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Thanks for the input guys. if i use just the slab what would i use to flare or make round bends? I was lucky enough to day to find a 12 to 15 inch piece of railroad track i haven't measured or weighed it yet. Because i ran down to a buddies place after work who has a big engine lathe thought we would be able to to turn the 4.25" down to a cone or add-least take most of the hard work out of it WRONG! well not anytime fast after 2.5 hours which included changing to a 4 jaw chuck it is a 4.25" piece of round bar add-least 12 inches long we had only took .05 off of it and faced the end wow way slower that i thought. i guess i could set up the rail road track to have a horn easier. Dragons lair could you explain more on what you meant by "A piece of 4" round or a cone about 8" long welded to the edge of the disk for a horn." is their a place i could get a cone at? my small cnc is only 3 axis and you would relay need forth axis to make a cone. or i could chisel out a spot to lay different size radius bar if i go the wood rout. What do you guys think? Thanks Kyle

What do you guys think about this for a anvil set up? Is the beam a little to light? or do you think it will be alright with the round piece welded on top? The round piece 10" Dia and 3" thick and weighs 67lbs The guy said he was not sure what the steel was but he was almost positive it was cold rolled high carbon steel The beam is 10" tall 5.5" across the top and 26 inches long The top and bottom of the bean is .4 thick and the center is .25 thick & weighs 48lbs And the guy at the fabrication shop said i could beat on it a life time and not mess it up I still need to make a horn some how any ideas? Thanks Kyle

Thanks for the info and the link.

Hello everyone I am a land surveyor from Las Cruces NM I currently build custom pool cues as a hobby on the side here a link to my pool cue site Black Mesa Custom Cues I have 2 lathes and a CNC mill I am interested in learning about making knifes and tools, the old fashion way anyone with a little money and computer skills can cut out and polish out a knife with a CNC mill. Now learning how to pound one out on an anvil and temper it, now that takes some skills. I don't know any blacksmiths around here although I see Hopper Shannon at the Saturday morning downtown market. I understand he is one of the best around here but I talked with him one time about my dad seeing him at the farm and ranch museum and I started crying. At that point I thought my dad was going to pass away soon and it was one of the last times I had truly seen my dad happy so I am a little embarrassed to talk to him. Maybe the whole thing with my dad is why I am so interested in learning now? Thanks and Happy Holidays Kyle