[TheForge] HF Anvil (wsRe: Little Giant / pulley / rpm / ???)

[Paul Novorolsky]

Hmm. I guess that explains a lot... dead blow anvils...

**paul

On 3/22/2015 3:48 AM, Bruce . wrote:
> Mike,
>
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> Anecdote from our workshop:
>
> We were beveling the mounting notch on the cheap HF anvils we're using
> (because they're cheap and we don't have to worry about destroying them)
> http://www.harborfreight.com/55-lb-rugged-cast-iron-anvil-69161.html
> The bevel is to allow the anvil to be rotated under the mounting bolts,
> allowing quick set-up at the demonstration site.
>
> Well, it never occurred to me that there could possibly be a problem doing
> this until the guy doing the cutting said that there was a hole there!
> Sure enough, there was a casting flaw in one anvil big enough to stick a
> finger into up to the second joint!  Little metal BB's came pouring out of
> the thing as he cut through.  He stopped work on that anvil immediately and
> I took it back to HF for an exchange.  That's one thing about HF -- they
> sell shit, but they stand behind it!  (What an image!)
>
>
> Bruce
> NJ