HF probably had so many returned with plug welds in the face that they decided to put them on sale to dump the inventory.......

 

Maybe. That or their dumping inventory to make room for a similar product with more profit margin.

 

These are on sale for $100 in the current parking lot sale. View attachment IMG_3753.jpg

 

I’ve had mine for a little over a year. I like it a lot. The square horn is very useful. The best part is that the hardy hole is the same size as my Fisher. I can swap tooling or take the smaller anvil for demos. I made a mounting plate so that I can use it on the same stand as my larger anvil as well. It is a cheap, solid performer that can help people get into forging.

 

Good to hear.

Might've said this in this thread before, but the one I saw in HF had very obvious plug welds in the face. Didn't look bad, but I was wondering if the welds were noticeably softer than the rest of the face. I guess not if you've had it for a year without issue.

 

Yer, I think the idea is to pass a 1/4" socket extension through the hardy hole to tighten up hold down foot bolt. Same with the round hole thingy.

 

The round hole is a Pritchell hole. I'm not s fan of where that one is, but maybe it's 'cause I'm used to an English style anvil.

You said you're mainly going to be using it for stamping data plates, but you might still want to get or make a couple accessories. https://www.google.com/search?q=pri...ce=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizs9rF6Zb-AhUXM1kFHTbyDZUQ0pQJCB4&biw=360&bih=619&dpr=3

https://www.google.com/search?q=har...&ei=gI0vZJqEC7yA5NoPhZKqoAE&bih=619&biw=360&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&hl=en

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Just took delivery of this 65 lb cast steel bad boy. Still have to dress the corners and the horn. Been wondering how to mount it but maybe I'll keep it on a shelf and bring it out when I need it. Don't do any blacksmithing. Mostly need it for stamping ID data plates for pressure vessels etc.

 

If you're not forging with it, just using it for stamping, I don't think you'd notice any difference if you made a fancy base for it. Personally, I'd build a wood base for it to sit on. Either route out a pocket for it to sit in or have some locating pins (nails) sticking out of the face so the anvil doesn't walk off the stand when you're hammering on it. The reason I like wood vs steel for the base is that it deadens the anvil ring. Plus it's cheap.

Edit: is that Hardie hole broached? I can't imagine another reason for the square hole between the feet under the Hardie.

 

Thank you for the heads up.

 

I'm going to buy at least one for teaching classes. I've forged on good, bad, and ugly anvils. The light weight is the biggest downside. Bolted to a heavy stand, I believe that it will work out fine for a beginner. You would never be able to forge large material or all day on an anvil that small. It will probably be too hot to touch in an hour or two.

 

I saw a video on that Doyle anvil yesterday evening. The guy said to check the anvil face before you buy it. Apparently they plug weld the faces... not sure what he meant. Whether the anvil face is a separate piece of steel welded on OR if he meant they plugged "handling holes" left over from the forging process. Either way, the anvil he had did have some small weld defects in those plugs.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOVOsWczD4Q

 

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Ok Acme makes best just ask the Willy C

Dave

 

Dropping one from the top of your ladder and having it land on it's edge will pretty much do it.

 

Ya know, thinking about it.... there's NO WAY that new HF anvil has 80% rebound.

Doesn't matter what height you drop it from.

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Touch wood, but I haven't broken a phone since I went to the heavy duty Otterbox covers. Dropping it in the camp fire didn't make it any prettier though...

 

Dropping it in the camp fire didn't make it any prettier though...

next time try these……

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Does the quota for the required number of broken vises in a day affect the quota for broken phones?

 

I ran over my first touch screen phone with a tractor.... fell out my pocket when I was pulling a tree over. LOL

I don't think I've had a phone that I've "retired". They've all died tragic deaths.

My S7 ended up getting 3 screen and at least one digitizer (the actual display behind the glass), a few back panels, etc. Same with the S7 Active (the tougher version)

I stopped keeping track.

I got pretty good at fixing phones, though.

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Somebody should take a 1" steel ball into the store and measure the rebound. Pretty sure they'll have tape measures there...

 

use your phone to video it so you can play back in slo mo for an accurate measurement.

 

Yeah, looks better than the 55lb cast iron one they sell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS_gbDJQrdg

 

New 65lb cast steel anvil from harbor freight (always try to wait for coupons):

https://www.harborfreight.com/merchandising-promotions/new/65-lb-cast-steel-anvil-58924.html



check out their new ductile cast iron vises as well, couple of examples:



Hitch vise: https://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-hitch-vise-58880.html


6 in vise: https://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-swivel-vise-with-anvil-and-pipe-jaws-57738.html

If that anvil is half decent, I bet it's going to be an enormous success with knife makers and hobby guys.