domdanialFeb 25

Definitely hard, 50s era anvil

https://reddthat.com/post/60927334

Show threadWhiteHotaru
What are we looking at? Are you polishing the top face to be usable again?
Feb 25 at 9:18pmWeb
Show threaddomdanialFeb 25
Yep, just decking the top to make it smooth and flat. Had been forgotten in a barn for 30 years.
Show threaddeadbeef79000Feb 25

It’s looks like it’s in remarkably good condition for 30 years in a barn!

What comes next after machining the top?

Show threadNomecksFeb 25
Anvils last a long time even in the shittiest conditions. They’re blocks of iron or steel and it’s hard for rust to really penetrate deep
Show threaddomdanialFeb 25
Also I’d already attacked it with a flap disk to get most of the surface rust off, it was pretty fuzzy when I started.
Show threaddomdanialFeb 25
I flipped it over actually, try to get the bottom parallel but I gave up after a few passes, it would have taken more than I was willing to cut.