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RR tie plate - suggestions?
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03-29-2008, 07:33 PM
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 RR tie plate - suggestions?
Now I know this came up a few months ago somewhere but ive searched for 20 mins to no avail. I walked the railroad and picked up a bucketful of spikes and a tie plate i found off to the side, and im wondering what i can use this tie plate for? it's ridged on one side of the rail only with a raised crosshatch on the back and four spike holes. What could i do with this thing?
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03-29-2008, 07:51 PM
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Makes a good upsetting plate. Put it on the ground and upset large bars.
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03-29-2008, 08:17 PM
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you got a anvil? you could use it for a while i suppose
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03-30-2008, 12:55 AM
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I have a bunch of tie plates--some are twice the size of the regular ones you see. I'm thinking tho welding enough together to make a table would be a chore to keep flat enough to be a decent table--for me anyway  I've used one on the edge of my forge for a forge welding plate for light stuff for a long time to save heat losing time-- Got a big block now that's even better.
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03-30-2008, 02:40 AM
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They make decent chisel plates, especially if you're lucky enough the track keeping lips fit the face of your anvil. They're perfect for holding a RR rail anvil down. They make good stake plates for RR spike stakes. Good ballast. While spikes and track plates are handy the real find steel wise are clips, they're good medium C steel around 45-55pts and make good tough tools. Frosty
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03-30-2008, 03:40 AM
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I did find a clip, i'll put it back on top of the pile. thanks frosty!
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03-30-2008, 10:50 AM
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03-30-2008, 02:12 PM
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03-30-2008, 02:24 PM
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Thanks Frosty, that's a great tip about using 'tie plates' to hold down a RR track anvil! I honestly never thought of it even though I've had plates and pieces of track around for years. Gonna slap my forehead a few times over missing that trick! Why didn't I think of that!?! James Flannery
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