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12th October 2014, 08:51 AM #46Member
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17th October 2014, 06:30 AM #47
Old rusty anvil seen on Gumtree. If it is really 138k, 50 bucks isn't bad.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/palm-...vil/1059424560“We often contradict an opinion for no other reason
than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed.”
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17th October 2014, 07:57 AM #48
138 I think is his street number for his house
…..Live a Quiet Life & Work with your Hands
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17th October 2014, 09:07 AM #49Member
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17th October 2014, 09:10 AM #50Member
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Perun Anvils
presenltly a sale on prices are great for the Anvil but the shipping costs are the killer at 300 euros, http://kowalperun.com/index.php?cPath=29_39_123
A 100 kilo anvil for $480Euro which is about $700 AUD
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17th October 2014, 09:55 AM #51
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17th October 2014, 10:27 AM #52Member
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27th November 2014, 11:23 PM #53New Member
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Anvil
I've put an order in for a 35 kg anvil from Waterside - they're forged, not cast, at the Kanca foundry in Turkey. A *lot* harder than the O'Dwyer I'd been investigating. I only do small stuff so 35 kg should be a nice size.
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13th January 2015, 03:58 AM #54Novice
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Waterside Anvils
I have had the opportunity to use the anvils being imported by Waterside and I believe them to be very good quality. My understanding is that they a forged anvils and are marked as such (drop forged I suggest).
They have been independently hardness tested in Melbourne and they come up at 58 - 59 Rockwell C which is up there with Refflinghaus anvil for hardness.
I believe that these anvils have the potential to put a hole in some of the high prices being asked for badly abused anvils on Ebay.
I have actually ordered a 35 kg anvil myself to give to a friend as a present.
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13th January 2015, 07:11 AM #55
Good news that someone can testify to the quality of Waterside imported anvils.
On the other end of the market if someone wants to have a piece of railway to bash on for a few dollars, and is in Sydney, try this scrap metal dealer.
There is a scrap metal merchant in Riverstone that has a very large pile of crane railway line chopped in 3m lengths piled up 2 meters high.
The railway line is massive and has a web that is 40mm thick. This has some mass and will do a decent small anvil if you had the patience to cut it to shape and grind it to your liking. I have never seen railway line of that size and no railway line "anvil" that I have seen has anywhere near that size and mass. Not saying that a railway of any thickness will ever substitute a decent anvil, but for the money, it is probably a good start.
The company is called All Steel Merchants - 02 9838 1533“We often contradict an opinion for no other reason
than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
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15th January 2015, 11:41 AM #56Novice
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Roughly what size is the head of the rail Marc?
Were there any markings on the side of the web you could see?
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19th January 2015, 12:12 PM #57
I was there to pick up PFC and when I tried to get closer to this pile, I saw a big brown slithering away, so wasn't too keen to get close but the head was probably 3" and the web easy one and 1/2 inch thick, massive stuff most probably used by a crane. I am not a big supporter of making an anvil with rail, however I acknowledge it is popular in OZ it is a cheap and quick way to have something to hammer on. They also have scrap plates 1 and 2 inches thick and some bits even thicker that could be used if cut properly as a makeshift anvil for very little money. The guys there are reasonable good with the oxy so could do some good cuts. didn't see any marks from the safe distance I was but I could see it was a crude demolition job the way the ends had been cut
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than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed.”
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22nd January 2015, 12:30 AM #58Novice
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I was asking Marc because I like to forge railway line to bar stock.
It is a nice tough material,medium carbon with high manganese content, I have to make a few trips to Sydney over the next few months, so I might have to check it out.
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16th August 2015, 08:21 PM #59New Member
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Im glad i came across this thread, there are some really useful suppliers listed. I have used this one at North Richmond N.S.W. http://www.hawkesburytoolworx.com.au...d11e949758ef4c i bought a some boker brand tongs from there, the guys in there are very helpful!
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19th August 2015, 11:24 AM #60Member
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Gameco have added nail headers, Blacksmith calipers, tomahawk handles and mandrels to their range in the last few months...
there is a lot in stock there!
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