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Bought a cheap anvil stand online and it cost me more than just money

I thought I was saving cash by getting a $300 anvil stand from a website I found. It arrived and looked fine for about a month. Then during a normal shoeing session, the whole thing started to wobble and one of the legs bent. I had to stop work, which meant losing a full day's pay, about $400. On top of that, I had to rush order a proper stand from a real supplier. I should have just gone with the heavy duty one my buddy recommended from the start. Anyone have a solid brand they trust for stands that can take a real beating?
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miles_young59
So you learned the hard way that a cheap stand is just a wobbly IOU for a real one, huh? I bet that bent leg looked like modern art... the kind that costs you four hundred bucks. @the_faith knows it's a big deal, and honestly, that's the real price tag. My old stand shook so bad it sounded like a bucket of bolts, and my anvil nearly became a floor decoration. Sometimes the right tool is just the one that doesn't try to quit on you mid-swing.
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taylorellis
A bent leg and a lost day's pay seems like a pretty big deal, honestly.
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the_faith
the_faith3d ago
Used to think it wasn't, but yeah.
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