New Harbor Freight Anvil! The Doyle Anvil
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- Roy reviews the new Harbor Freight Anvil called the Doyle anvil... It is a 65 lb cast steel anvil. If you like this Harbor Freight anvil review, you might like watching my anvil review on the 55lb Harbor Freight anvil at • Harbor Freight 55lb An... .
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12:35 also, one very big advantage is the ability to deal with warranty issues and have then resolved very quickly and easily. And potentially walk in and walk out basically.
That rebound looks pretty impressive even for someone with lesser experience 👀 if this thing holds up to the first impression Doyle may become my first anvil!! Kinda excited, thanks as always Roy & Jess 😊
You should see the rebound of a Fisher 😊
@@Arthurian. Thanks, price point is also a contributing factor.
@@bobbee1934 it was a tongue in cheek remark since fisher's have a cast iron body and are well respected anvils.
Looks like it's denting like a lot of Harbor Freight anvils.
I couldn't help but notice that without the tube, it bounces back much closer to the drop point. It seems that some of the bounce-back energy is being lost to tube friction.
So far looks like a fairly nice anvil!!! Looking forward to the next videos on this one!!!
I'm a vise snob. . .rock island, record, paramo. . .etc. Those Doyle vices are the best thing that you can buy for the money. Way better than any other imported vise on the market. They're not old American quality, but they're very very nice. Anvils seem pretty sweet too.
That was my impression too just looking at the Doyle vise at HF.
Thanks for reviewing this Roy. I've been looking for another anvil for my son and I think this one may just fit the bill
I have wanted to see the old 110# anvils back at hf for a long time, they were actually decent. Good to see they finally have a real anvil again
Yeah I had one for years.
It was stolen while I was away.
Well, thank you for putting this on my radar. I'm gonna have to go take a look some time soon.
Thanks so much Roy for the review of the anvil my friend. Very helpful and definitely information about it. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Forge lit. Keep Making. God Bless.
Thanks Roy, I have been teaching my kids and have been looking for a good beginner anvil for them. Looks like I found it with your help! May god be with you and your spirit!
Who all clicked away to Harbor Freight's website during that intro?
Almost
Guilty as charged...
Me me me me me me lol
Heck, I went to two different Harbor Freight’s to find one😂
I did
Thanks for the great review, looking forward to the other testing on this one.
Very welcome thanks for watching
Thanks for the review. I looked at the Central Forge one a while back and stayed away. This one looks much nicer. I really like the horn.
Ive been looking for a 50+ lb anvil for a couple weeks now and then this video showed up. The mere fact the pritchel hole is where it is makes this totally worth the 150 bucks.
Specially since im just an amateur blacksmith atm, very user friendly.
I find vintage anvils in my area for that kind of coin. I have 2 anvils, but believe an ASO (anvil shaped object) is just as useful. I can't count how many times I've walked to the back of my truck and hammered something on the hitch ball...
@@a.joegevara3519 In my area an abused but useable anvil was more than double that price 7 years ago.
@@garethbaus5471 Back when forged in fire came that all got snatched up and resold at ridiculous prices. I think the market has leveled out on them, finally.
@@a.joegevara3519 here in Phx area the used UP anvils are double the price of this one
Pittsburgh I see anvils on sale for 11 a lb.
Picked one up a few days ago and I like it. Beats the hell out of rail road track anvils.
Never thought I'd see HF come out with a decent anvil, but based on your info it appears they have. Encouraging!
Me either but we'll see how it holds up in the future videos 😉
I’m cautiously optimistic about the Doyle line.
They had a decent one around 25 years ago which was made in Russia.
@@JordanHaisley I bought one of their new Angle Vises a couple weeks ago and was very impressed. I'd say it was nicer than some of the Palmgrens I have seen n Ebay by a long way.
I may have to try this new Anvil, I gave away the Horror Fright one I bought without ever actually using it. I saw it was junk as soon as I took it out of the box. Although I would have to recommend it for holding down scrap cardboard. It worked well for that.
@@ChristCenteredIronworks Do you have any idea when you'll be able to release those? I'm planning to buy one soon and I'd love to hear your opinion of which one has the best bang for the buck, Doyle or Acciaio.
