tughill Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just received my New Holland Anvil! I will need to radius the edges. How much, the same full Length? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JHCC Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Take a look at this: And also this: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThomasPowers Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 The radii depend on how YOU are going to use it; what methods YOU employ and what items YOU will be making. Did I miss where YOU provided that info? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chelonian Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 If it were mine, I wouldn't do it all in one go. I'd start with a somewhat small radius, use it for a while, and then make the decision on whether or not to make the radius larger. You can always take more off, but you can't put it back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glenn Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Leave the anvil as is and make a hardie tool that has the radius you are considering. In fact make several, each with a different radius. In a year (2000 hours) you can tell by the wear on the hardie tools which radius you use most. THAT will be the radius to put on the anvil ONLY IF you do a lot of that type work and plan to continue to do that work in the future. Just be sure you do not do anything that you want to undo later. It is your anvil and you may modify it s you wish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I round mine from 3/8" to zero. 3/8" at the step, and I end the taper before the hardy hole,, somewhere around where the heel begins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BartW Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 My anvils have several radii all over. I know on the old one pretty much where what radius is, on the new one not so much yet. I don't think I could work with one uniform radius all over. It would look better though. Mvg Bart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThomasPowers Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 As I use old anvils I've never had to grind a radius on a sharp edge. Now at times I have been known to switch from one anvil to another as I like the radius on it better for a particularly task... I'm thinking of making a 4 radius hardy block just to show students how to get around an anvil's worn edges. Picked up the 16# block at the fleamarket a couple of weekends ago for US$2 Now just wondering if I should go 90 deg, 1/8", 1/4", 3/8" or 1/8",1/4", 3/8", 1/2" radii Or punch and drift a square hole in it and make a drop in hardy stem and make it so you can flip it over and have 8 different edges to use! Its 4.75"x4.75"x2.5" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tughill Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hi Everyone Thanks for your replies. I decided to just ease the corners a tiny bit. I can take more off later, but putting more on might be harder! (lol) Thanks for your thoughts Larry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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