5 Kg Anvil £14.99 Delivered

[IanGilroy_2]

I have just been sent this link.

WWW.RUTLANDSONLINE.COM
They have a 5kg anvil on offer £14.99 delivered if any ones interested.
The anvil is in the hand tool section and will scroll through.

Ian

 

[Matt.S]

Cast iron is junk

 

[launditch1]

Harsh but true...Those types will dent very easily.Ok for occasional light hammering.Also known as an A.S.O.
(anvil shaped object)

 

[tombear]

Bum! I thought I'd found a bargain then!

Could you say if the Record No. 11 and No. 15 are any use? They are cast iron as well and I don't fancy being lumbered with junk.

ATb

Tom

 

[Matt.S]

The biggest lump of (even mild) steel you can find will be magnitudes better than cast iron. Look for something with a flat spot and preferably some curves too -- don't get stuck on 'anvil' shaped things. The biggest sledge-hammer head you can find would work well for small stuff, if you mount it securely.

 

[launditch1]

Dont be put off!The record ones are better i think but all cast iron is brittle, some more than others.As said, a big lump of steel would be better.

 

[tombear]

Cheers! I had been looking for a off cut of rail track to use but I never seam to see them now I want one.

It's a bit of a bummer as I always fancied a Record anvil as I'd visited there foundry in Shefield when I was doing a project in the six form and have certain fondness. Still I would have been really p*ssed when the first time I gave it a wack it had got dented!

ATB

Tom

Oops, posted it same time as launditch so didn't see the reply. I can get a Record no. 11 for a reasonable price at the moment is all.

 

[launditch1]

Well,their only really for sort of tapping on..any serious wacking will result in anvil malfunction.

 

[Tengu]

remember,the swordsmith used their equivalent of a bit of rail track...

 

[tombear]

Anyone work for Network Rail in East Lancs who can say were theres some off cuts, about a foot would do?

I suppose i could grovel to the Lads at the East Lancs Railway down in Rawtenstall...

ATB

Tom

 

[Martyn]

Cast iron anvils are affectionately known as "anvil shaped objects" or ...doorstops.

Som anvils have cast bodies with a steel face welded on, these are OK. Others are cast steel, these are fine and the best are forged steel. But bottom line, the face has to be hardened and tempered steel.

Railtrack is fine.

 

[tombear]

rail track it is, I supposed it would be frowned on if I went down to the sidings with a hacksaw....

ATB

Tom

 

[Matt.S]

I have a 14" length of rail spare, weighs about 30lb I think. If you can figure out a method of shipping I'd be happy to sell or trade it...

Otherwise find yourself a tame engineering shop or scrap yard and buy a suitable piece of mild steel stock. 4" of 4" square will weigh about 20lb and is what most general-purpose anvils were like until relatively recently. Steel plate is good too -- if you get a piece of, say, 2" plate, 12" by 8" it'll weigh 50lb. Then you can mount it with a long edge up and take a grinder to it, so you can have two different fullers, a flat, and a butcher/side-set.

 

[tombear]

Cheers, If the postage wouldn' be a killer I'd be sorting trade goods out right now!

Thanks for the info on sizes and weights of suitable metal, I will see what i can sort.

ATB

Tom