DARK AGE 53
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What's this anvil worth?
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Mr. Wonderful
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I wouldn't offer anything. That looks severely damaged. Do you have the ability to repair it? I dont know that brand but I am sure one of the GJ experts will chime in on it.
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DARK AGE 53
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You guys have confirmed my thoughts about this anvil, thanks for the replies.
I'd buy it based on fair price not quality.
I don't think the op is banging out world class gold bracelets, so I'm doubting the surface comes into play other than as a talking point.
It's an anvil.
It's worth it's weight in weight plus your own personal value of having it.
I'd make fantastic things on it unhindered by anything about it.
Anyone with a 'good' anvil can certainly understand the value of having the pictured anvil sitting close to the 'good' one.
If you don't really use an anvil as a multi tool I can see how the value might be missed.
I don't think the op is banging out world class gold bracelets, so I'm doubting the surface comes into play other than as a talking point.
It's an anvil.
It's worth it's weight in weight plus your own personal value of having it.
I'd make fantastic things on it unhindered by anything about it.
Anyone with a 'good' anvil can certainly understand the value of having the pictured anvil sitting close to the 'good' one.
If you don't really use an anvil as a multi tool I can see how the value might be missed.
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Noworries
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Wow..I gotta say if your outlook on life in general is anything close to your outlook on that anvil you are a vastly better man than I.. props my friend!!! As for that anvil.. if you are looking for something to bang on and piss off everyone around you then it may be worth something. With no flat surface and no square edge for cutting in my opinion.. its only use is an anchor. (See how sunny my outlook is lol)I'd buy it based on fair price not quality.
I don't think the op is banging out world class gold bracelets, so I'm doubting the surface comes into play other than as a talking point.
It's an anvil.
It's worth it's weight in weight plus your own personal value of having it.
I'd make fantastic things on it unhindered by anything about it.
Anyone with a 'good' anvil can certainly understand the value of having the pictured anvil sitting close to the 'good' one.
If you don't really use an anvil as a multi tool I can see how the value might be missed.
neophyte
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The lower picture on the left makes the anvil appear to be a wrought or malleable iron anvil of the type that would have had a hardened steel plate forge welded or cast into the top.
That plate appears to be fractured and broken to a significant degree on at least one long side of the top edge, and the anvil body has been impacted to enough of a degree to have caused the anvil body to get deformed.
The only way to properly fix that anvil, would be to remove the rest of the steel plate, make a new steel plate, forge weld the new plate to the top of the anvil body, and then reharden and temper the top.
Unless you make less than minimum wage, it would be easier and cheaper to buy a bew anvil, and you would wind up with a far better anvil.
That plate appears to be fractured and broken to a significant degree on at least one long side of the top edge, and the anvil body has been impacted to enough of a degree to have caused the anvil body to get deformed.
The only way to properly fix that anvil, would be to remove the rest of the steel plate, make a new steel plate, forge weld the new plate to the top of the anvil body, and then reharden and temper the top.
Unless you make less than minimum wage, it would be easier and cheaper to buy a bew anvil, and you would wind up with a far better anvil.
Curious what the seller is asking for it?
That anvil is wasted.
Anvils in my area are always listed at outrageous prices, even those that are beat to scrap metal condition.
I spent years watching the classifieds and finally purchased a new one...
https://www.centaurforge.com/NC-80-lb-Round-Horn-Anvil/productinfo/18NCROUND/
I would have liked to get something a little larger.
I noticed a 120lb Peter Wright listed in the Salt Lake City classified ads today. It's listed at $575, which is the first reasonably priced anvil I have seen. It is located in Rexburg, Idaho, which is 4 hours drive from Salt Lake City. I wish it was closer to me. I'm not willing to drive that far...
https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/60982789
That anvil is wasted.
Anvils in my area are always listed at outrageous prices, even those that are beat to scrap metal condition.
I spent years watching the classifieds and finally purchased a new one...
https://www.centaurforge.com/NC-80-lb-Round-Horn-Anvil/productinfo/18NCROUND/
I would have liked to get something a little larger.
I noticed a 120lb Peter Wright listed in the Salt Lake City classified ads today. It's listed at $575, which is the first reasonably priced anvil I have seen. It is located in Rexburg, Idaho, which is 4 hours drive from Salt Lake City. I wish it was closer to me. I'm not willing to drive that far...
https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/60982789
rsanter
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That thing is really beat to ****. Whatever they were doing with it, they were doing a bunch of edge work to have beaten those edges so badly.
I might give $25-$40 for it just because it is old American.
I would machine the top as flat as I could and use it for just general work.
It could be welded up and restored but someone would have to really want to do it as the effort vs reward on that thing is a bit off
I might give $25-$40 for it just because it is old American.
I would machine the top as flat as I could and use it for just general work.
It could be welded up and restored but someone would have to really want to do it as the effort vs reward on that thing is a bit off
neophyte
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If I had to guess, the anvil was used for very heavy cold forging of steel parts, when anvils like that should really only be used for hot forging steel, or maybe gammering softer metals like bronze brass copper or aluminum.