For $1000, I wonder if someone could rig together a very shitty way of making low quality anvils out of garbage like aluminum or very shitty steel/cast iron and pass it off as a “real anvil” that I found in the dump or something.
That would be a lot of work of course but in today’s economy and job market, a huge amount of effort just to get $1000 isn’t necessarily a waste of time especially if you can do it multiple times before they find out.
not only that but an anvil made of aluminum would dent and deform with just the slightest blow from a steel hammer, it’s really soft stuff. not too mention the weight difference or even a simple magnet test
For $1000, I wonder if someone could rig together a very shitty way of making low quality anvils out of garbage like aluminum or very shitty steel/cast iron and pass it off as a “real anvil” that I found in the dump or something.
That would be a lot of work of course but in today’s economy and job market, a huge amount of effort just to get $1000 isn’t necessarily a waste of time especially if you can do it multiple times before they find out.
talking to blacksmithy friends - that’s kinda what amazon / harbor freight are doing with their shitty anvils already.
You absolutely could but anyone who has ever used an anvil would know instantly. It would sound wrong.
not only that but an anvil made of aluminum would dent and deform with just the slightest blow from a steel hammer, it’s really soft stuff. not too mention the weight difference or even a simple magnet test
I think they say $4 per pound of steel is reasonable so you could probably run a harbor freight scheme and clear them out.