Buzzkill Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I don't think he intends to make hammers out of it, but rather to use hammers to hit hot steel on it. It's probably still not the ideal alloy for that purpose, but it beats the heck out of a HF ASO and on end he'll have 30.75 inches of solid steel under his hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Ahh for hammering on; I misconstrued "Well this piece will be used for hammers" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmartin2 Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Nope you construed it correctly based on the analogy used. Poorly worded on my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Used by hammers? Not a problem; Gibberish is my primary language according to my co workers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmartin2 Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 So after thinking about this for a couple of weeks I think I want to cut this thing in half to make it easier to handle. I had an idea to use one half as a die anvil and regular anvil on a rotational stand. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Interesting idea, but you're cluttering up the space on either side, reducing the clearance for moving your workpiece around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzkill Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 In either orientation how are you going to deal with the unsupported leg that sticks out over your stand? Any moderate to hard hammering at the end of the unsupported leg is going to result in some rotating at the pivot point I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 You are over thinking this. Stand it up on end and get forging. Don't worry about curved sections, etc. Horns are kind of over rated, I rarely use the horns on my anvils. You have a large fairly dense mass that will work fine as is. Weld a square tube in the round hole so bottom tools can be used, and you are good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmartin2 Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 5 hours ago, JHCC said: Interesting idea, but you're cluttering up the space on either side, reducing the clearance for moving your workpiece around. Never thought about it being cluttered but yeah you are right. 5 hours ago, Buzzkill said: In either orientation how are you going to deal with the unsupported leg that sticks out over your stand? Any moderate to hard hammering at the end of the unsupported leg is going to result in some rotating at the pivot point I think. My thought was to make a leg to fit between the anvil and stand to keep it from rotating. 2 hours ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: You are over thinking this. Stand it up on end and get forging. Don't worry about curved sections, etc. Horns are kind of over rated, I rarely use the horns on my anvils. You have a large fairly dense mass that will work fine as is. Weld a square tube in the round hole so bottom tools can be used, and you are good to go. You’re absolutely right. I am expecting way too much from this. Welding a square tube was the plan as soon as I get that tap out of the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theimi Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 17 hours ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: Horns are kind of over rated, I rarely use the horns on my anvils. 100%. I'm 15 years in business and never owned a real anvil ;-). If I really need something like an anvil horn I make my own hardy tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmartin2 Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 I have a lead on some forklift tines. Would welding a section of tine to the top benefit me at all? Would I compromise the mass I have with a tiny welded gap? I know I would gain harness, but would this be a waste of time? Am I over thinking this again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Why not just support it on end and start using it as an anvil? If it is too tall, dig a hole or build a platform for you to stand on. Too short then build a platform for it to stand on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmartin2 Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 I can do that no problem. It’s actually the perfect height when stood on end. I was just wondering if there was anything to be gained or lost by welding a harder steel to the top (when stood on end). I guess the reason I’m questioning it I because Of all the posts I have read regarding mass below the hammer and stacked welded steel vs efficiency. Will gaining a harder face be more beneficial over a (possible) loss of efficiency over welding to the existing plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 That gets down into the fiddly bits with: yes, no or maybe----depending on exactly how it's done and what it's made from. However to do it right will be time and $$$ and it will work just as it stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Cold mild steel is far harder than yellow hot steel. Just get to work, if it needs something down the line, fix it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 You might take a look at this, thanks to ThomasPowers. http://www.marco-borromei.com/fork.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 If I remember right forklift tines are usually some form or other of tool or hardened steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Medium C to be tough rather than brittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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