[TheForge] A newbe question.

[Andrew Vida]

On 4/19/2012 9:08 PM, Bruce . wrote:
> Unless you need a very portable or you're going to work on rather
> small things only, I'd suggest you pass on it.  A 75# anvil with a
> chunk out of it is not worth $200, to start with, and it's probably
> too small an anvil for normal use anyway.
>
> Look for a 125# anvil, a good size for starting out.  Look up your
> local ABANA chapter and see if the folks there know of anvils for
> sale.

75# is plenty.  Look at that little 88#er Marshall has.  It's great.
>
> And don't forget that any heavy steel object can be used as an "anvil"
> for much work.

Finally something right issues from your pie hole.  A 10" long section 
of 4" square steel stood on end would make a fine anvil, though I would 
look for a chunk of tool steel.  4140 would be about perfect.