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Man I so hate you right now, saw a similar one on craigslist and they were asking 600. Why cant I be this lucky lol. Nice score wont take much to get it back in action
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Couldn't Pass It Up
- Thread starter dlane
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Just saying', a while ago',a carefully squared ( chain saw) to your preferred
working height and four railroad spikes. Sorry, tree stump, of course......BLJHB
working height and four railroad spikes. Sorry, tree stump, of course......BLJHB
My hammer swinging days are over. 
Chip,
Don't worry about rebound. Just try to get a steel anvil. The one you got may do all you need even though it's probably cast iron instead of steel.
A steel anvil will make a ringing sound when hit with a hammer. Cast iron won't.
As far as rebound that would be important if all you hit was the anvil. Hit a piece of iron on an anvil and if you see much rebound it means you haven't heated the iron hot enough.
Remember that the first anvil was a rock and the first hammer was another rock. Some really good work can be done using a chunk of rough granite as an anvil. But if you can get a 100# mild steel cutoff of the right size and shape (4" x 6" rectangular surface for instance) you might spend $30 and have a real winner. You really don't need a surface much bigger than your hammer's face but you do need mass.
Don't worry about rebound. Just try to get a steel anvil. The one you got may do all you need even though it's probably cast iron instead of steel.
A steel anvil will make a ringing sound when hit with a hammer. Cast iron won't.
As far as rebound that would be important if all you hit was the anvil. Hit a piece of iron on an anvil and if you see much rebound it means you haven't heated the iron hot enough.
Remember that the first anvil was a rock and the first hammer was another rock. Some really good work can be done using a chunk of rough granite as an anvil. But if you can get a 100# mild steel cutoff of the right size and shape (4" x 6" rectangular surface for instance) you might spend $30 and have a real winner. You really don't need a surface much bigger than your hammer's face but you do need mass.
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