Janoy

Hey Slag, thank you for your great reply and have a great Christmas/New year too! 

The price is not that much the problem, I'd rather be satisfied with the end-result. If carbide is better I will get that type of a bit. So conical is the type I need?  

I also have a big compressor. Nearly the industrial type basically. I think I might get into wood sculpting at some point too. I already love chainsaw sculptures. I've got stupid expensive tool to sharpen my chains but in the end I have never found anything better and more precise than a file. 

Do you have per chance any experience with band files? I saw the air run ones are pretty affordable as well. 

So, I have acquired a one of a kind anvil. It's factory fresh and the hardy hole has not been dressed yet. I have tried filing it but I am not a 100% satisfied with the appearance of the chamfer (rounded off slightly in the corners). I saw that some suggested using a dremel to do this job. I am guessing a carbide bit would be the most suited for the job. Which dremel bit shape should I use. I have only seen round or conical dremel bits. Wondering how this can actually work properly. 

Btw I only wanna chamfer the square hole this way. 

On 1/26/2019 at 5:40 AM, JHCC said:

Have you done a spark test or drill test on the underside to see whether it’s actually steel or cast iron?

How does cast iron drill different? More chips and bigger?

Also cast iron absorbs vibrations i.e. less ringing. 

On 12/21/2020 at 6:33 PM, Bob La londe said:

 a forged steel anvil is generally better than a cast steel anvil, but why is it necessary to be so biased about it.    

A lot depends on how the anvil is build. A forged steel one piece? Sure may be better than a cast steel one. An arc welded forged steel anvil vs a cast one piece tool steel? I prefer the cast tool steel. It also looks nicer.

Then again the heat treating is going to determine a lot about the quality of the anvil as well. 

Hi there,

I am planning on making an axe mandrel and an anvil horn. Available steel is either 4140 or 45Si7 which is some kind of spring steel. 

It's basically a medium carbon steel with 1,5-2% of Sillicium and 0,5-0,8% Mn.

I've made some scrolling tongs from it and it's a fine steel for that purpose. It appears to be less tough than 1070 or 4140 when used in punches. 

If anyone knows a good supplier of 5160 in europe....