Been watching you for a couple months now. I acquired what I needed to get started. Set it up in my truck shop business. Made a set of barn door handles yesterday. 1st project. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
For my stump and board wood anvil stands, I take an angle grinder and make a T shaped relief in the bottom. (About 1/2” deep) Turns it into a tripod so it doesn’t rock or spin. Great review, John. Thanks as wlways
I can’t add any new comments that’s not been said a hundred times. Just want you to know you have yet another admiring fan of your passion for you craft. Your dedication is very much appreciated.
Huge thanks to Vevor for letting you show and review that anvil, this is a great video John, I’ll be purchasing one of these Anvils for my little blacksmith shop.
Just bought one a month ago well worth the money . Mine was cast real well . No complantes other than i wish they made a 120 lb one but still its a jem especially if you got an old swayback anvil worn . And it just the corect weight for portibableity . I like portable battery saw to put lumber in the car to and allways carry a hand saw in case the battery gets low .
Thank you sir for your time and your expertise. This channel has been invaluable to a person trying to learn, living where no one else does these things.
Hi John, i have a large old Anvil Hay Budden i use now I also have a older small steel anvil around the same size 66 lbs w/ a nice flat top. After watching this video And seeing your stand. I think i will put the small one to work... Thanks for posting 🔥🔨
John, As always, another solid video. Beginner or expert, there is always something a person can learn from watching an another who is passionate for their craft. Thanks for being a great part of the community!
i got the two horn one, it sure does like to ring but one of the bigger 45 degree welders magnets shuts it up, initially i was wanting to get the traditional london pattern like in this vid but i've found the flat taper horn on the twin horn anvil really useful currently cant go bigger than the 66lb due to tiny English size town house garage, stand i ended up making was top half solid wood and the bottom half fabricated steel stand, didn't want anything i couldnt take apart in reasonable size chunks for when i move home eventually. making the bottom out of steel has allowed me to have a flared out base so its stable like an axle stand as i was considering the same design you did here a while back.
Hiya! Can’t tell you how much I enjoy this series on budget options. With that in mind, what are some entry level tools that I might use to dress the anvil? I’m thinking of tools that would have multiple uses, since I won’t be able to afford specialization early on.
66 lb black london pattern vevor or the red doyle harbor freight 66 lb anvil? That is the real question i keep asking myself. The red doyle has a wider working face, but the london pattern has more length. I am thinking the more cone shape on the red doyle might be better for my pipe work, but i am so green i am not 100% sure
is there any advantages between over a rigid hold fast compared to a weight and chain hold fast I use the latter...and my anvil does not have a prichet hole.
Good morning John and everyone! As always another great video. Once again you did a great job of reviewing that anvil and walking us though the heart hook! Thanks again John!
Not gonna lie, I would chuckle if I saw someone cutting lumber in the hardware store parking lot. It is actually a terrific idea though that I never considered and it might be something I do in the future haha!
I have followed your channel for a long time, really appreciate it. You have learned me so much, so much that I have invested about 70,000 dollars to build my own. I very much wish that you occasionally forge something more "advanced" Where many techniques are used, I'm guessing that there are many of your viewers who have started and forge and have progressed past the beginner level. Just a thought. Merry Christmas This is not meant as criticism, I am Norwegian and have to use google translate so it is difficult to find the right words.
Forloveden min underviser faktisk engelsk til internasjonale studenter fra hele verden. Hvis du trenger hjelp eller ønsker å lære, gi meg beskjed. Jeg er sikker på at hun ville hatt stor glede av det! I used the translate feature on my android keyboard. Hopefully, it worked out properly!
There should be some larger projects coming next year. in the mean time here is a playlist from a previous window grille project ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hoKX6w9cST0.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Harbor Freight has started carrying a 65 pound cast steel Doyle anvil, for 150. It is pretty nice, specially if you can't find better. It is much much nicer than the crap cast iron 55 pounder.
I bought the first blue vevor anvil in 44lbs. I have been wanting to get this 66lbs black anvil since the first tike you showed us but I'm broke because of christmans
Nice video. Little carpenters tip @8:00. Dont draw a line to follow. Measure your board. Put your sawblade on the mark, rest your try square against the saw base, and use that for the saw guide. Faster and heaps more accurate than trying to follow a squared pencil line.
