Donaldnicolson

Hi you are all going to think I am nuts but I have an anvil that sags in the middle it was my grandfather and great grandfathers and I want to bring it back to life now, I have tried to find some one to do it and have struck out except for one company and I am not sure what to think of what they say apparently they would grind it and then attach a 1/2 inch mild steel plate to the top with bolts as they say if it was welded it would crack.i don’t know I am about to start a forge work course soon so I have tried to get as much information as possible about blacksmithing as I can but one or two things about that don’t seem right hammering on mild steel would dent it and I would be back to square one very soon. two would bolting it down instead of welding it not mean it would come loose very quickly also they said that I could get the mild steel annealed and tempered what do people think