Crytin

I currently work as Maintenance in an Aluminum foundry that makes cast aluminum engine heads for a major car company. The process to come out with a good usable casting is pretty complex, especially on the scale that we do. We utilize steel dies to create the outside mold and a sand/chemical mixture to create the necessary voids. We use a with 5 60 amp heaters to keep the aluminum molten. and water to ensure the aluminum solidifies at the proper rate to ensure a solid casting. there's ALOT more that goes on and I can go into further detail if anyone needs but we strictly deal with aluminum, so I have no experience with steel, though I'm sure some of the process is the same, depending on the scale of the steel being cast.

Good to know. Thanks! I got Very lucky.

Thanks guys. Just bought the anvil. It's got a good ring and a good rebound to it and It's in pretty good condition. It weighs about 78#. Got everything in that picture for $160

I'm currently looking at purchasing a possible anvil. The owner says it appears to have AKES stamped on the side. Is anyone able to identify this anvil

Torched pretty roughly on 1 end and sawed off really badly on the other.

I recently purchased a piece of 16 inch piece of rail as a starter anvil. The rail is rough on both ends and I want to either grind or mill the ends flat. My question is, If I grind it flat, will the heat generated anneal the metal requiring a heat treat or should it be ok afterwords?