Great Job Roy.
I saw that anvil and past it by because of the red color lol. OK
139.00 down my way Charleston SC
I will be taking a ride to take a look see...
Thanks Roy (GOD Bless)!!!😇
You got one of these.Totally awesome my brother!!!
@Christ Center Ironworks would you consider doing a series on blacksmith beginners from Mr. Volcano forge and doyle anvil.. Working from making first tongs and then other tools like the chisels, punches to maybe hardy hole tools?
Great Question😇
I LOVE that concrete block shop building!!!
I’m wondering why they don’t put some holes in the feet of that anvil, so you can bolt it down to a base.
I see possibilities if I were to do road shows, again. My 130 pounder is to heavy for me to move, it stays in the shop. Thanks Roy for sharing. 👀👏🙏🏼
Nice 👍 hey 400k subs on the way 🎉🎉🎉 well done Roy! Blessings to you and your family.
My hardy holes on my anvils are 40mm but they are like 200 years old probably.
I would be interested to see if rebound is affected by a heavy mass in the base. Like sheet steel stand filled with concrete. If it works well that could be another plasma cut product for you 😃
All the very best. Cheers J
Thank you Joshua for the congrats and for the potential product idea 💡😊 God bless you and your family 🙏
Looks like a great deal for solid edges... might even throw it in the band saw and pull that horn off and make it a small cone mandrel. Thanks for the review.
Thank you for watching
Nice looking anvil. I have been using an annealed 100 lb block of 4140 for an anvil and ground down a railroad spike driver head to use as a horn.
Badass!
Surprising amount of rebound. Look forward to the torture test😉
I'm going to get a lot of hate for sure 😁
You can get a ballpark idea of the rebound but the sides of the tube will interfere with the ball bearing on the way down as well as on the way back up.
Good to see an upgrade anvil, come from HF. Thank you Roy!
Find their original, Russian made anvil if you can. They were bad to the bone
Your welcome and thank you for all your support and watching
I'm not a blacksmith but I want one in my shop . Thank you for the information.
I can't wait for the destruction test they look like so much fun
Ohh it's coming 😂😉🔥
Never heard of that brand Anvil until now and didn't know HF had them?? Learning experience all around!!
Glad it was helpful ☺️
Thank you for your review.
I just got one a week ago. So far ive only had time to use twice. I love it so far. Its hard to balance work. Family and hobby.
I purchased the 132 Lb Accio anvil, still getting it mounted and dressed. Seems to have good rebound. The Hardy hole is definitely oversized, and the Pritchel hole is annoying for its location just off the flat. I'll be building it up when I have time and electricity to my shop. I kind of like this Doyle, but I don't guess I need two anvils for the little forging I plan on doing. Good review, thanks!
there is no such thing as too many anvils lol.
ROFL!!!!
Never no?
You may have mire than 1 grandson?👍
Thank you brother, great review as always I was wondering when you would make a video on the new Doyle anvil. Do you think they will make a heavier sized anvil? Looking forward to the shock and awe tests!
just leaving the base solid would be a drastic improvement. I'd rather have a shorter anvil than a massive hallow spot under the working face.
Saw a couple of other tool reviewers out there discuss talking with Harbor Freight on their channels so at this point I believe that they actually are looking at these reviews as well as things like forum posts, since they seem to be responding to demand. One person said that they had a conversation with some HF product person who talked about what HF is planning for the future and apparently they seem to be upping their game a bit in providing economical tools that aren't just junk. I know that I was pretty happy with the drill index that I bought from HF recently and $125 for a 115-piece cobalt drill set I thought was a pretty good value. The actual metal case that they come in isn't great and the latch doesn't really want to hold it shut, but I don't really care if I need to keep a thick rubber band around the case in order for it not to fly open as long as they'll drill consistent holes in metal and so far they have. A lot of people don't have a lot of money and still want to get started in this hobby, and I'd bet that this anvil is a big step up from a sledge hammer head mounted in a stump or a piece of railroad track. If it enables more people to take up blacksmithing then I'm in favor of it.
