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I have made lots of bells out of pipe and have forged other things out of pipe, never used a V block yet, what do you do with it.

Pipe is fickle if you get it to a yellow heat when fullering it will just mush sideways when you hit it, work it at just above a bright red just into the orange stage and it will compress or depress without deforming like at a yellow.

The only time you work a bell at a yellow is when you flare the bottom end on the horn of the Anvil so that the pipe and seam don't split.

I just slip the yellow heated very end over the Horn of the Anvil and wiggle it around while pushing on the other end to start the flare, then on the second heat, position on the horn at an angle and tap the unheated side lightly to increase the flare to what I want. Then put the hot flare on a flat surface and hit the cold up end to make a nice straight edge.

If you have a second anvil tip it over on its heel and base on the floor to do the wiggling around to start the flare, you can even hit the cold end with a hammer to hasten the flaring, just be careful and don't work it to cold or it will split especially at the seam.