Northern tool anvil

[fred d]

100# Cast Iron anvil
Original $399
Marked down to $196 in Sept
Today.......$44

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200519522_200519522?hotline=false

 

[trav848]

Does your local store stock them? I'd have to order but the online price still shows $399

 

[LXCam]

Ya man, how'd that price come about???. BTW, you ****!.

 

[Chadddada]

wow... suckage indeed!

 

[fred d]

I bought the 2nd one for a friend, turns out he is not interested

Probably put it on CL for $100

 

[kunkernator]

I will swing by my NT after work, see what's up.


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[Jose Cuervo]

What part of the store do they usually stock those?

 

[fred d]

These have been setting in the clearance bay for a couple of months

when you go in and just ask him where their clearance bay is
The stores I go to have 2 in different bays in 2 different parts of the store

 

[fred d]

Does your local store stock them? I'd have to order but the online price still shows $399

They use to stock them. I'm sure they won't any more.

And for the record, when I looked on line they still showed $399, not even the $196 that has been on them for over 2 months

 

[jelk151]

I called the store and they said they could order one for me in store for 137 plus tax. Does anyone have any experience with these, they have mixed reviews

 

[Yojinbo]

Anvil Shaped Object, I suspect.

 

[Cypherian]

Anvil Shaped Object, I suspect.

This^

About as close a description you can get besides door stop.

Cypher

 

[kunkernator]

My store does not stock them anymore. There is a spot on the shelf, but they told me they are no longer stocking them.

OP, would you be interested in selling one? I am only a couple hours from you, lol.

 

[mg283680]

Aren't real anvils forged? I'm not sure I'd want to beat on a cast one.

 

[fourjeepin]

Re: Home Depot Clearance Thread 2015

Aren't real anvils forged? I'm not sure I'd want to beat on a cast one.

For $40, I'd take a chance

 

[fred d]

Re: Home Depot Clearance Thread 2015

For $40, I'd take a chance

Trying to sell for $100, take a little less
That makes mine free

 

[edboyles]

Thanks to the OP. I picked up two as well from a store about 20 minutes from me. $44 each. The person checking me out said holy cow, that's a great deal!

 

[toolmutt]

Thanks to the OP. I picked up two as well from a store about 20 minutes from me. $44 each. The person checking me out said holy cow, that's a great deal!

Which store and did they have any more, please?

 

[fred d]

Thanks to the OP. I picked up two as well from a store about 20 minutes from me. $44 each. The person checking me out said holy cow, that's a great deal!

Glad I could help

 

[Thumper68]

No luck for me, the counter guy said they had 2 but sold both of them.

 

[edboyles]

It was Grand Prairie.........they only had two........

 

[ineedtools]

Don't suppose anyone is near the Fredericksburg VA store to check before I make a 2.5 hour drive?!

 

[RXtacy]

Don't suppose anyone is near the Fredericksburg VA store to check before I make a 2.5 hour drive?!

Why don't you just call the store?

 

[ineedtools]

Why don't you just call the store?

It never fails that when I call the employees usually score the deal, happened at staples in front of my face and fairly certain at home depot too.

 

[fred d]

Listed the 2nd one on eBay for $125
Sold 2nd day

Kept getting calls, so sold the other one too

$150 profit.

Will keep looking for more

 

[Lotek]

" Tried this anvil, needed one fast. Too soft of metal to be worth the money. 1 hr of work , looked like the moon. unless you want it for a boat anchor, don't buy "

Kind of what I expected...

 

[EdJack]

I just got one for $44. The person said "Wow", when it rang up for 44 bucks. They had two, with no indication anywhere that it was on sale. It had some ridiculous 400 dollar price on it, but range up as $44. I figured I'd leave the other one for the next guy.

Since there is no indication this is on sale in the store, unless you actually knew about this deal, you would walk right by it and think it was 400 bucks.

Here's some pics.

 

[justme-]

If you just want an anvil to beat things on, like straighten bent bar stock, or back a panel a cast anvil is acceptable. For actual forging and smith work it will be woefully inadequate. I'd snap one up at $50 for the above work rather than the small anvil surface on the back of a bench vise. Plenty of info on what a good anvil is online with a search.

 

[EdJack]

Right. I've been using the small anvil on the back of my vise, or a piece of railroad track I have. So this 100 pound cast anvil is an improvement. I'm not doing blacksmith work, just need something to pound and straighten things out on.

I'm thinking to get some 2x4's or 4x4's and building a stand for it, similar to the size and shape of a tree stump to mount this on.

This thing doesn't "ring" like my railroad track when I beat it with a hammer, it more "thumps" when I beat it. I think a good anvil will "ring" when you strike it, not go "thud". Oh well, for less than 50 bucks I'm not complaining.

 

[fred d]

I stop by NT yesterday to see if they could find out if anybody else locally had any more of those Anvils. Thought I might be able to make a little more money.
I did find a few things out. Although no one locally has them, I could order at the current store price (which is still $44) and they would ship me as many as I wanted to that store.
If your store has them for $137, then that's your price
SC distribution center has 68

Problem is it would be considered Sp Order, there for not returnable.

 

[ScottsGT]

I would have bought one just to see how long it would take my son to break it.

 

[justme-]

It's correct a good forged anvil will ring like hardened steel...since it is. The cast ones will deform under heavy use from what I've read/heard.