MeatMan89
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Your most likely 100% correct Thomas power.
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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?
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
Idea for homemade anvil
in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
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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?