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hahaha! no, its STILL in there! The anvil you see in the other post is a much smaller (about 50lb) Vulcan. Easy to move around to the front porch where I have been working the last few days.

Yea, I didnt think the WD40 would make any difference, not at 20 tons and not moving! My fear with heating is that the hardy will expend enough to bust the tail off. I know wrought is much...

Just as a follow up...

The anvil is currently sitting in a shop in town, upside down, with WD40 soaking the hardy hole. The cutoff tool was stuck in it when I bought it, and I figured "no...

I first noticed my hearing loss back when I was an audio engineer. Loud music, loud bikes, and wind whipping past my ears all took a toll. Now days I ALWAYS wear protection. Even if its just...

I was planning on basing my anvil height by determining where my most comfortable arm position is for striking with my favorite hammer, and measuring the distance from the hammer face to the floor. ...

I'm with Bruno on this one, Not sure what you mean by inletting. As for the rubber band idea, when I worked in the machine shop, we had a lathe for truing automotive brake rotors, and there...

Not yet. I still need to assemble the forge itself, and for the next few days I am on the road making deliveries. But SOON! :beer1:

That is a pretty neat stand set. I see chains, I see a magnet.... Has anybody had any success damping the ring by wrapping a length of rubber (like strips of inner tube) around the anvil?

Here is a better close up, after a good brisk wire brushing.

Simple damage, or welded up, either way, she "rings true" as the saying goes.

I do need to soak the hardy...

The markings on the anvil are 1-0-16 If I have done my homework correctly, thats 128lbs correct?

Unfortunately, there is only a single farrier in the area that I know of, and...

Having missed my eye by scant fractions, I have been vigilant with keeping up with the maintenance of my tools. Its sad that it takes such scares to remind us that there is danger in so many...

That... is horrible. I'm sorry to hear such things. I was more worried about my eyes! Mortal injuries something most people would associate with power tools. :(

Thanks guys! Like I said, the top is actually in good shape. Its mostly just some surface rust from disuse. No deep dents or bellying. My main concern was the slight chipping taking place along...

1) Not a shop within 100 miles of here I would trust to properly gauge up the base (since its unlikely is perfectly square from the table face)

2) It would take a WHOLE LOT of grinding to...

So, picked up a decent anvil today. It was only a 40 minute drive, so I went and looked, and was really pleased by the rebound and "ping" so I decided to make the buy. At 300 I felt it...