[TheForge] Anvil repair workshop in NJ

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The ones I've seen were cast iron, no lead, less than 100 lbs., no steel face, and worst of all were badly cast with pits all over including the workface.  Almost entirely useless.  My Dad pointed them out to me in a farm store and I had to politely point out why they were a joke to him.
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  Gee Jason;
Never saw one like that..only solid cast iron.
Without a tool steel face they are fine door stops.
Seems odd..isn't lead shot more expensive than cast iron?

On 10/13/2010 1:43 PM, Jason Nass wrote:
> My experience with chinese made anvils is that they tend to be cast hollow and use lead shot to get the weight... I stay as far away from them as possible.
>
> Jason Nass – MacTalis Ironworks
> me at wargoth.com
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> Well, in NJ you can get cheap Chinese anvils at Fazzio's any time you like.  As one fellow asserted:  "That's a better anvil than you are a blacksmith!"  (True for many of us, but certainly not all.)
>
> Meanwhile, if you have a beat-up anvil that you like, NJBA is holding another anvil-repair workshop on Nov. 13 in Howell, NJ.  See our website for details (http://njba.abana-chapter.com/ then click "upcoming meets")
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Bob Ehrenberger<eforge at centurytel.net>  wrote:
>> I have never seen a $20 anvil, but I came close.  I got my main anvil,
>> a 170 lb HB, for $75 from a friend who got it for $25 the day before.
>> He fell into a great deal and so did I. That was 13 years ago.  I
>> sometimes see old beat up anvils at flea markets for under $200, but
>> given the condition, they aren't really that good of a deal. If you
>> keep your eyes open, and have some cash in your pocket you can still
>> find an ocational deal, but they are getting fewer and fewer.  I like
>> making tools so it doesn't bother me to spend time on tools, even if
>> it ends up costing me more in time than it would have to just buy it.
>>
>> In BAM we have some members that like to go to auctions, they
>> frequently by stuff just to bring to meetings and resell. They make a
>> little profit, and the members that don't have time for auctions get
>> some tools at a reasonable price. Like the kick press I got this
>> summer, a friend got it at auction just about for free, and I traded
>> something for it that I just had lying around, that my friend needed.
>>
>> It's not gouging to make a profit. If the price is too high it won't sell.
>>
>> PS: I do remember when I would see anvils in the hardware store along
>> with the other shop tools, it's been a while.
>>
>> Robert Ehrenberger
>> Shelbyville, Mo.
>> eforge at centurytel.net
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