MeatMan89

I would assume if I went this route I would want the groove facing up so I wouldn’t have to fill a gap at the end. The groove is 1/2” deep would I hard face to build up flat?

Your most likely 100% correct Thomas power.

Reading through all of the comments I am looking at a bit of a different route now. Matermans thoughts have me really taking a step back and looking at this. If I Cut off the chisel side and the groove side I would be left with 2 pieces that were 10 3/8 long. I could fill the Chanel and use the chisel as a horn and would be left with a 9” hunk I could use as a simple post anvil... I am confident in my skill as a welder/fabricator but am sadly lacking in knowledge. I have some experience but haven't worked with a lot of hardened steel. I have about 50 lbs of both 6011 and 7018. Would I need to fill then hard face the last portion? Any ideas on temp for pre and post heat? Frosty you have been a wealth of information thank you very much for your input. I am defiantly going to go with the round stand for sure, any suggestions on particular welding rod that would suite this type of work?

Thank you iron dragon for the link to the newcomers page it was very informative, materman I was hesitant to put an exact number on the weight I just knew that sucker was HEAVY and gave it my best guess (probably could have looked that up)

Thanks for all of the advice, I wish I wouldn’t have been so hasty as cutting it down to working height seems like it would have been the best. I even have some left over 1” and 1 3/4” plate laying around I could have made a round base plate, but I slapped it on the band saw before reading all of the reply’s. I now have 2 sections measuring in at 19 1/2”. Frosty and Charles I took your advice and cut some 2x4 and plywood I would say my anvil height would be about 31”. With my haste I would assume I would be now looking to build a stand of sorts. Big gun doctor the breaker bit I have is out of a old hammer that I have had to decommission years ago. The hammer and bit definitely got its money’s worth now just trying to reconstitute and figure out what I can make out of them. Thomas powers sorry I forgot to mention you earlier. I see now I should probably take my time and pay closer attention to the advice given on here as it is very wise and much appreciated.

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate the advice. I was trying to figure out what I could use the chisel side for so that helps a lot.

Hi guys, I have a hydraulic breaker chisel I want to make into an anvil. It is 3 foot 3 inches long, is 4 and a half inches in diameter and weighs around 300 pounds. I have been thinking I could cut it in half and make 2 separate anvils or keep it whole and use as 1 large post anvil. Any suggestions or ideas on how best I could utilize this hunk of steel would be greatly appreciated.