phatdaddy Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I am making an anvil jt for use with my striking team. I am using A-36 3/4" plate welded together for the body and have some forklift forks that I'm going to cut and drift a hardie hole into for the face. Should I use a hard-faceing rod on the face or try it as is. I'm not sure of the alloy in forks but I've heard it's tough. The anvil will be hornless and wiegh in around 300-350 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmeineke Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I am making an anvil jt for use with my striking team. I am using A-36 3/4" plate welded together for the body and have some forklift forks that I'm going to cut and drift a hardie hole into for the face. Should I use a hard-faceing rod on the face or try it as is. I'm not sure of the alloy in forks but I've heard it's tough. The anvil will be hornless and wiegh in around 300-350 lbs. It's my understanding from reading on here that forklift tine is plenty hard as-is, no need for HF rod. There are a several threads on using tine as an anvil - like this one: http://www.iforgeiro...-forklift-tine/ Just curious - why do you need a hardy hole if you're just using it for your striking team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatdaddy Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 For demo's, we make a hot cut hardie. The hardie hole will be approx 1", the same as my MouseHole. Times are hard right now or I would buy a heavy anvil. I'm using 7018 rods and preheating everything. I'm welding it up like I'm taking a welding test at a nuke plant. The anvil is a long project I've been working on now for several months when on night shift at work. Hopefully to completed after the 1st of the year. Pics will be posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmeineke Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Sounds like a fun project. I'd just be careful about drawing the temper out of the tine. Grant mentioned in that thread I posted that the draw temp is 800-900 - you've got good hard steel there as long as you don't overheat it. That thread I posted also talks about having the hardy hole milled. When you say you are going to cut and drift the hole, it sounds like (maybe) you're planning on flame cutting and/or punching / drifting at forging temp. If that's your plan then you'll need to re-heat treat if you want the original hardness of that tine back - probably a lot harder to do than having the hole milled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golgotha forge & anvil Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I am making an anvil jt for use with my striking team. I am using A-36 3/4" plate welded together for the body and have some forklift forks that I'm going to cut and drift a hardie hole into for the face. Should I use a hard-faceing rod on the face or try it as is. I'm not sure of the alloy in forks but I've heard it's tough. The anvil will be hornless and wiegh in around 300-350 lbs. I made an anvil a coupla yrs ago using railroad track, 3/4 thick 4 x 14 T-1 steel for the top of the anvil and 1/4" "AR" plate on top of that. I did cut a horn into it though. It turned out great and rings just like a real anvil... Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Except that real anvils don't necessarily ring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I have made a few anvils which use the tine from a fork lift and people seem to like them. I start with the wear part of a 'mole plough' that I get when worn out at the local scrap yard, this is torpedo shaped and has holes and a slot or two and can be 18" to 24" long ( and is very hard ) in the large central slot I weld in the front leg made from 1" square steel about 8" long and another in the rear slot is there is one, these legs are then welded down to a heavy bit of plate. next a bit of fork lift tine IIRC it is EN45 spring steel about 8" long is welded on top of the slot with a big fillet. then I make a socket from box section and other bits to take some stake tools I make. it has a horn, a flat area, some pegs go in the holes in the side to make a bending tool and though it is light and can be picked up with one hand it is usefull. next time I have made one I will post a few pix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Thanks; I would like to see that! No moles out here though we do have black death carrying prairie dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golgotha forge & anvil Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 The best thing to do..as far as I can see (and that's not too far these days!)..is to try everything u can and stick with what works best for you..bearing in mind, of course, that there's always somebody out there that feels they know everything or think they do..go for it !! Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 sorry about the delay, sold the only one I had recently and had to make more picture quality is not good, was a new phone I was trying out. here are 2 of the skeleton agricultural anvils I make the main part of it is the wear part of a certain type of plough, the flat slab on top is an 8" length of fork lift tine. oveall length is about 24 and 21 inches, height about 11" top is 8" by 4" and 2" thick. though they only weigh about 30lbs on a solid base they are quite usable. as soon as people see them they normally sell at 50 UK pounds though with the ammount of work and materials I am going to have to increase the price. and if you are wondering about the odd thing on nthe back it is a socket for stake tools I make out of things like 4" hardened ball bearings http://uk.ebid.net/perl/main.cgi?words=52487&mo=search&type=user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Glad to hear people are buying them. I`d stay in touch with buyers and get their feedback after they used them for a while to help improve the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I do see a lot of the buyers at events, also some are local and when we have a course running at the workshop that I share with a blacksmith people who have been using them for 2 days want to buy them ( and the solid fuel forges I make ). we have another 2 courses soon, a beginners forgework ( 15 - 16th jan )and a beginners armouring ( 12 - 13th feb ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golgotha forge & anvil Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 those anvils look GREAT ! good job !!!!! Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 thank you Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazilla Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Are used anvils that hard to find in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urnesBeast Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 This looks like a totally functional anvil. I have a few design questions though. Why the posts to raise the anvil? I think you would be better off just having the main block welded to a plate for mounting. It is easier to manufacture, I suspect it would be quieter, more stable, and less likely to break. Why is the hardy at an angle? I suspect that is for ease of manufacturing and stability so you are welding on two edges. I think it would be awkward to work with that way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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