Very cool. Looks like a good anvil to buy.
Thanks again and I look forward to seeing the new video.
Thank you Steve
They're listening (except regarding the Hardy hole) to the community, I wonder if they'll be producing a larger version, perhaps 135 pounds or more?
That would be nice!
I just got this anvil, love the conical horn much better than the duckbill you see on most anvils.
I picked one up a couple days ago, and when I checked the rebound I was seeing about 60ish% on most of the face with several spots in the 20-30% range.
Thanks for sharing your experience
Good review. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Great content. I've found Doyle to be consistent in their quality acros the brand so it's good to see that continue.
As for HF giving you some sort of recognition for your efforts don't hold your breath. I've been making pro Harbor Freight content for nearly 3 years and never so much as a "thanks".
Keep up the great work!
I suspect many tool suppliers use their products like carrots to get that great review. Now I rest assured HF is not one of those companies. Thanks for your comment.
@@charlesmoeller5051 naw they totally are but it depends on the product line. they send offroading stuff to Matt's off road recovery and fabrats
@@Grunttamer ❤
“thanks”
Thank you Sir. I'm going to get me one.
Another major plus I can see vs the "HappyBuy"/Accaio anvil - the shape of the horn. My Amazon anvil has a shark nose shaped horn - a tapering oval shape - while the Doyle has a nice conical horn that looks nearly perfectly round from what I saw here. I'd want to dress that bottom part of the horn, but that's easily done.
And it looks like the red paint is properly cured and dry, as opposed to the Accaio anvil I received which turned everything that touched it blue. On the upside, that first day with my anvil I developed some pretty handy angle grinder skills getting that blue mess off of it.
Good info. Thanks
Great video! Can you tell if the horn is hardened? (and are they usually hardened on higher end anvils?)
I like the horn on this one MUCH better my 88lb Vevor, which has a really wide and not very uniform horn (and is not hardened). This would almost be the perfect budget anvil if they had it in heavier weights with 1" hardy holes.
Alpena is a great HF store. Good review. Thanks.
So for someone who’s willing to spend a little money to have an anvil to last a long time. Yet still wants a beginners anvil best bang for my Buck. I’m wanting to get deep into blacksmithing. Plus as soon as my brothers find out they’ll be here also pounding away.
I didn’t realize this was posted yesterday.
Cool thing about DOYLE manufacturer makes MAC tools from the same dye process and they are identical versions down to the lazer cut finish, I bought everything from harbor freight that has the DOYLE manufacturer brand, quality stuff guys don't underestimate
I'm currently working at Harbor Freight and I am looking forward to getting to inspect the Doyle anvil we r getting in our store and I am looking forward to seeing what happens with your testing as well and if I can find a way to afford it I might buy on to see how it works out for me
I had a Vevor 66lb anvil and bought the HF Doyle the rebound is twice that of the Vevor and the cast quality is much better.
It does appear to be a superior anvil to the acciao...
At a steam engine show in 2002. Bought 2 antique (late 1800’s) English anvils for $275.00 total. Seller was tired of hauling them around and had them marked down to $175 & $200, (180+ and 205 ish lbs). Put both in the corner of my shop and hadn’t thought of them in years… till now. Just checked current pricing… it appears to be one of the best investments I’ve ever made! Honestly, I had no clue of their value at the time, but my deceased Dad’s 70 YO farmer buddy said they were 8 & 9 out of 10 for condition / rebound, so If you don’t buy them, I will. 🤝 Thanks Bill G. and RIP, say Hi to Dad 4 me. Maybe I’ll start hammering on them in your honor and sometime soon!
I have sold and shipped a few anvils, only item you don’t have to box, just put a tag on it 😊
Looks nicer than my 65 lb Vevor. Wish they had a lager one in this. Looking to get a 110+ lb anvil now
They just might in the future but who knows .... I'm just glad it's not blue lol
@@ChristCenteredIronworks 😂
I thought you ground the paint off the horn yourself, but that's super cool
Thanks for sharing. If I may ask what did it set you back? Looks promising but I know you will put it through the wringer. Can't wait to see what happens next.
