Alphonse

This vulcam anvil was in great shape, but it had damage on the fron edge of the top face at the step befor the horn, and a small "3/4" long gouge at the top face front right side. I preheated the anvil face area to about 300 deg. F and got a way with just I layer of MG 740 buildup-hardtough weld, as reccomended by ironsirgen here. Careful to keep top weld area 300-500 deg F, just dabbed touch up low spots of weld area. Rough ground welds to within 1/16" of face finnish. Have yet to mill down to exsisting surface finnish [AND NO MORE!] Maybe just carfully blend sand it if needed. I hope this hard weld will cut with carbide face mill. I will place photos of this repair progress, in my gallery album, when I figure out how.

I had a good time, and got some hands-on intro. Got some personal help from Bob Woodard, and great demo' s from Bob Temple, and Marty Resig, and a few others I can't recall, but were great. I'll tell you the old saying "hard work necesary" must have come from the Blacksmiths! I even bought a some crafted artwork and flat stock tongs, at thier auction.