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

[Bruce .]

Actually, I was favorably impressed that they HADN'T used Bondo!
Apparently they now have a weight spec to meet!  And this way there was
solid metal at all surfaces (until we cut the bevel), with nothing to chip
off -- presumably added by welding.  If they had simply filled the hole
with solder, we might never have even noticed!

The dead-blow anvil is an interesting concept.  We could go far with that
one.

I will NOT recommend HF anvils for any serious blacksmith.  But these are
for demos in which a novice might be working -- and dinging up the face.
The faces of these anvils are so soft you can remove the dings with a file!

Problem is, a professional quality anvil of this weight costs about $350,
whereas the HF dingable dead-blow anvil costs $48 after you take the 20%
discount.

Bruce
NJ

On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 8:55 AM, CGRAF <adveniam at att.net> wrote:

> All you need is a bit of Bondo to bring it back into spec.
>
> Mike Graf
>
>>
>> On 3/22/2015 3:48 AM, Bruce . wrote:
>>
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>>  <snip>
>>
>>> Anecdote from our workshop:
>>>
>>>
>  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
>>>
>>
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