Glenn Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 The terminology for the rail road track. There is nothing that says that you MUST use the rail road track in only ONE way. Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Make the rail road track anvil stand in such a way that the track can be used vertically, using the head of the track as the anvil, with the mass of the track under the impact area of the hammer. Move the track so it can be placed horizontally with the impact area of the hammer on the running surface of the head of the rail. Move the track so it can be placed horizontally with the impact area of the hammer on the base of the rail. Move the track so it can be placed horizontally and the areas between the head and the web, and the base and the web can be used as a swage. It is not the rail road track that makes the product. It is the blacksmith that makes the product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 My chunk of RR track fits on my striking anvil/portable hole in five positions: Round end up: Square end up: Running surface up: Web-to-base fillet up: Web-to-head fillet up: The maximum height is just under 36”, which is a bit taller than my anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 JHCC, have you thought about welding several hardy shanks on to improve stability? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Yes, but that would leave shanks sticking up when you rotate the track. The two “fillet-up” alignments are supported by brackets on the edges of the striking plate, and I can throw a c-clamp or two to hold it down in “running-surface-up”. I’m playing with an idea for a springy two-tined bracket that would drop into the hardy hole, so you could wedge the web down into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Hammer Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 You could use more chain around that base JHCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanglediver Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 So, ... you're saying that, other people have piles of steel material hiding in plain sight, designed to look like, "junk", so as to discourage uninvited takery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Most place I've lived there are folks cruising around looking for junk for uninvited takery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 On 8/9/2018 at 7:03 PM, JHCC said: I’m playing with an idea for a springy two-tined bracket that would drop into the hardy hole, so you could wedge the web down into it. And then it occurred to me that a wooden wedge on either side of the web would do the job just as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesteel Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I have plenty of rr track. But use mt 1898 anvil and a fellow was kind enough to explain the use of the shelf to me. Long time ago. Twisting wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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