[TheForge] How bad are the HF cast anvils?

Sun Dec 30 19:22:34 2001

There seem to be several of you that state the anvils are made of cast steel.
How do you know this?

It seems really silly for them to make an anvil out of steel, and then not
harden it. Something isn't right here.

Steve Smith

Ray Baker wrote:

> 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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