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[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Anvils last a long time even in the shittiest conditions. They're blocks of iron or steel and it's hard for rust to really penetrate deep

[–] domdanial@reddthat.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Also I'd already attacked it with a flap disk to get most of the surface rust off, it was pretty fuzzy when I started.

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Is it branded on the other side?