Laoich23

2 hours at 1600 F, Oil quench, 2 hours at 650 F... should have put it at 50 RC. File won't bite, and I've been using it to flare pipe ends for new burners, not a scratch or dent at all, I am quite happy.

It's made from 1340, Turned on a lathe, to be heat treated.
On the matter of selling any, I made it in my spare time during school from scrap. I don't think I could afford the steel, let alone ask a decent price for it. Also, won't have spare time on the lathes till the end of next semester.

3/4 to 2 1/2 inch diameter, 6 1/2 inch tall, 7/8 inch shank

Saw the first anvil in the area after 1 1/2 years of looking. Looks to be in good shape, rings nice. It's in an antique shop. Is $325 too much? It's a vulcan

Got the camera working

It is possible, That sheet is very thin though. The pipe is small, it would be like using a cold chisel, where speed makes up for the weight of the tool. If it wasn't on a 'butcher's block' it wouldn't work. I worked at Albion Swords, we've cut through the same with European style swords.

Paying $1000 for it with extra jaws, steady rests, and a trunk load of other extras. Ran smooth. I am excited.

Your only 3 1/2 hours away from West Virginia, I used to live in Bluefield, right at the bottom of the state, I got mine from a gas station/shop a few blocks from home for $8/80lbs, If you have a truck, might be an option.

Salt tank it to 400 degree

When I worked at Albion, we just used aluminum blocks in our bending jig. The simplest being three 1/2" aluminum rods with a wire through them to make a 'T' (so it wouldn't fall through the vise jaws) and crank on the vise after it was up to temp. If your still afraid of goofing up the blade, cover the aluminum with leather, it'll do fine at that temperature.

First one I've ever seen, well technically second, about 30 feet ahead of this one I found one that was rusted past fixing. This one cost me $35, works fine. I got the rusted one too...



The leg has been repaired with a section of pipe though. A little unsightly.

My forced air can melt steel

Glad this has struck up so much conversation. I start heading towards my mechanical engineering degree this summer, so this is rather intriguing. Anyways, If anyone cares, I added the feet and it know weighs in a 112.2 lbs.

wow, thats one heavy duty forge! I like the door.

Laoich23,

Fine looking anvil you've got in the works there. I fabbed mine up from 1 chunk of big forklift tine and 2 cut up tank half shafts.... I didn't have any oxygen for the A/O torch when I was starting so I had to cut the 3" round off and then rough cut the horn with a hack saw... It was a good workout but made the grinding work much easier and I only went through 2 hacksaw blades...

What worked for me and might help you with shaping your horn is using a hacksaw just like you would draw round stock out with a hammer - square pyramid to octagon pyramid. Then move on to the grinder to round it out.

Good luck and happy forging!

Eric

Never thought I'd start this... Kinda fun

Hey looks really good! The horn is going to be a real fun job. Can I come help? Oh please, please, please! LOL
Are you going to use a torch to rough shape the horn?

How is rebound so far?

Should be great! I would have had two layers for the horn. But then I didn't build it . I like the shelf on the side! I've always wanted one on my anvil. Are you going to put feet on it for lateral stability? I'd love to see how you cut the hardy hole.

Great job!

Finally done cutting and welding. Horn shaping will be done when I get really bored, along with drilling the rest of the hardy hole. According to dimensions, it should weigh in around 125lb.

Going to forge a valve wheel. Like one you would see on a big pipe. About 12" diameter with one cross piece. Just curious if anyone has a method other than simply mig welding that cross piece in the ring. OR if anyone has ever seen older material on the task?

Yeah, changed my mind, just gonna keep it simple, and stack them and keep the face 3X14

Got a hold of two fork lift forks, apparently they were made from cutting one larger single fork into two, for a smaller lift. So now, I plan on using the faces of the upper back part as the anvil face, the rest for the body. My question is what is anyone's thought on welding these two parts back together so that there would be a 6"x14" face rather than 3"x14" Would the weld, if I use wire for high carbon, causes trouble later on? Could it survive being heat treated?



Also, I can cast non-ferrous metals, I wast thinking of filing the middle with copper or bronze for extra mass, and because I can. What do ya'll think, would it help deaden the ring?