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The billets that make up the anvil were fully surfaced today, shiny, square, and true on all 6 surfaces. As anticipated it took all day. It was foggy and morning but by night fall it was quite nice, though blustery. I will probably bevel their edges for welding tomorrow since they are placed in front of the lathe, which I have to use on a paying job tomorrow and Sunday.
It is one my little pleasures to get multiple billets machined to close enough tolerances to treat them as identical. The anvil on the 150 is comprised of three 5" wide billets 23" tall and 20 inches long with another bilet covering them. They are all welded together. The base plate, sowblock, and bottom die comprise the other items that tally to the 3000 pounds needed for the 20:1 ratio. I just proved this anvil configuration on the 200. With the corresponding treadle system it turns out to be a nice appearance. You can see a couple of pictures of the 200 over at forgemagic.com's gallery.
It is one my little pleasures to get multiple billets machined to close enough tolerances to treat them as identical. The anvil on the 150 is comprised of three 5" wide billets 23" tall and 20 inches long with another bilet covering them. They are all welded together. The base plate, sowblock, and bottom die comprise the other items that tally to the 3000 pounds needed for the 20:1 ratio. I just proved this anvil configuration on the 200. With the corresponding treadle system it turns out to be a nice appearance. You can see a couple of pictures of the 200 over at forgemagic.com's gallery.
