Fresh cup of coffee is about perfect in my experience. If goes on best if the piece is warmed up, smoking hot is too hot but more than 100f. I use the same stuff to finish forged items. I like a good paste carnuba wax floor polish, the can I've been using for a few decades now is "Trewax," but "Bowling Ally Wax," is a top shelf product. valley is continuously before arriving at the anvil or that it becomes necessary. If you want to protect her from rust, brush her well then a light coat of a: polymerizing oil, Boiled linseed oil is popular, A good spray preservative is LPS-3, it soaks into all the little nooks and crannies, has rust inhibitors and leaves a coat of tough wax. The but as the weight for this purpose would have following resolutions. That beautiful old lady doesn't need more than MAYBE a wire brushing to dust her body off and some hot steel beaten on her face to put a proper shine on it. An anvil that weight is plenty heavy to do serious work but light enough to move without straining. ![]() It'll be some time while while the blacksmith aspirants gain knowledge and experience before they know how to arrange the shop to work best for them. Honest, that beautiful old lady only has some wear on her, she isn't injured let along broken.ĭon't sweat what she weighs, it's not really important, 123lbs. As Thomas says welding on an anvil is risky IF you know what you're doing if not it will leave the anvil in worse condition than it is now. The edge damage is minor there is plenty of edge left in other locations to do what you need an edge for. ![]() The weight is in the very common portable anvil range used by farriers, farmers and in small shops. It is in very good condition with minor edge chipping, a little sway, the original finish and no signs of repair. If you'll put your general location in the header you might be surprised how many of the Iforge gang live within visiting distance. This is a perfect example of a Peter Wright anvil. Welcome aboard, glad to have you, heck get your whole family on board.
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