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    Default Anvils?

    What do all of you do for an anvil? I've been playing with a bit of light railway line but I ned something much more solid. I want to get into forging to try and make a few woodwork tools. Any ideas?

    Thanks.

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    G'day,
    I know that railway line is not the ideal, but I use a big chunk of it that makes my valves pop to lift it. I have it mounted on a yellow box stump that I cut to make the anvil sit at knuckle height. Took me two weeks to get the horn shaped, so that's what I use.

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    I've got an anvil. I also have a piece of H iron about 20" high and 15" long that isn't bad but not good enough for forging on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by watson View Post
    G'day,
    I know that railway line is not the ideal, but I use a big chunk of it that makes my valves pop to lift it. I have it mounted on a yellow box stump that I cut to make the anvil sit at knuckle height. Took me two weeks to get the horn shaped, so that's what I use.
    Hey Watson, it's me again-( forge) .How did you form your railway anvil?I have 1big and 1 medium size commercially made ones, but i really miss my rail lane anvil Had an home made rail anvil i used a lot lent it to some one...you know the rest.I'm looking for more rail line as well as a way of making the horn on it.My old one even had an extra bit forge welded on the top so it looked like a miniature conventional anvil.(not happy ,Jan )
    forge

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    G'day Forge,
    To form the horn, I tried a gas axe....bad.........I eventually got a 100mm GMC angle grinder, took the guard off and mounted a 250mm cut off wheel on it ( it took ten of them to do the job).......I then held my breath, closed my eyes, and over 14 or so days, I took little slivers off it until I had the rough horn shape.
    Using the same GMC 100mm grinder, I then used flap discs ( 5 of them) until the horn was as smooth as silk.
    To get the hole in the top, ( having a senior moment.can't think of the correct name) I under cut the web of the rail with the same angle grinder system over another cupla days, and then gas axed a hole in the top, and shaped the hole using an air run die grinder. (took a while)
    It works, and I love it.........wish I knew an easier way to do it.

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    I've found that using the railway line on end helps quite a lot. I think that with a bit of grinding a piece like this could be pretty useful, but still not a proper anvil.
    Like this

    I'll look around for a heavy lump of steel, but that sort of thing is pretty scarce here (NSW north coast).

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    Hardie hole
    Pat
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    Thanks Pat,
    I probably would have woke up at 3am with the answer...........but then again .....what was the question???

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    Quote Originally Posted by watson View Post
    G'day Forge,
    To form the horn, I tried a gas axe....bad.........I eventually got a 100mm GMC angle grinder, took the guard off and mounted a 250mm cut off wheel on it ( it took ten of them to do the job).......I then held my breath, closed my eyes, and over 14 or so days, I took little slivers off it until I had the rough horn shape.
    Using the same GMC 100mm grinder, I then used flap discs ( 5 of them) until the horn was as smooth as silk.
    To get the hole in the top, ( having a senior moment.can't think of the correct name) I under cut the web of the rail with the same angle grinder system over another cupla days, and then gas axed a hole in the top, and shaped the hole using an air run die grinder. (took a while)
    It works, and I love it.........wish I knew an easier way to do it.
    I was afraid you are going to say the above(no such thing as a free lunch )
    I will put it on my ever expanding list.Would you have a picture of your master piece?
    Regards,
    forge

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aerohydro View Post
    I've found that using the railway line on end helps quite a lot. I think that with a bit of grinding a piece like this could be pretty useful, but still not a proper anvil.
    Like this

    I'll look around for a heavy lump of steel, but that sort of thing is pretty scarce here (NSW north coast).
    Thanks for the great link
    Regards,
    forge

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    It's hard to beat a Swedish anvil like a Kohlswa.
    Am I right or am I right?

    Currently I have no anvil.....working on it though!!

    It will probably be a small stake anvil of my own making.

    Regards Eirik

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    No picture yet Forge, but I'll take one on Monday and post it......Going to the BBQ/swap meet tommorow.
    The Anvil fire link is great, I'd been following it for quite a while, and then there are no new tutorials or files. Does anyone know what happened???

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    Hi guys

    If it is of interest to anyone ,below is a pic of an anvil I built for forging knives.
    It is a piece of 400 x 70 x 60 bisalloy steel I found at the scrappy for a couple of bucks. I made it when employed as an Metalfab Instructor for TAFE. The profile cutter was used to shape the horn sections and then the oxy gouger to round over the horn.It was then ground with a BF angle grinder.

    The smooth finish was applied with the slack slide of a belt grinder.

    The lower body is 20 mm mild steel plate which was made from old weld coupons pressed and oxy cut to shape and welded as an open corner fillet.

    The striking face was heated to cherry red and quenched in 100 liters of water. It took and hour or two before the water cooled enough to take it out.

    The hollow in the base is filled with melted lead so it does want to bounce around.I estimate the weight at around 50 kilos.

    If you can chance upon some alloy plate maybe?

    Grahame

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    Bugger...Bugger....Bugger!
    Geez Grahame.......that's what we all wanted.
    And words like profile cutter and oxy gouger.....I'm going into the corner to sulk.

    a very green/envious watson

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    Quote Originally Posted by watson View Post
    G'day Forge,
    To form the horn, I tried a gas axe....bad.........I eventually got a 100mm GMC angle grinder, took the guard off and mounted a 250mm cut off wheel on it ( it took ten of them to do the job).......I then held my breath, closed my eyes, and over 14 or so days, I took little slivers off it until I had the rough horn shape.
    Using the same GMC 100mm grinder, I then used flap discs ( 5 of them) until the horn was as smooth as silk.
    To get the hole in the top, ( having a senior moment.can't think of the correct name) I under cut the web of the rail with the same angle grinder system over another cupla days, and then gas axed a hole in the top, and shaped the hole using an air run die grinder. (took a while)
    It works, and I love it.........wish I knew an easier way to do it.
    What a champ. . . !

    This would probably be the sort of thing I would do because one can , but have you ever actually done the math? 10 cutoff wheels and 5 flap discs - I know you have had an invaluable zen-like life-forming experience from doing this, but what does an anvil of about the size you made actually cost?

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