stickman Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Hi. I bought this Peter Wright anvil a while back and am trying to decide if I need to work the surface more. I hit it with 50 grit belt sander for a few minutes to get to this point: So should I keep working down to a smooth top or not. I would probably need to remove 1/16 or so of metal to get a reasonably clean top. Is it necessary for general work? Based on how long it took to get to this point I figure it will take 1/2 hour or so more to get down to a clean surface. Thanks Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Stop and use it. Those marks will not transfer to hot work. The edges were dressed by someone previously, and are in rather good shape. The tool steel face on anvils are rather thin and sanding/grinding wears away a whole lot real quick. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickman Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Thanks Phil. I was just on the chat room and everybody says STOP. So we are in agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Whew! Man I thought another perfectly good anvil was fixing to get trashed! Now unless you are forging mirrors out of Stainless Steel, that face is in great shape. Get something hot, put it on the anvil face and hit it hard with a hammer....that simple! Good looking anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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