n3cron99 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) So I was at my local scrap yard when I found these, I think counterweights. I have 3 of them they are about 7" across and 5" tall. one has an edge that looks like it chipped off. They are 86#'s each and I would like to turn them into something I can bang on. But I am unsure how to best utilize these. should I just face them and stick them as is into a stump. should I try to weld 2 or 3 of them together. So come to you guys for some ideas. How would you use them. Edited January 20, 2017 by n3cron99 bad spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 if it were me i would chamfer the edges and weld one atop the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Are they steel or cast iron? If they are steel I would just mount one up to a stump, smooth the surface, maybe flatten one edge, radius the edges and get hammering. If they are cast iron they are good for counter weights. If it works as an anvil, and functions like an anvil, it's an anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3cron99 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 they are steel they have a very high pitched and short ring to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 One should work fine then. Have you tried a rebound test to see about hardness? Either way they should get you started. You could mount one flat and mount one round side up for better drawing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3cron99 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 I like the idea of a flat one and one on its side. I don't think they are hardened at all, the rebound is only a tiny bit better than the 55# china cast iron anvil I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Well it's an improvement in weight and a small improvement in mass and hardness. steel is way better then a cast iron ASO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3cron99 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 I wonder if it would be worth the trouble to try and harden the face of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 one of those would make a good striker anvil. just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 People generally don't use high carbon steel for something that doesn't need to be. Chances are, you will not be able to harden them anymore than they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 32 minutes ago, Tubalcain2 said: if it were me i would chamfer the edges and weld one atop the other. You really don't want to stack them as it will affect the rebound. At 85lbs you could easily use one alone. I'd round the edges over a little bit and mount it in a "stump" and use it. I can't see how nice the flats are so I might want to smooth it a little but wouldn't get too carried away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Lovely curve to the side to draw on---mount one vertically for the flat anvil face and mount 1 horizontally for the curved side and have 1 as a spare...or make your stump so it can hold the piece either way and then you have 3 anvils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3cron99 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Yeah I could see if they were big pins or something like that. As to the flat they are dead flat. I think I am going to radius the edges and the one that has the chip I will make a flat on that edge. Stands? Just put in a stump or if I have some scrap angle make out out that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Personally, I would just go with liquid nails and a stump. The more mass, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Stands are pretty much up to what you have access to and like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3cron99 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Thanks guys, as always y'all are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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