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9:22 pm
February 15, 2012
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Five vintage tongs, 3 hardy's, a 100# Indian Chief vice with 6" jaws, and a Centaur forge with Champion blower. The forge firepot was extremely rusted out and I wasn't sure about it, but I bit the bullet. I got the 2 anvils for real reasonable prices, and the guy I bought the forge from was a long-time pro blacksmith and he vouched for it, so I made the trade. I worked all day on the rust removal and this is what I found underneath. It looks great.
11:27 pm
September 24, 2010
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February 15, 2012
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160# in fair condish, and a 114# in good condish.
12:30 am
February 15, 2012
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I weighed the vise, and it tops out at 105# with 6" jaws. Everything looks great on the vise except one small chunk of one side of the jaw needs a little welding to fill it in.
12:31 am
February 15, 2012
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The 160 has some pitting on the face which the guy didn't like. He was going to have it machined. The 114 pounder was in great shape except for the groove that was machined on the face.
1:50 am
September 24, 2010
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The one with the groove is a nice farrier's anvil and would bring a premium. On the other hand, you did get a nice vise - enjoy the toys.:smug:
4:26 am
February 15, 2012
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Well I'm glad there is at least one person in this world who thought that was a premium anvil. Everyone else said "It was a shame that groove was cut in that face".
In any event, my job tomorrow is to disassemble that 100# vice and give it a good cleaning!
2:06 pm
September 24, 2010
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Scott Lee;15146 wrote: Everyone else said "It was a shame that groove was cut in that face".!
Seriously!? Both anvils are in good shape and the groove looks to be no more than 1/4 to 3/8 or so wide. I can't imagine not being able to work around the other parts of the face and it's convenient for making hot shoes. Maybe "everyone else" didn't see that.
Enjoy the big vise, it looks like a beast.
10:31 pm
February 15, 2012
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Took all day but I disassembled it, and gave it a nice wird brushing, and also repaired the chunck that was missing from the corner of one of the jaws. It's a beauty.
12:06 am
April 12, 2010
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Im sorry to say it looks to me like someone took advantage of a new guy.
12:06 am
April 12, 2010
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hopefully those were not your only anvils?
2:57 am
February 15, 2012
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Well, I'm real happy with the vise, and all told, I traded two HB anvils (totalling $425 invested) for a 100# Indian Chief vise and a Centaur all-cast iron forge with a real newish-looking Champion blower. I'll still be able to sleep at nite...
3:18 am
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July 9, 2010
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When both parties are satisfied it is a good deal.
My son is the Blacksmith
11:17 am
February 15, 2012
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Ryan, because I have two other premium anvils, I decided to make these two my traders. I had been looking for a while for a nice big post vice, and had no luck up until last weekend when Les steered me over to one of his barns and showed me this beast. Needless to say I was smitten. It may not have been aperfect trade but I am finding that in southern WI and northern IL, cheap little-used Hay-Buddens are much more plentiful than big vises.
My two keepers can be seen behind the post vise in my previous pics.
2:09 am
September 24, 2010
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It's funny how regional stuff can be. Good anvils (in any size) are relatively hard to come by here but post vises sometimes seem to grow on trees. I've never owned more than 4 anvils at any one time - and only one of those was in decent shape - but have often had 8-10 nice vises floating thru the shop.
4:22 pm
December 8, 2010
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While it is wonderful that both parties are happy, and everyone sleeps well at night, I would probably be a little restless at night if they had been my anvils. :playfull:
3:20 am
February 15, 2012
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Kevan, I totally understand. The 160# Hay Budden I bought for $150, and traded it for the forge, which is in great shape, and and the other HB with the groove I got for $275, and traded it for the vise. My two keeeper anvils are absolutely pristine; one is a 150# HB farriers anvil, and the other is a 173# West cast steel anvil. And I have my eye on a pristine Brooks 100# anvil that I might be able to get for $250, so if the trade wasn't perfect there will always be another anvil in this part of the country that I can get for a good price. I always wanted to know how much anvils are going for up in the Pacific Northwest, and whether there are many in great shape?
4:55 am
December 8, 2010
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Scott, my comment was made with a twinkle in the eye. Anvils have a certain allure to them, almost like the "ring" in the Hobbit and to part with them is .......well...you know...
I have a Brooks and you would do well to get your hands on that particular one. Thank you for your explanation 🙂
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