Are these drop forged as it states on your website? I am interested to hear about that process

and the "bondo" issue❓ 🤷‍♂

@@BubuH-cq6km Bondo (or filler compound) has a long history in cast iron and steel production. Industrial lathes, milling machines etc. from clear back in the 50’s (or earlier!), and modern day equipment such as forklift counterweights use it to smooth the rough surfaces of castings. It’s much faster than grinding, and provides an aesthetically pleasing finish! Take a chipping hammer to a forklift weight and you’ll see the same thing as he did on the anvil bottom! It is indeed hiding something, but it’s typically just rough casting surface! That being said, I wouldn’t put it past these anvil folks, or any other overseas supplier of cast items, to fill gaps, voids or holes in a pour that could compromise the integrity of the item! Buyer beware!

@@tomt9543 🙄👎🏼🤢🤮

Looks like they took your feedback , received 132lb in a wood crate , no issues with fedex, after stripping all paint …..some bondo on bottom and minor welds on sides. Hardy hole 1 3/16 . Pleased with purchase

Let me know how it handles, Im considering adding one to my shop

@@UsDiYoNa I'll let you know!

@@stevenstarlin much obliged 👍🏽

So how the anvil go?

@@yoitsgunattack so far, it's decent. It's handled my 3 lbs sledge swings on thinner mild steel just fine. I'm still learning the very basics of blacksmithing, so it's not a super comprehensive review, but my particular anvil is treating me really well. I also followed Roy's wooden anvil stand video to get it to the right height. Overall, for $350, I'd say it's worth it for a beginning smith. It's an easier pill to swallow than the $1000+ for a forged anvil, but I have no idea how long it'll last.

Got my 132# anvil in today. New shipping procedure, came in a thin wooden box with thin metal banding around all edges of the box. No packing inside. still slid around and poked small hole in each end of the box but did not exit the box. Anvil looks fine but I will know more when I remove the paint. Thanks again for all the information and lessons. God bless.

I was considering drilling an alternate pritchel by the hardy. Glad the mod worked out for you. How many drill bits did it take?

@@SonoraSlinger It only took one, keep it lubricated and feed slowly. I used the drill press to keep it perpendicular to the anvil face

@@ericericson4 I'll have to do the same, thanks for the lookout

so this is what you call "fine shape"? 🤦🏼‍♂ I bet the used car dealers just 💖 you

@@BubuH-cq6km I’m afraid you misunderstood me. I meant that the shape they were in was “fine” as in ‘I’m gonna have to put some work into this but IT’S FINE given the price I payed’. Not ‘pinky out, nose in the air, golden toilet’ FINE.

Very welcome thank you for watching

Just to follow up, they actually brought it to the steps of the porch, box looks like it was brand new... guess I need to go to Home Depot now for some lumber and hardware. Fedex really surprised me with this one because as I said, I've already seen them kicking packages out of their trucks onto the driveway and this is by far the heaviest thing I have had them deliver.

Where do you live? Downtown Detroit? Southside chicago? San Francisco? Im trying to understand how they got missing?

​@bhaktapeter3501 close.... Forsyth GA. Its a smaller town outside Macon GA. Delivery is horrible through all services in this area. I have 2 US Mail packages just in limbo now and one has been bouncing around the Macon distribution center for 2 weeks, i can show you the tracking number to prove it. With those Anvils i ordered a third 132 lb anvil and an 88 lb showed up with no box at the fedex distribution center conveyer belt and they called me to come pick it up! I didn't realize it was the 88 instead of the 132 and they said its mine because its an anvil and i accepted it. they are not responsible for the shipper sending the wrong product....but there is nothing saying that anvil was mine and the grunt that brought it out to my truck said he sees a couple of those "blue metal things" every week tumbling on the conveyor belt busting out from the cheap crate. I complained and they didn't want to pay return shipping so i got it for free. The first 2 were through ebay and the third direct through vevor. It was actually lost in shipping and was refunded and showed up in my driveway 3 months later when i noticed someone stopped in my driveway. I'm rural and if it was lighter they would have taken it "sorry, thought it was trash" So after all the months of headaches, i got an 88lb & a 132lb free. The 132lb only weighed 108lbs so when i called to re-pay for it i complained about the weight and they just washed their hands of it since i was refunded months prior. Shipping sucks here, i have more crazy stories from UPS and USPS

@@bhaktapeter3501 ​@bhaktapeter3501 close.... Forsyth GA. Its a smaller town outside Macon GA. Delivery is horrible through all services in this area. I have 2 US Mail packages just in limbo now and one has been bouncing around the Macon distribution center for 2 weeks, i can show you the tracking number to prove it. With those Anvils i ordered a third 132 lb anvil and an 88 lb showed up with no box at the fedex distribution center conveyer belt and they called me to come pick it up! I didn't realize it was the 88 instead of the 132 and they said its mine because its an anvil and i accepted it. they are not responsible for the shipper sending the wrong product....but there is nothing saying that anvil was mine and the grunt that brought it out to my truck said he sees a couple of those "blue metal things" every week tumbling on the conveyor belt busting out from the cheap crate. I complained and they didn't want to pay return shipping so i got it for free. The first 2 were through ebay and the third direct through vevor. It was actually lost in shipping and was refunded and showed up in my driveway 3 months later when i noticed someone stopped in my driveway. I'm rural and if it was lighter they would have taken it "sorry, thought it was trash" So after all the months of headaches, i got an 88lb & a 132lb free. The 132lb only weighed 108lbs so when i called to re-pay for it i complained about the weight and they just washed their hands of it since i was refunded months prior. Shipping sucks here, i have more crazy stories from UPS and USPS

How has it held up after 2 years?

I thought something similar too. Maybe he dropped it on his foot and chucked it in a rage?

ok found it via a direct search

My 66 pound Accaio has great rebound. Between 70 and 80%

@@SonoraSlinger thanks, I am looking for a new anvil as my antique one that I used got stolen from me, along with my forge and tools. I have been retooling, but fund a affordable anvils had been a challenge. Seems their are too many collectors out their for us users and they are driving the prices up.

@@Bhartrampf absolutely, the antique crowd treats them as decorations and door stops. Some charging upwards of 5$-7$ a pound for these aged beauts. Good luck on your search, and if push comes to shove, you can still get a larger Accaio for a good price.

Yes they would

Papa Smurf absolutely loves the color.

Fed Ex is absolute garbage.

This video is just one of multiple videos in this series around these cheap anvils... So stay tuned and check out the playlist on these anvils 🙂

At least that way the delivery people would know exactly what they are dealing with. It is easier to move once it’s out of the box. Well, the 66 lb version that is. I can’t speak for the heavier ones.

Same here.

Everyone wants Made in the USA... At made in China prices. :(

@@blkacid He lost me at BONDO on this one! These inferior products have destroyed the American foundry industry and they make me ill

Wouldn't it be better to grind it out?

@@Eluderatnight then we side on the loss of mass. These aren't large anvils possessing much mass, so I try to avoid grinding portions out. If that's not something you personally would have an issue with, then you could most definitely grind it out. Seemed like he was being careful to not lose steel.

Yeah, thanks FedEx person... For chucking a 110# chunk of steel in my driveway!