thompson.christopher•12d agoMost Upvoted

Warning: wasted $80 on a cheap anvil from a flea market

Picked up a beat-up anvil that looked fine until my first real project, then the face chipped on the third hit. Anybody else had bad luck buying anvils without a proper rebound test?

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the_cora12d ago

Had a buddy buy one at a garage sale, looked like a steal until his first hammer swing sent a chunk flying across the shop. He patched it with some JB Weld just to see if it'd hold, but it cracked again the next time he used it. Learned the hard way that a quick tap test with a ball peen hammer tells you way more than the price tag ever does. Now he just uses that thing as a paperweight and a warning to check rebound before handing over cash.

noahward12d ago

Grabbed a ball peen hammer and tapped around the face before buying my last one. A dead thud means trouble, a sharp ring means good steel. Spent $40 at a scrap yard on a beat up anvil that still rings like a bell.