![]() I have since replaced my Russian with a fine old Hay-Bud but keep it for my number two anvil and also use it for my traveling anvil.Ĭonsidering what a descent anvil costs I figure when the kids are old enough, and want to really work some hot metal, I'll put a slab of 1045 on their little ASO's and see if they are serious befor investing in a real anvil for them. By the way, they both wear child size wrap around safety glasses in the shop and have a corner away from my work space but wear I can watch them. steel wire in the shop that they can hammer on cold when they want to "help Dad blacksmith". Rugged Cast Iron Anvil (Item 69161) for 59. I put the two 55lb ASO's on stumps that are short enough for my two boys and got them a set of HF ball peen hammers. Rugged Cast Iron Anvil for 59.99 Inside Track Club members can buy the CENTRAL FORGE 55 lb. The Russian pattern is good except for the obvious horn issues and I made a heavy wooden stand for it that lets me add 150lbs (two zink ingets) to the over all weight that helps keep it from jumping around too much. I waited a few months and found they no longer carried them so I just got a couple of the 55lb ASO's (after all they are only 4 and 6 years old) If you are looking for a cheap anvil for sale, this cheap anvil. I paid for it I should have got two more for my two boys to start on. In this anvil comparison, Roy compares the 55 lb Pro Grade anvil to the 66 lb Acciaio anvil. While this is shaped like an anvil, it will not function well as a blacksmiths anvil, as it is iron and will wear quickly. I went right out and got one for myself and for the $90. Do not purchase the 55 lb 'Harbor Freight Special' iron anvil. I tried one of the "Ugly Ivan" 110lb anvils a few years ago and liked it quite a bit. There are pictures in my gallery if you want to take a peek. I have the RR Rail mounted to a plate used to hold the rail to the cross tie and the holes for the spikes work well for a hardie hole. But it will do till I get my first anvil which I hope will only be a matter of a week or two. Right now I use a railroad rail about 6" long and it does a so, so job as the slight curve does give me a little trouble. But I still buy things from them from time to time so there not bad just badly made.Īs for the anvils I have seen them in the past and even then not know what I do now I realized they would not hold up for long. ![]() Something you get till you can afford a better one as they have never held up for me no matter what I have gotten. As for Harbor Freight Tools it's been my experience that even though you might get a good one every now and then I look at all there tools as throw away tools. I would tend to save up a bit more money and go for the better anvils all the others have talked of. Will a harbor freight anvil survive the quench We find out the answer to can you harden a harbor freight anvil.Recommended Gear (Amazon affiliate links) Har. Just to add my two cents worth as I have been looking to get my first anvil as well.
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