mader656 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Did this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, mader656 said: Did this. That’s easy. Try putting one back together....😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Funny story. I was at my neighbors and saw he had a broken anvil like that. He is the kind of guy that could break an anvil. He saw me looking at it and said he had bought it at a local man’s sale when he quit farming. I knew the man he was speaking of but he retired before my time. When the guy got married (40’s) some people came to shivaree the couple that night and put a stick of dynamite in the Hardy hole of the anvil. Broke it just like that... 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasnake Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I see its broken at the hardy hole, could it be a flaw at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Beale Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 He must have been a tourist as we have one broken like that here in Oz. Actually ours looks like a casting flaw. Came from the north west of Oz - the swearing the day that came off would have been legendary as return for replacement was not exactly an option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHF Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 i know of people who could break an anvil with a feather. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 most guys I know that can do that have black and white cows.... just sayin' ( not you bitty - you fix things well ) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1256pickett Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 10 hours ago, mader656 said: Did this. I think it must have had something to do with falling off a cliff or something. Does it have a brand name on it, like maybe ACME CORPORATION? Beep beep! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt_Floor_Poor Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 My friend’s dad in school had a broken anvil in their farm shop. They were as cheap as anyone I ever knew. They bought both pieces at a farm auction and welded them back together. It wasn’t like it was used for precision work, just something to beat against. When I first saw it, it had already been there for many years. My friend moved away and his dad quit farming, but I bet it’s still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C. Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 10 hours ago, Sledgehammer said: When the guy got married (40’s) some people came to shivaree the couple that night and put a stick of dynamite in the Hardy hole of the anvil. Broke it just like that... Another shivaree gone bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I know people who could break an anvil with a rubber hammer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Fan Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 hour ago, acem said: I know people who could break an anvil with a rubber hammer. Had a friend like that, he's gone now. Broke my Rock-chucker reloading press! Would have thought that impossible, nope. He was also great at sticking brass in resizing dies. Apparently it was my job to remove them? .221 Fireball was interesting, not much room for the drill or tap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTERNATIONAL 1466 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I have an Uncle with one that has the point broken off. His nickname is "Buster", his cows, well they were........... you know.🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boog Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 5 hours ago, DHF said: i know of people who could break an anvil with a feather. pete That guy use to work for me 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Stop by work and pick one, we have several Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I know a guy that I will never loan anything to it always comes back broken pretty sure he can break an anvil in less than 10 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 At one point in history you could send your anvil back to the company and have it repaired. That looks to have been a Fisher brand anvil possibly. They are well thought of quality anvils. I don’t know of anyone who repairs anvils broken that badly now. I have fixed inclusions and broken corners with good success but even if you had both halves of that it would take a tremendous amount of heat, lots of luck, and even more force to put it back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Beale Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 This just came up on another blog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Plow Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 He could.......break an anvil in a sand box with a tooth pick..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacka Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 My brother could, he bust it,leave it,go on to something else while dad and I fixed it . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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