you're right, I don't think I'd mount it like that w/o a receiver to dismount and have access.
Vevor Anvils 35% off
- Thread starter TxSteve
- Start date
My "66 lb" unit was delivered today. It appears it was in a box at one point. 
It appears that said box fell apart in transit and just the shipping label portion of box got slapped onto top of anvil. It arrived intact and sooner than expected. For that reason I'll say it was worth it. Quality does appear pretty poor, with lots of filler material. If it can take a beating I will be very happy for the price. I would like to find a good sized oak log to bolt this thing to and beat the **** out of it.
It appears that said box fell apart in transit and just the shipping label portion of box got slapped onto top of anvil. It arrived intact and sooner than expected. For that reason I'll say it was worth it. Quality does appear pretty poor, with lots of filler material. If it can take a beating I will be very happy for the price. I would like to find a good sized oak log to bolt this thing to and beat the **** out of it.
Now 50$ from site + discount code probably:
VEVOR Pro Horn Anvil , 30KG/66.1LBS Weight Steel Anvil Blacksmith Blacksmith Anvil, Portable Rugged Cast Iron Anvil Blacksmith Anvil Stable Workbench Blacksmith Forge Anvil Tool | VEVOR US
VEVOR Blacksmith Anvil 66 lbs made of high-grade steel with polished, corrosion-proof surface, offers large working area and versatile horns for metal shaping.
www.vevor.com
JimH74
Well-known member
Really tempted.
code below
reminder from your last snooze, better deal back above.
webscrounger
Well-known member
I bit, and I didn't really need it but at $53 delivered I'm sure I'll make use of it sometime.
Firebrick43
Well-known member
There is a big difference between a proper anvil and an anvil shaped object from vevor.
A low end mini anvil (65-75$) that a blade smith or farrier would use is $350 and a decent one is $600
What many are asking for nice wrought iron anvils with a forge welded face are not out of line. Forging any amount on a crappy anvil shaped object with piss poor rebound is tiring.
No one is going to lower their prices due to a poor imitation on the market.
The shops that need an anvil shaped object for setting rivets or punching out pins were not going to buy a nice anvil either, they would have made due with the pad on the back of a vice. That is what these vevor anvil shaped objects are good for
Last edited:
I think that's the target audience. Problem is most who have that need were stuck buying proper anvils which creates demand which drives up prices so I don't see how my original statement is flawed. Here's two reviews on the 'technical' side & under use (ringing/bounce).
Firebrick43
Well-known member
I don’t know a single person that bought a nice annd expensive anvil unless they were a blacksmith.
This is in a lot of well equipped farm and fab shops that are customers. Large vises have always filled that niche.
The demand by the hobbyists blacksmith alone has kept the price up. Most hobbyist that join our blacksmithing club start on a cheap import anvil shaped object but are usually on the hunt for something quite quickly if they stick with it a year or more.
Fatboy148!
Well-known member
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2023
- Messages
- 248
I too have found this to be true, sometimes.
Is this one?
I didn’t happen to see anything close just now.
For those that are looking today, please post a better price rather than making a blanket statement.
You just get bunch of ads like hf, I sign up the last time, but weird I didn’t get this sales in their targeted ads. Anvil is good. Other than that ring and needs a magnet to dull it.
I checked when I posted the above, it wasn't the case
I watched this mounting method(s) & base which seems to really dampen the ringing (haven't mounted mine yet):
if you can't find a free log:
In The Doghouse
Well-known member
Thanks to all you folks I just ordered my first anvil. The 66lb anvil for $50.81 delivered. Now lets see how they package it and which courier has to carry it.
Ill be ready for the next invasion of road runners.
Ill be ready for the next invasion of road runners.
I dunno how often this deal comes up but the HF anvil at double the price has a few advantages to this seemingly identical vevor (it's not).
pritchel hole is usable
Round horn is not oblong like the vevor (I hear that's preferred)
Casting appears to have much better quality control and the horn is dressed
HF warranty (We guarantee this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship 90 days from the date of purchase. Limitations apply.)
Vevor offers a London patter in same weight class that's getting decent reviews w/proper pritchel, a cutting step and decent casting @ 130+ but I believe the double horns are preferred by many.
www.vevor.com
pritchel hole is usable
Round horn is not oblong like the vevor (I hear that's preferred)
Casting appears to have much better quality control and the horn is dressed
HF warranty (We guarantee this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship 90 days from the date of purchase. Limitations apply.)
Vevor offers a London patter in same weight class that's getting decent reviews w/proper pritchel, a cutting step and decent casting @ 130+ but I believe the double horns are preferred by many.
VEVOR Single Horn Anvil, 66Lbs Cast Steel Anvil, High Hardness Rugged Round Horn Anvil Blacksmith, with Round and Square Hole, Large Countertop and Stable Base, Metalsmith Tool for Bending and Shaping | VEVOR US
VEVOR Anvil 66lbs cast steel with 50HRC hardness, 70% rebound rate, round and square holes, and a stable base for efficient blacksmithing and metalwork.
www.vevor.com
Here's a jig option for those w/a Vevor that need a useable pritchel:I dunno how often this deal comes up but the HF anvil at double the price has a few advantages to this seemingly identical vevor (it's not).
pritchel hole is usable
Round horn is not oblong like the vevor (I hear that's preferred)
Casting appears to have much better quality control and the horn is dressed
HF warranty (We guarantee this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship 90 days from the date of purchase. Limitations apply.)
Vevor offers a London patter in same weight class that's getting decent reviews w/proper pritchel, a cutting step and decent casting @ 130+ but I believe the double horns are preferred by many.
