Saved from the fate at the scrap yard!

wow, It's just kind of a weird thing really trying to find more information on them . But I did find a couple of things.

Just copied and pasted, but I gotta still dig more information on them.
http://www.celticknot.com/the-elektric-anvil/the-blacksmiths-compendium/40-identifying-anvils.html
Hay-Budden Mfg. Co., Brooklyn N.Y.

* "Hay-Budden solid Wrought Anvils. Gold Medal Award in 1898 at Omaha and 1901 at Pan American. Made of the best American Wrought Iron and faced with best crucible cast steel."

 
Talking about old anvils got me thinking about the anvil shooting competition we went to in Farmington,MO. a couple of months ago. Tori Belicci from Mythbusters was there filming and they're going to have a show on it around labor day on Discovery or the Science channel. Any way if you've never seen anvil shooting check out this video.

http://youtu.be/IhQ4dE_RGnQ
 
this is a hay budden anvil made for the B.I.C. hardware in Omaha neb. around 1907. solid wrought body with a steel face.
 
Thanks for clearing up the mystery, Bill! If you don't mind my asking...how'd you come by this info? Not even YOU can be old enough to remember that far back (kidding, of course).
-Mark
 
It used to be a nice anvil, but it still has some life for hot cutting and hardie tools, as well as using the bick for drawing. For $13 it certainly was worth taking home.

Another thought would be to make a rectangular flower box to sit on the face ( put a bolt through the hardie hole to keep it in place) and use it next to the shop or on the front porch. Vincas do very well in such containers.
 
If you can find more of them, even in that poor condition- that is a cheap source for wrought iron.


Some people are doing nice things with wrought iron layers in San mai and making some nice fittings.
 
Thanks for the help guys. I have been frantic as of late trying to find tools and other parts to get started as well. The bad thing is, last weekend I slept through an auction where they were selling blacksmithing tools, anvils and shop equipment for cheap.

so I guess that the next question is, How do I clean the rust off without really wrecking it?
 
JohnnyMayhem said:
Thanks for the help guys. I have been frantic as of late trying to find tools and other parts to get started as well. The bad thing is, last weekend I slept through an auction where they were selling blacksmithing tools, anvils and shop equipment for cheap.

so I guess that the next question is, How do I clean the rust off without really wrecking it?
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Wire wheel on a 4-1/2" angle grinder.... *NOTE use eye protection, a respirator and NO LOOSE CLOTHING.....* wire wheels like to wad up your clothes and can rip your flesh off pretty quickly. Kick back when the wheel hit 2 separate surfaces...

But, it's THE fastest, easiest way to get it cleaned up!
 
Oh I'm far too familiar with angle grinder safety, I didn't know if there was a proper way to do it, or anything specialized. I'm just nervous about wrecking it.
 
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