I've gotten their 88#. I'm thinking any hobbyist it's a great investment and much better investment than the rail road track other things used as anvils and the investment is more likely to get back a better percentage of investment returns. . For the serious Blacksmith, the # 100 plus anvils are worth bigger investment, but hobbyists are fine with the vendors . That location of the Preacher hole I'm making a hold down clamp that pivit to different directions should be extremely handy. Thanks for showing
ive been thinkin about getting one of those little guys. id have to get the smaller one due to space available but it's good to know they arent a bunch of slag shaped like an anvil
Some angle iron cut into 4" to 6" sections work great as hold down clamps for the base of these anvils if you're using a large stump and chains won't drape straight down. Just drill a hole a little past the halfway point in the clamps, grind it mostly flat and put a lag bolt with washer through it, position diagonally at the corners, and the angle iron will grab each foot adding tons of leverage (figuratively?) to the anvil to hold it down. Get everything positioned well and snug all four bolts down before wrenching down on them, otherwise they'll push the anvil all over the place. Along with silicon, mine has been tight and quiet for three years now. Oh, and with these little 3/4" hardy holes, there's a large chisel at Harbor Freight that will drop right into them to act like a cutoff tool. It's part of a set, they're painted green and the whole package costs less than a cutoff tool sold at a blacksmith supply shop. May have to grind the flats towards the cutting side if the chisel falls deep enough to wedge itself in, takes like 10 seconds to do on a grinder. Best part is that you can position it in four different ways thanks to the octagonal shank. It doesn't have as large of a cutting edge as a typical cutoff, but it's more than enough for the kind of work you'd be doing on a small anvil like this.
Morning Mr John 😊 Great video packed with lots of great information. Thanks for this and all you do. Blessings abundant my friend Crawford out 🙏🏻🔥⚒️🧙🏼♂️
When you put that little anvil on top of the big one it looked like a toy. The difference is kind of funny. My question to you is about the various sizes of anvils does a bigger anvil offer any advantages over the small one when it comes to function? Can you draw out the metal any easier on a larger anvil? Assuming a correct mounting, is one more stable that the other? Also, why don't anvil bases have mounting holes? I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I've watched some several times. I learned to MiG and stick weld several years ago (i don't consider myself a welder though for various reasons) but I would like to learn forging. It looks like it would be very satisfying.
Any energy from the hammer that is used moving a light weight anvil around is wasted energy, so a bigger heavier anvil on a solid stand is more efficient. I also really like the bigger anvil just to have more working area and a place to set tools for the next heat.
Merry Christmas!!! hope it was restful and Great. i got a small anvil for xmas and am curious about the stand you made for this one, any chance there's a list of materials you use?? thanks and wear your safety glasses!!
I picked up the 100lb anvil from Vevor based on your videos. I also picked up a two burner forge. I haven't set up the forge yet, but the anvil has proven to be much better than the railroad track I have been using.
Good morning John, this was a great video and review of the Vevor 66 pound cast steel Anvil. That stand you made real quick fits the bill and the Anvil sounds so good while being hammered. You dussied up the anvil in short order showing the quality and then put it right to work showing that it does the job you needed it to do. Thanks for sharing it with us and keep up the great videos and fun you have around there. Fred.
We built this stand with only 1 modification on the base surround.. Thanks for walking us through your design and the positive review of the anvil....that helped us decide to make the purchase.
Just wanted to thank you for keeping my nephew busy when babysitting! He has been watching you for nearly a year and just turned 2 a month ago. He watches as his dad does this stuff in his garage and is now obsessed with metal working and garages 🤣 Much better than cocomelon!
I was thinking of buying the Doyle because its convenient to just pick one up close to home and easy to return if there is an issue. How has it been holding up so far? Any dings and dents?
I have a Doyle as well. I think it was $150ish. So far no dings and dents at all the only tiny issue is the paint was a little noxious burning of when up setting. Wire brush fixed that though.
I made my block out of 12 Doug Fir 4X4s loosely held together with short dowels and then tightly wrapped by wedged straps. This worked out better than I thought as no matter where I've been with it, (it's my travel anvil) all I have to do is mount the anvil and place it where I want it and then hit each corner with my forging hammer and it sets perfect. I even had it on a brick floor forge a few months back.
Congrats. Hopefully you will get great use out of it. Can’t wait to see more updates and many more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Weld On. Keep forge lit. Keep Making. God bless.
John, I think you gave the Vevor anvil a pretty good evaluation and test run. This was the first time I had ever seen one "in action" and I was favorably pleased with it's application. If I were beginning in smithing and couldn't afford a large anvil, this one would be a starter anvil I certainly would buy.
