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Two main things (beyond picking the appropriate size for your needs):
1. How flat is the top. The flatter, obviously, the better but if it's had some love and you don't need a precision instrument(!) then it's a good way to negotiate a discount. Mine isn't great, but only cost me £100
2. The bounce test - hold a hammer and let the business end drop onto the top of the anvil. It should bounce three or four times - if it doesn't and just thuds to a dead stop then the hardness has gone (or was never there) and you'll end up beating it to death
1. How flat is the top. The flatter, obviously, the better but if it's had some love and you don't need a precision instrument(!) then it's a good way to negotiate a discount. Mine isn't great, but only cost me £100
2. The bounce test - hold a hammer and let the business end drop onto the top of the anvil. It should bounce three or four times - if it doesn't and just thuds to a dead stop then the hardness has gone (or was never there) and you'll end up beating it to death
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Here's what my old anvil looks like:
A good anvil (and that old JB is a good one) should basically feel alive. It should surprise you with the rebound. Just don't hit it too hard.
A good anvil (and that old JB is a good one) should basically feel alive. It should surprise you with the rebound. Just don't hit it too hard.
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Interesting irony. One of the reasons my own anvil is in such good condition is that it seems to have spent most of its life as a garden ornament!
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A couple years back there was a cracking discount on a Ridgid Anvil on amazon that members spotted. I snapped one up at the time for £136. They are a £500+ German made anvil.
Thread '38kg Anvil' https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/38kg-anvil.126856/
It is an ideal size for me and high quality item if you can find something like that good used.
Alot of times the ones on free add sites are in terrible condition and for huge £££ too
Eg just checked FB and look at the state of this at £240
Yes it could be milled and / re topped but it's mullered beyond original fitness so in my books it's a £50 garden ornament best case.
Thread '38kg Anvil' https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/38kg-anvil.126856/
It is an ideal size for me and high quality item if you can find something like that good used.
Alot of times the ones on free add sites are in terrible condition and for huge £££ too
Eg just checked FB and look at the state of this at £240
Yes it could be milled and / re topped but it's mullered beyond original fitness so in my books it's a £50 garden ornament best case.
