quite decent. I wouldn't personally bother repairing. For $1-1.5lb I'd ride it till the wheels fall off.
If anvils are common in your area, you may want to hold out for a nicer one, but the face is otherwise quite decent. I wouldn't personally bother repairing. For $1-1.5lb I'd ride it till the wheels fall off.