VEVOR Single Horn Anvil, 66Lbs Cast Steel Anvil, High Hardness Rugged Round Horn Anvil Blacksmith, with Round and Square Hole, Large Countertop and Stable Base, Metalsmith Tool for Bending and Shaping | VEVOR US
VEVOR Anvil 66lbs cast steel with 50HRC hardness, 70% rebound rate, round and square holes, and a stable base for efficient blacksmithing and metalwork.
Last edited:
In The Doghouse
Well-known member
My 66lb Vevor anvil should soon deliver. Has anyone determined where these are made? Is it China?
The price is now $159.99.
Glad I got mine for $51 delivered.
The price is now $159.99.
Glad I got mine for $51 delivered.I heard a youtuber say "Czech republic" but I always suspected China. I tossed the box w/o checking.My 66lb Vevor anvil should soon deliver. Has anyone determined where these are made? Is it China?
The price is now $159.99.
webscrounger
Well-known member
Received mine today. At a glance, for $50, the casting and finish look fine even though it came with nothing but a layer of thin stretch wrap around it. Unfinished horn is a bit disappointing but still, $50. Ball bearing test with 0.5" and 1.0" hardened steel balls had better than expected rebound and ring also, if that means anything.
webscrounger
Well-known member
By finish I just should have specified a spotty paint job. For $50 I got no complaints. It's a good cheap date as far as anvils are concerned. BTW, I do have Hay Budden 120 as well.
I was giving a "blanket statement" tip that may save people some money when shopping VEVOR items, not specific to your ANVIL.
Listings change daily and weekly. One day no specific items are listed, next week dozens of ads..
For those not buying an ANVIL, check Ebay's website also when buying VEVOR products.
I am glad for those who could find the info useful.
Last edited:
horns should be 'dressed' is what I've learned, and yeah the vevor's finish nor dressing is very good on the horn.
In The Doghouse
Well-known member
Today I took delivery of my 66lb anvil. I wasn't home and my wife instructed the FedEx guy to set it on an old chair that sits outside our garage. A few minutes later the chair collapsed.
The anvil hit the concrete, chipped the concrete and didn't hurt the anvil. The cardboard box containing it looked tired and beat up, all but busted open.
This thing has a nice ring to it and a ball bearing will rebound almost to the drop height. I think I'm going to like having it around. And I'm now ready for an invasion of road runners.
The anvil hit the concrete, chipped the concrete and didn't hurt the anvil. The cardboard box containing it looked tired and beat up, all but busted open.
This thing has a nice ring to it and a ball bearing will rebound almost to the drop height. I think I'm going to like having it around. And I'm now ready for an invasion of road runners.
Attachments
![IMG_0660[1].JPG](/forum/data/attachments/2014/2014620-0590a5365f0a644ade216329a9498a57.jpg)
webscrounger
Well-known member
At least you got your packaged in a box! This is mine (pic by FedEx driver). Shipped in just single layer of shredded shrink wrap with a label on it! The anvil, however exposed, survived the ordeal with minimal bodily harm!
Amazon had them for $60 (I think) about a month ago.
Almost bought one, half just to see the delivery guy fight with it. He acted libe a ~40lb box needed a forklift and aparently thought of was super man when I grabbed it from him in 1 hand and other boxes in the other.
Almost bought one, half just to see the delivery guy fight with it. He acted libe a ~40lb box needed a forklift and aparently thought of was super man when I grabbed it from him in 1 hand and other boxes in the other.
did the box say 'made in china'?
Chuckster in NJ
Well-known member
For anyone interested, I posted an ebay deal for 4 pair of forging tongs on the ebay thread. They're fairly decent built & price.
www.garagejournal.com
Ebay or Auction Deals Permathread!
that quick release looks handy: https://www.ebay.com/itm/166420466666
www.garagejournal.com
In The Doghouse
Well-known member
I looked. There's no country of origin stated on the packaging or paperwork.
Then it's from China. A lot of Sears Craftsman tools are like that, embarrassed to say.
Looks like they used the 'lost foam method' when casting these, you can see the foam cells and injection mold punch marks that styrene's known for. May explain why the casting's a bit rough too.
A tip: If you 'dress' the horn, leave the paint on and use a ******* file (wear a mask). This way you'll know where the high spots are and what needs work still. I've seen most people go straight to the paint stripper and angle grinder but I liked my method better. DON'T USE ******* FILE ON HARDENED FACE EDGES, mine was softer than the anvil face and stripped the teeth right off. I had sharpened w/acid so maybe I'm past the hardness layer of this file. .
A tip: If you 'dress' the horn, leave the paint on and use a ******* file (wear a mask). This way you'll know where the high spots are and what needs work still. I've seen most people go straight to the paint stripper and angle grinder but I liked my method better. DON'T USE ******* FILE ON HARDENED FACE EDGES, mine was softer than the anvil face and stripped the teeth right off. I had sharpened w/acid so maybe I'm past the hardness layer of this file. .
webscrounger
Well-known member
Just FYI for those still interested. I was poking around the web and saw them (66lb) for $101 with Free Shipping unless I'm reading it wrong. Seems reasonable and the seller seems to have good ratings.
They may come down again.. For the 100$ I think the HF one is a better deal (if on sale). Still a decent deal at 100 smackers.
Were you using a cheapy file? Typically good files are hardened all the way thru.
a mid 60s hardness would give me some concern
Some Nicholson I rescued. I had dipped it in HCL to clean the rust off and left the teeth in fairly grabby shape (I assumed some sharpening action). I suppose it's possible that it was a head fake and the teeth were mainly rust too. I think these anvil faces test in the 55-60 HRC range. I don't have hardness files, but I think most bastards are 65 or so?