Brad L Posted April 14, 2018 Posted April 14, 2018 Hi guys I got a question for you. My old mouse hole anvil (best guess) is wore out. The hardened top is almost totally gone. I'm looking for suggestions on a fix. I can't fix it by forge welding a new top on. I don't have a big enough forge. Any suggestions? Quote
RobS Posted April 14, 2018 Posted April 14, 2018 Pics would help so people could give better advice. What makes you think it is wore out? Can you see the wrought iron body through the top? Quote
ThomasPowers Posted April 14, 2018 Posted April 14, 2018 Gunther method of anvil repair is still the gold standard. Quote
Brad L Posted April 15, 2018 Author Posted April 15, 2018 The top is wore off and the wrought iron body is showing through in plaes 14 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: Gunther method of anvil repair is still the gold standard. I might try that thanks Quote
Kevin Olson Posted April 15, 2018 Posted April 15, 2018 Pics please. We would love to see a face plate that is worn through in places. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 I've seen a couple where the face was MILLED off down into the wrought iron; still have nightmares! (Idjits never thought that since old anvils were free handed under old steam and water hammers the face and the base might not be parallel and so bolted the anvil to the mill and made the face nice and flat and smooth and useless. I've see a lot more where they just milled the face too thin to use; but they were even across the entire anvil...) Quote
Brad L Posted April 16, 2018 Author Posted April 16, 2018 I can' tell if it was ground/milled off. All i can say for sure is I'm not the first guy to hammer on it. It's had a hard life There it is. You can see the piece mesing on th edge there are another couple cracks. One at the hardy hole. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 Looks more worn off; (just a friendly warning about not letting a machinist get a-hold of it without you there to set them straight...) Heavy use and some abuse. Usable but you might check on using the Gunther Anvil Repair method on it when you get an anvil in better shape to use while it's in the "spa"... Quote
jlblohm Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 That little chip on the side isn't going to affect the usability. I would like to see some more pictures. It does look like a very thin top. Quote
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