It was $146.00 at the local harbor freight store here in northern Michigan...
Nice vid brother! Just called my local HF and have it set aside for tomorrow :)
Awesome hope you enjoy it 😊
a couple of tiny things about the rebound, but pretty good...a bit of friction and air resistance/damping in the tube, plus, having the wooden block touching the anvil surface *might* at a bit of damping at the seteel...might... ;-)
When he dropped by hand it bounced nicely.
Roy a quick question. I bought the new HF anvil. I put a cold peice of 1/2" rebar on it tapped a few times and it put some pretty nice dents into the face..
I was hitting in the middle flat close to out side edge... should it do that???
I trust your advice!😇
so if i bought one of these the first thing id do is mount it on my mill, grab some carbide and add a pritchel to the heel area and widen the hardy.
I just bought one on 3/21 knowing that they'd be sold out after you did a review on it. The label on the box says number x of 1400, so I think they'll be sold out quickly if they only distributed 1400.
Mine said 253 /400. So maybe only 400 on first run ?
I wish these anvils had been available 12 years ago. They may not be the best, but they are a lot better than the random pieces of metal i used when i was starting out. i kind of wish they would put more of the anvils mass underneath the strike face, rather than having so much in the horns. Even so, $140 bucks for a steel anvil that actually has a hardened face is a good deal for a beginner. When i started the only chance to get a decent anvil was estate sales and the like. Most went for a higher price that they were worth ($8+ per pound), and usually were heavily sway backed, or had horribly chipped out edges. Even scouring scrap yards looking for a large heavy chunk of steel was mostly a fruitless effort. Being able to walk in and grab anvil like this off the shelf for like $2.50 per lb is awesome. I managed to score a 200lbs Peter wright after a lot of searching, but i had to travel over 2hrs, and go to a neighboring state to get it. Anvils aren't very common where i live. It would make for a nice travel anvil. It'd also make for a good beater if i ever get the chance to teach someone in the future.
On this pattern anvil, I’ve been fantasizing about devising a way to infill the underside with *something*, like casting it full of scrap brass, just to add weight. My misadventures casting brass so far have taught me, if you do it wrong enough, it will bond (essentially braze) itself to a steel mold! 😂😂
@@Arthurian. yeah, mounting is my main issue, I need a heavier anvil stump, but heavy wood is hard to come by in my neck of the woods, i’m using a bunch of pine 4x4’s bolted together, and its just to light.
@@Arthurian. eeh, I can tell the stand/mounting is definitely a part of the problem because *the entire stand/anvil combined moves around my shop in use*
1: the stand/anvil combination is probably less than 100 lbs
2:the floor of the shop is incredibly uneven
3: the anvil/stand are not mounted to the floor yet because shop layout is far from finalized.
Don’t get me wrong, I need a lot of practice, but I’m pretty sure *not having to chase my anvil around the room as I work* would make things easier, and more weight in the anvil/stump would help that *a bit*
@@Arthurian. interesting. My stand, like I said, 4x4’s bundled together, with steel straps and bolts that can be tightened as they age and dry and shrink, and the anvil sits on the end grain, has steel bars across the feet of the anvil that are tightened down with turnbuckles that are lagged into the sides of the base. The base and anvil move as a single unit, the anvil never moves on the base.
What design do you figure stays still best?
@@Arthurian. interesting, thanks!
Seriously, don’t do that. There’s no reason for it. This style or anvil has been made for a long time, and is very successful.
About 12 years ago a friend bought and brought me a Harbor Fright Anvil.
We put it in the shop, placed a test 1/4 X 2 inch by 12 in bar on it, smacked it one time with a hammer and..
I busted in two and the entire center of the anvil was poorly mixed concreter. We brought it back in a box and they suggested we misused it : ).
I am leery of Harbor Fright and will not be coerced into buying one based on other's reviews nor likely to get sucked into a "warranty"
However, I will go check one out.
looks like a rebranded Vevor, hope they make em in the 160 and up sizes.
I've been interested in trying blacksmithing, and this looks nice.
Just need to see if I can figure out a good forge solution. Not sure if I should try to make one, or search for a Michigan based blacksmith supplier.
