Anvil any help is this cast iron or?
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Exceller8
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Kind of hard to tell from the pictures, but I'd bet the entire thing is cast iron.
I can tell from the pictures that that is most certainly not a quality vise.
Zeke
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JohnDeere1
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Don't look cast to me from pics.
Sunset_Z28
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I think it's without a doubt some sort of cheaper sand cast anvil. Grind on the bottom of it lightly and you can determine if it's iron.
I hate to pile on with the bad news, but I don't think that's a vise at all...
One test of a good anvil is will it return or absorb energy. If you have a steel ball drop it on it from 6-10" up. If the ball bounces back a good distance then good. If it lands with a thud or minimal bounce then not good. You can also hit it lightly with a hammer and see how the hammer bounces. What you don't want is an anvil that absorbs all the energy of a hammer hit.
lg
no neat sig line
lg
no neat sig line
ddawg16
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Do I see a weld bead at the top and at the base?
I think you do see a weld bead at the top of the base.....
For an old fart, your eyesight is pretty good
HMCFab9
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Is there any kind of name, or symbols on it anywhere?
There are FB pages & websites with people that could tell you by your pictures.
I Forge Iron might be one site to check on.
There are FB pages & websites with people that could tell you by your pictures.
I Forge Iron might be one site to check on.
Fretters
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Just use the thing and stop worrying about what it's made of.
robalmal
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x2 Just wack away on it. I doubt you spent and arm and a leg on it.