kubiack Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I have recently acquired a 198 pound Trenton anvil from my father in law. He was given the anvil many years ago from a friend whose shop burned. My father in law used it on his farm for straightening bars and shafts so the soft face was not a problem for him. A file will cut the face very easily. The face is mostly flat but the edges are very worn. I am using it for general forging and it seems to move metal fine but I really have nothing to compare it to. How much would the anvil benefit from being hardened? Maybe something low tech like Hollis’s two 55 gallon drums and a couple of big wheelbarrows along with a garden hose technique. Thanks, Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I'd go with MacRaven's volunteer fire department high pressure hose---a garden hose is unlikely to be able to blast through the steam jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 My 200lb Trenton is a little soft. A hard hammer will leave a ding. I don't know if it has ever been in a fire. I have never thought to see if a file would bite. But it's no problem for me. I softened the faces of my forging hammers. I'm careful not to to use these hammers on chisels or cold steel. Any way I would never go thru what it would take to reharden 200 lbs. I'd get a new (harder) anvil first. Good luck. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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