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Best place to get an anvil?
« on: June 25, 2013, 10:48:06 PM »
Aside from cruising farm estate sales that is. My boss is getting into knife making and asked me to help him find an anvil as I have a bit of a reputation for finding obscure items. Anyone have any suggestions? 100-150lb, with horn and hardy hole.
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2013, 10:53:52 PM »
http://www.anvilfire.com/FAQs/finding-anvils.php

Google gave me that site. Has some advice, and some retailers.

Craigslist has several in my area as well.

MSC, harbor freight, and Grainger sell new ones.
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2013, 10:59:58 PM »
Strange suggestion but hage you tried Amazon?

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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2013, 11:01:36 PM »
Forge his own.   =D
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2013, 11:35:37 PM »
ACME, of course!

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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2013, 11:47:56 PM »
Anvils are easy to find. He does have several c-notes, right?

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« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2013, 12:17:53 AM »
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2013, 12:33:19 AM »
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2013, 01:15:52 AM »
just get a hack saw and visit the rail way.....  No wait, that would be bad.

Seriously, a old farming hardware store (like an old ACE hardware) should have one.  I have seen them at Harbor Freight, but you get what you pay for with them.  Horn will probably break off.
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2013, 01:51:28 AM »
In some parts of the Deep South, they've been known to fall out of the sky... 
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2013, 04:39:28 AM »
I troll CL regularly. I have 2, not coming off of either. Should be able to find someone online selling railroad track anvils for about $70, cheap way to find out if it's for him.
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2013, 05:36:55 AM »
Have any big flea markets nearby? Look for the guy who is cleaning out his barn after 40 years of collecting *expletive deleted*it.
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2013, 06:56:10 AM »
Farrier supply place.
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2013, 07:06:03 AM »
Do your research first.
There are a lot of things that look like anvils that are garbage, there are also a lot of things that don't look like anvils at all that make good anvils.

Craigslist and ebay are good places to look, though the shipping charges on ebay will be a killer.

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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2013, 11:38:20 AM »
Quote from: Boomhauer on June 25, 2013, 11:47:56 PM
Anvils are easy to find. He does have several c-notes, right?



He's currently looking at a new option that's around $650 and was hoping I could point him to something that's either better or the same quality but cheaper.

I should also point out that he's actually a decent knifemaker, but he's always done the work at his uncle's forge and he's just looking to set his own place up.
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2013, 11:44:38 AM »
While if you seriously scour you can find one for a reasonable price the major problem is everybody who isnt living under a rock has realized anvils command higher prices.
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2013, 11:54:07 AM »
Drop forged 275 pound 2-horn steel anvil with milled and hardened striking surfaces.  A tad bit pricey, though...

http://www.amazon.com/Ridgid-69642-Anvil-horn-12/dp/B0015B5A6W/ref=sr_1_7?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1372261828&sr=1-7&keywords=anvil

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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2013, 11:56:45 AM »
Quote from: zxcvbob on June 25, 2013, 11:35:37 PM
ACME, of course!



The Rigid Pedding-Haus #5 drop forged steel anvil.  Two horns and 77 pounds.  Ships from, and sold by,... ACME Tools!

http://www.amazon.com/Ridgid-69622-5-Forged-Anvil/dp/B0015BC3GC/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_5

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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #18 on: June 26, 2013, 12:03:14 PM »
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The Rigid Pedding-Haus #5 drop forged steel anvil.  Two horns and 77 pounds.  Ships from, and sold by,... ACME Tools!

That should be a really well made anvil, though its on the light side. I'm pretty sure those are made in Austria.

For $600+ one should be able to find a used Swedish or Austrian anvil that weighs twice that much, or a 200-300lb very old English anvil.

Here's one recently on ebay..  http://www.ebay.com/itm/blacksmith-anvil-N-O-H-A-B-SWEDEN-Very-Rare-and-desireable-Sodefors-Kohlswa-/321125335755?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=VfI3L3LArbltbPj%252BKRRMmcvd%252B0E%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #19 on: June 26, 2013, 12:08:03 PM »
Nimba Anvils.  Steel, and made in the USA, but cast and not forged.

http://www.nimbaanvils.com/index.php

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« Reply #20 on: June 26, 2013, 12:41:49 PM »
The nice thing about Nimba is they're local, so he could just pick it up and save on shipping.
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« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2013, 01:27:57 PM »
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The nice thing about Nimba is they're local, so he could just pick it up and save on shipping.

If he's strong enough  :P
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« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2013, 01:36:41 PM »
Quote from: Balog on June 26, 2013, 12:41:49 PM
The nice thing about Nimba is they're local, so he could just pick it up and save on shipping.

Nimba Titan is probably the best bet for a new steel anvil. Rest tend to be cast iron. I'm looking for one myself, just can't pony the cash for an anvil yet when I have a bunch of other tools to buy first. Probably just go with a section of rail for a while.
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Re: Best place to get an anvil?
« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2013, 06:59:03 PM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on June 26, 2013, 11:56:45 AM
The Rigid Pedding-Haus #5 drop forged steel anvil.  Two horns and 77 pounds.  Ships from, and sold by,... ACME Tools!

http://www.amazon.com/Ridgid-69622-5-Forged-Anvil/dp/B0015BC3GC/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_5

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