![]() Sorry to come on this strongly, especially as it's my first post. Third, if you want to piss off the smith you're visiting, this would be a good way to go about it, for reasons mentioned before. Any smith who ever missed his workpiece can attest to this. Thoughts on this already-made railroad track anvil for a beginner Glenn has Passed Away. ![]() The anvil was a little more sway-backed than I liked and had only 40 or so rebound. Second, depending on the rebound of said anvil, it is a perfect recipe for a hammer to the face (your face, not the anvil's). As you may recall, my last Craigslist anvil find was a disappointment. First of all you can damage the face of the anvil, depending on the temper, even with very good anvils (you can also damage the hammer, but that's way easier to fix, although still undesirable). Flange is 5-1/4' wide, top rail is 2-3/4' wide, Web is 5/8' thick. Forges like a dream.ģ NEVER whack an anvil with a hammer. 2 Blacksmith Railroad Track Anvil Heavy Duty Iron Rail Pieces One is 28-1/2' long and 6-1/4' tall. My 275 lbs PFP (Peddinghaus) anvil does not ring AT ALL but it does have a ~95% rebound which is about as good as it gets. If you're really interested in reading up on anvils, "Anvils in America" will tell you all you need to know.Ģ A good anvil does not have to ring. The fact that youre using an improvised coal forge doesnt. Heating it up will take a little while, but Ive heated 4' solid round before, it sat on top of the fire instead of in it, so I had to pile up coal around it to make an igloo, of sorts. 3 PR Of Different Vintage BLACKSMITH BOLT TONGS Forge & Anvil Tools. People have forge welded new faces onto 150+lb anvils before, railroad track isnt a big deal. 3 Vintage ATHA WARREN BLACKSMITH 5/8' & 1/2'TOP SWAGES. Vintage anvils can be junk too, so like with everything, buyer beware. 6' Railroad Rail Train track Steel Anvil Blacksmith Craft 10 Lbs. The stuff you buy at Harbour Freight and the like are indeed ASOs, but this by no means holds for all modern anvils. But with all due respect, as an amateur black-/bladesmith I cannot get past this load of misinformation.ġ Modern anvils from reputable brands are still cast steel (either with or without a welded-on tool steel face) or forged steel in case of Peddinghaus. I've been lurking a good while, waiting until I could contribute enough to this community with my leatherwork to come out of the shadows. If it makes a high pitched thud it is iron. If it makes a beautiful high pitched ting it is steel. Oh and to help ID a steel anvil over an iron one, give it a good whack with a hammer. However, I have been looking for a vintage anvil for some time and I commonly encounter prices not unlike the one referred above so good luck with that. This is where the section of truck leaf spring comes in. If I found a good price on one I would buy it. The next step is to make a flat surface on the top of the anvil. They are only worth to me marginally more than they are worth as scrap metal though. As in, for leatherwork and not hammer forging, the cast iron anvil will do just fine. (Anvil shaped objects) and will usually be made from cast iron which is brittle and susceptible to breakage MORE easily. I have forged on closed vices, railroad anvils, broken truck axles, old busted farm anvils, random blocks of plate steel, brand new. ![]() going to spend just as much getting this cut, ground, hardened and tempered, as you would have buying a nice used anvil on craigslist, or ebay. Modern ones being sold today are nothing more than ASOs. Railroad rail anvils often work better with the train side down. These are highly desirable among those who lust after anvils. And took me around 4 1/2 hrs, to make one small pinning anvil, not including the time painting.Vintage anvils will be made of either forged or cast steel. So it took roughly a whole work day to cut up. My track was 21" long, I had a guy cut it into 3" pieces, using a industrial electric band saw. Other than that, a train would still be using it.īy the way.your gonna need more wheels, and full face protection. Its beginning to wear out, and thats why you have it. Attachment 226255 Attachment 226256 Attachment 226257Nope pretty typical on the leaning. One thing I would like to point out is that the steel appears to be tilted to the right? Now I'm not sure if all rail road track is supposed to be that way. I got about 5 cut off wheels for this adventure i hope that's enough lol! Pictures of that I'll be posters shortly. More pictures to come to show where the cuts will be. First a draw on this bad boy and show where I want to cut this for the horn.: then I'm cutting underneath it to give some room.
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