AJAX Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Hey guys, I am trying to make a little anvil to get started on. I found this site and I was wondering if you guys think one of these steel blanks would work as an anvil as far as hardness, etc. http://www.larkinprecision.com/machinereadyblanks.html let me know what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 http://www.oldworldanvils.com/anvils/4x4-stake-anvil.html This might be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJAX Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 http://www.oldworldanvils.com/anvils/4x4-stake-anvil.html This might be better. That just might work, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Precision is a machine shop code for $$$$. Yes they will probably work and only cost about TEN TIMES getting a chunk of scrap that would probably work better. You can haul gravel in a Ferrari however it is not time or cost effective. (Not to mention that a lot of "ready to machine stuff is annealed and so dead soft.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJAX Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Precision is a machine shop code for $$$$. Yes they will probably work and only cost about TEN TIMES getting a chunk of scrap that would probably work better. You can haul gravel in a Ferrari however it is not time or cost effective. (Not to mention that a lot of "ready to machine stuff is annealed and so dead soft.) Where do you think I could find a "chunk of scrap" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 You can try machine shops, the ones wo do work for heavy equipment usually have some really nice pieces of 4140 as drops, Up here the shops that do oil field work have some really hefty drops. Shafting is good, stand it on end and it gives you excellent depth of rebound so metal moves well on it. Heavy equipment repair shops sometimes have broken axles and those can make really nice anvil. This is where the internet and searches actually hinders finding what you need, the yellow pages works so much better. If one place doesn't have what you need they probably know who does. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Instead of doing that, wait for the Blacksmith Yard Sale this month. it is posted on the NWBA web-site www.blacksmith.org Someone for sure will have a REAL Anvil, not a pretend one, for an affordable price. Patience is a virtue not a necessity, If you don't want to pay very much, you will get exactly what you pay for. :) :) Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 anyplace that works on big equipment: dozers, cranes, rr cars/engines, even forklifts, what about ships? and their supporting machine shops and the scrapyards associated with all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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