[TheForge] How bad are the HF cast anvils?

Sat Dec 29 04:49:57 2001

Even though the advertising says that it is cast iron, it is actually cast
steel. I have had a couple of them and if you beat on it wrong, it will
dent. Hammer on the dent and you can flatten it back out. Sometimes the
bondo under the paint on the horn hides a void or two which you will have to
dodge when using the horn. Yeah, the quality isn't that good, but you get
what you pay for and it IS useable.

Ray Baker
Frontier Forge
Olympia, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Boettcher <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 7:28 AM
Subject: [TheForge] How bad are the HF cast anvils?

> From another list I've seen a request for information on the Harbor
Freight
> 110lb anvil.
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46707
>
> They say its "cast steel."  Anyone ever seen one of these beasties?  Their
> products are generally, uhm... "less than desirable", but you can still
> find some good deals.
>
> I know their cast iron anvils aren't any good, but I hadn't seen the "cast
> steel" before.  At 1/4 of the price of a Czech anvil, its starting to look
> good, if it isn't just a boat anchor.
>
> Thanks
>
> Michael
>
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