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Decided to switch from a cast steel anvil to a forged one for my main shop anvil.

The cast one had a dead ring and the face chipped on a cold piece of 1/2 inch stock. The forged one cost about $300 more but the rebound is way better. Anyone have tips for breaking in a new anvil face without messing it up?
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faith741
faith7412mo ago
Wow, that's one expensive lesson in rebound physics.
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alice_barnes35
Oh man, that's a tough lesson to learn firsthand... I really feel for you on that one. The dead ring alone would've driven me crazy, but a chipped face on top of it is just salt in the wound. At least the forged one sounds like it's treating you better so far.
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miller.paul
Yeah, that rebound difference is night and day (learned the hard way too).
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