11/17/2023 0 Comments Anvil stand reviews![]() ![]() Optional Recirculation Pump Kit - $99.99. ![]() No Need to Disassemble Entire Unit! Use for Other Pumping Needs too. External Pump Won't Plug and is Easy to Clean.Includes High Capacity Stainless Immersion Chiller with Hoses & Fittings.Linear Digital Power Control and Solid-State Switching for Fine Tuning your Boil.Ultra Low Watt Density, Triple Element Heaters - Won't Scorch.Double Wall Insulation Maintains Mash Temps and Increases Heating Speeds.Large Capacity Increases Efficiency and Grain Capacity.Grain Basket Hosts 1.5” of Side Wall Perforations - They aren’t just back, they are improved! The grain basket’s side wall perforations drastically reduce the amount of stuck mashes from happening.After swapping the screen, you can plug the unit back in. Serviceable Touch Screen with 4x the Mounting Screws - Servicing the linear digital power control screen was a daunting process, now it’s as simple as removing 4 screws and pulling a single wire cable out of the screen.Water Deflecting Screen - The improved screen mount feature has an added gasket with internal water deflecting geometry on the inside to ensure water doesn’t reach the screen.240V/120V Adapter Cable - With this adapter you navigate to 240V for a faster brew day, or brew at the standard electric 120V by simply flipping the switch located on the back of the unit.The only all-in-one on that’s 240/120v.Patented Dual Voltage Switchable Between 120V 1600W, 13A and 240V 2800W, 12A for Faster Heating & Better Boils.Anvilfire Anvil Gallery TFS page Photos of two horn Smithy Special with detail information.An object not worthy of the name "anvil" and the waste of good cast iron. Generally referring to cast iron anvils, also referred to as "doorstops" or "boat anchors". If you are going to spend that much on a new anvil, save your money and buy one of these.ĪSO Acronym, Anvil Shaped Object. It is vastly superior to the Russian and Chinese ASO's now selling for up to $350 on eBay. Other than some surface imperfections, which do not affect the performance, this is a nice anvil and it should last longer than your average blacksmith. I can recommend this anvil for amateur and professional use. I will have to make some new hardy tools for this anvil as my Old World has the 1-1/8" hardy hole. The hardy hole is almost perfectly 1" square but seems to taper inward slightly. I like the longer conical horn as it tapers to a finer point than my Old World German. Not as good as my bigger anvil but it will work just fine. The anvil returned the hammer well enough. While my hammer control has improved since I did the review of the Russian Anvil, this anvil showed no marking of any kind after my first project. I plan to chain it down to reduce the ring. The TFS anvil is just sitting on top of the stand. The anvil rang more than my 170 pounder but my big anvil is chained down to the stand. Last of all, I fired the forge and made my first tool for this anvil: a bench dog type hold down. The manufacturer says the anvil is hardened to Rc52 and the rebound and file bite suggests this is about right. I put it on the wooden stand and repeated the test with the same results. After repeated testing, I would say that this anvil averaged about 80%-85% rebound over the entire face. I put the anvil on my garage floor and did the ball bearing test. My question is: how much longer would it take to grind these castings with some workmanship and pride? The casting gates were roughly ground off and evidence of their presence remains. The parting line was ground but not cleanly. The anvil appears to have been cast on its side. It is only an aesthetic issue and the blemish will cause no problems. The horn and face were ground to an acceptable finish, no further grinding is necessary except for rounding the edges.Įvidence of grinding to remove superficial defects was found on the horn near the cutting table. The anvil body was painted flat black and it had no rust on it. The anvil came wrapped in cellophane, no crate. Not cheap but not that much more than an eBay anvil of questionable heritage for which premiums are usually paid. The anvil retails for $550 and county taxes added another $32. It took only a week to get the anvil to Houston and I paid no shipping charges. I ordered the anvil from a local Farrier Supply who said they bought from Delta Horseshoe. My shop anvil is a 170# Old World German Pattern that has served me very well for the past 5 years. anvil to use for demos and to take to meetings of the Houston Area Blacksmith Association.Īfter about a year of fruitless searching, I purchased a new Texas Farrier Supply 100# Blacksmith anvil. Product Report by Robert Nichols AKA quenchcrack ![]()
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