I might get this one, I'm a bit dubious on their 130 pounder though. If so, I'll probably pick up their 9 pounder for some jewelry work I occasionally do. And a 66 pounder is certainly portable enough to work in my current digs, make a cart and wheel the whole 9 yards out to a work area and set everything up in a 3 station basic setup. Build a bench around a scissors lift cart, lower the lift when in place, set up forge and station stands and you're up and running in minutes.
I have been wanting you to do this I didn’t know that it was a good brand. I have a Farriers anvil and I’m wondering where I could get an apprenticeship I have a Farriers and will because it was just what was available at the time when animals were not easy to get I love watching your videos they give me tips and things and ideas to do a volunteer at a museum where we reenact the 18th century. I am an apprentice in the blacksmith shop and apprenticeship would be seven years of 14 hours of work something like that I don’t exactly remember we’re only there for four hours and I learn new things all the time and even me and my Master talk about your videos. We use you as an example on how to do things the correct way I make nails and something I love to do I even do it at home. Thank you sir you’re an inspiration on me and a lot of other people and you have brought the craft back up you and other people I can’t thank you enough sir. And God bless you.
Thank you again the reason I got into the craft was the 18th century and always going to this museum and seeing these people do it. It was never forged in fire but one thing that really got me into it was your videos.
Your review convinced me to pull the trigger on this as my first anvil. I was working on a 20-inch length of railway up to now. Can't wait! (Coincidentally, thank you for your videos, i'm working my way through the entire backlog)
Liked your review. 1st time here. You answered my question near the end. Want to try my hand @ making a knife, then give to friends. Saw 1 @ HF. Think I would like to try the V. Might like to PM you if I purchase.
I am sending back the 55lbs vevor i bought and will replace it with this anvil. Its comes to $235cdn. I think it's a good deal til I find that deal of a lifetime for my dream anvil.
Great video as always and thanks for all of the knowledge that you share with us I'm really looking forward to seeing the more involved projects in the future
Just a note one doesn’t need a pristine anvil……it’s not the anvil ….it’s the skill of the person using it …..I have seen amazing work done on old beat to crap anvils…..use what you can get ….many times it will be free……or next to it……..a pristine anvil will not make you a a skilled person ………practice will……happy hammering.
Good evening Sir i have been following your channel with great interest the last few months since my son is about to get in the the business of blacksmithing, as a welder i´m glad that a youngster of today quit sitting in front of the computer and goes out to get his hands dirty 🙂 We have one question if you dont mind, ...regarding the episode of forge welding, if you fx. was to forge a damascus billet wouldent it be optimal to tig weld (fusion weld ) all the plates together, in that case you would completely eliminate any oxygen and also dont get any impuritys in to the steel like mild steel from a mig welder? - Or are my welding years getting ahead of me? 🙂 Keep up the great work Best Regards / Andy
I may have missed it, but have you reviewed the new Doyle anvil that Harbor Freight started selling? I know you generally aren't a fan of that company or their tools. And this anvil is smaller than some of the anvils I currently own. But I was curious as to what a working smith might think of it.
I never wouldve imagined you driving a hatch back for any reason but I got a giggle out of it. Love the video, VERY informative and insightful! Thanks for sharing!
Im not used to the anvil being light enough that it needs mounted down, my NC round horn is fairly quiet, and just heavy enough (80 lbs) i dont need to bolt it down, and good thing, im a horseshoer, i cant just glue my anvil to some 2 by 10s 😂
I have a 60 lb Henry Wright that is absolutely my favorite size for small projects. If i need to travel i use a 35 pound Cliff Carrol anvil. Which i have to admit is the best small anvil I've seen at $215.
This is a great video I can refer to for setting up my own anvil. I inherited a big one from Dad and I’m sure it needs some dressing if the top. It was enjoyed heavily for many decades in Dad’s mechanic shop.
Started watching your affordable blacksmithing series. Instantly subbed. Your teaching style is great and video length is just nice (I love lengthy detailed videos). Might pick up blacksmithing later, would be nice to make things for my woodworking projects. For me, these videos are just as superb as Paul Sellers's woodworking videos. You both are calm, clear in your words, you both possess 'old world' skills and you both want to share that wisdom. Also you both have the awesome "make do" attitude, no need for fancy pricey tools and gadgets and you don't go saying to viewers to "Buy this and that, otherwise your work is not going to be good". Thank you, sincerely.
hello i have made mine from rail and its 7 pounds, its very hard to work on it but its super budget so if anyone is not willing to spend some, this is also way to do it...