You can literally take a hair dryer and point it at a camp fire and heat metal to forging temps. Don't overthink it. Jump in and get started.
Thanks for sharing
How would you mount that, Roy??? Plates over the front with lag bolts or would you just run it like you did in the beginning, on the rubber mat? I want mine affixed the stump, I'm weird like that Lol
that's awesome thank you.
It would be fantastic if you could section this anvil and send it out for testing to find out what the hardness profile is all over the anvil and perhaps a look at the material grain size. This is obviously not thru-hardened, I would like to know how thick the surface hardness is. That way we would all have a good idea about the longevity we can expect and if there are any inclusions in the material. I know this is a tall order but would you consider doing this for us? Thank you for your consideration.
Unless it's really expensive then y would ya even care about those detail with the thing
the beatings will continue, until morale improves
Looks like I'll be headed to Harbor Freight next payday. Probably grind all the red off, but otherwise, I like what I heard and saw here.
Glad you enjoyed the video thanks for taking the time to watch 🔥
That rebound is definitely more appealing then the 66lb Accio that I got, but my anvil works just fine... Stop tempting me to buy more anvils man!
Do they make it in like a 150lb? If they do I'd really think about getting one.
Harbor freight has alot of crap tools but I've found the Doyle stuff is good quality I really like their pliers and I've been considering getting this anvil as a somewhat portable anvil
I went to the store after work and they only had the display even though it showed in stock. I ended up ordering one online instead. Now the wait 😂
Had the same experience....had to try like three times to get mine.
Great review. Im just a hobby bladesmith but wouldn't you get a more accurate test if the bearing wasnt rusty?
Thanks for the video, what was the hardness of the horn ?
Doesn't matter all that much,, I just ordered one !!
Thanks again
It wasn't hard at all maybe 40hrc or less... But the entire face is decently hard
How should it be mounted to a bench or table?
Have you tested the vevor? Looks identical. How would the Doyle compare I wonder? 🤔
What do you guys doing to use your anvils so often? I bought a rigid anvil back when I bought our house and I've used it twice...
I would think the base of the tube tester would dampen the rebound. I'd like to see the base not connected to the anvil and the tube suspended above the anvil
Couldn't the hardy hole be drilled out with a 1" bit and then the corners squared up with filing?
Oooooo. Hold placed on the trigger pull of the ACCIO.....
Hahaha now the old buzzard circles high waiting for the Carnage to meat out on the Doyal unit 😂😂😂
Blessings Mr Roy
Crawford out 🙏🏻🔥⚒️🧙🏼♂️
Now that's a Funny One right there!!!😂😂
Do you recommend buying this one? Or is there something else you recommend?
Very nice video, just subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
I have a dumb question. When HF says their anvil has an 80% rebound rate, is there a standard ball bearing size/hardness that they use to test that, or is it meaningless?
for everyday garage use, its perfect.
How difficult would it be for the user to upsize the Hardy hole to 1"?
I am impressed. The old blue one they had was a hunk of junk. I am glad they finally came around to selling a halfway decent one.
Me too
HF is known for selling anvil shaped objects, this might be their best ASO yet but my bet is on lightest use only type of test results.
Is there a reason the feet don't have mounting holes??
You said squosh and I thought “ope, he must be in Michigan somewhere” and sure nuff, Alpena!
are doyle units, Chinese Rockwell hardness scale?
I wish they had this when I bought the blue one
It's red, just like the Chinese flag.
How is gonna be fixed in a workbench?
At first glance, it looks like they copied the Vevor and fixed the most obvious problems. And that's all I really want. Well, I'd like to see this scaled up to a 110 pound anvil with a 1" hardy hole (and the same 3/4" pritchel), but close enough. I may run out and get one. HF should really send you a commission.
i ssaid pretty much the same thing. id love to see one in the 70-80 kg range
The moment I saw that ball bearing bounce, I looked at the link
It definitely has some rebound for sure! Thank you George for watching
do they sell the hardy tools for it ? How heavy is it?
This looks a lot like the acciao anvil, How are you supposed to mount it?