FireInTheForge02 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Hey all, i didn't know where to post this topic, so i guess this will do hopefully. i recently got a nice old piece of steel that will be sunk into a 6'' inch wide piece of 4 foot approx PVC pipe full of concrete. The thing is, the face of the anvil is slightly crowned. Would this effect the performance of the anvil? I will be using this anvil for bladesmthing, and I've heard the Japanese work on crowned anvils too. The pipe would weigh about 400# plus (i did an electronic calculation). Should i grind it flat, or leave as is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Use it as is, you can always gring ti flat later if you are not happy with the crown and want it flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 if you need a reasonably flat area work from end to end rather side to side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Could be really useful for drawing and such. We use crowned hammers all the time, why not a crowned anvil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Marchand Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 The crown will work fine. You should only be forging 4" at a time. I would also look into getting a length of RR track or I-beam at least 10-12" long. It doesn't have to have a lot of weight to it... just a long face to help straighten blades. I suppose a cement floor would work in a bind, too. Its not necessary but helpful. Perhaps I'm wrong but your weight calculation seems much too high. A quick head calculation of a 6"dia x 48" tube of cured concrete would be around 120lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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