Mario the Millwright

I love getting my ego put back in check ;) Seeing as I was pretty proud of it I think I will still beat on it for a while. Lessons learned the hard way always stick. On the bright side, that forklift tine was from a set so I still have another one to play with. Note to self : Now that I am a member do some reading before doing a project with lot of unnecessary work with substandard results. cheers

Hey everyone. New to the site and fairly new to forging. So much to learn. Couldn’t afford an anvil so I put together this beast out of an old forklift tine. I haven’t even had a chance to try it yet but should hold up pretty well New to the site and fairly new to forging. Still trying to get myself set up on a budget. Working with a railroad rail anvil I build or a while now but found the top wasn’t big enough and flat enough so I decided to build a bigger one since the prices for used anvils(that are in rough shape) are way to expensive for my budget. Here’s what I put together with an old forklift tine I’ve had beside the barn for years now. Figured it was time to put it to good use. I just finished it and haven’t even had a chance to pound any steel on it yet but soon. I’ll update on how it handles The pounding once I have a chance to use it.