[TheForge] Euroanvils

[Jeffrey Polaski]

I have an Old World Anvil (www.oldworldanvils.com), one of the Habermann
460 pound ones... The face is a bit soft, but seems to work harden
decently. But I really like the big anvil a lot! And it certainly is
big!

I just started going over the Euroanvil's face with a smallish ball peen
hammer to work harden it. After I finish that, I'll go over it again
with a larger ball peen, and then use it some more. (Right now it's too
easy to mar the surface if I miss the work piece, so I've been using the
Harbor Freight 110 pounder more than the big one. It's definitely a soft
face, but, for now, it works fine.)

I've been really happy with it, especially considering the price! I got
it for about $1,200, plus a little for shipping. Shipping wasn't too bad
either because I could use my work place's docks to pick up the anvil,
and avoided having to pay extra for a lift-gate truck to deliver it to
my house. I'm not saying it's a perfect anvil, but it's been a very good
value for the money. Seemed like good guys, too.


Jeff Polaski

"The ant has made himself illustrious
 Through constant industry industrious.
 So what?
 Would you be calm and placid
 If you were full of formic acid?" 
			-Ogden Nash

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David E. Smucker
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 9:38 AM
To: Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Euroanvils


I the folks I have talked to that have these anvils like them -- but
they do 
say they are just a bit soft.  I understand they are around a Rockwell C
of 
48.  They are a cast mag steel and will work harden so the surface will
get 
better with use and some level of shallow dressing.  I don't have one
but it 
is on my list.

Dave Smucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Swisher" <rwswisher at verizon.net>
To: <pesetsky at Princeton.EDU>; "Sponsored by ABANA" 
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Euroanvils


> WOW is right.  I like those prices.  I wonder if quality is there? Ron
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