jsawyer191 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I have a new anvil and am a new blacksmith. My Hardy hole looks rough and I want to fix it but not sure exactly how. Any advice before I mess it up would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 You could try taking a file to it to true it up a bit. You'd be surprized how many anvils hardy holes are not true. I make my hardy tools to fit the hole in the anvil they will be used in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsawyer191 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Being so new I was afraid to. What kind of file would you recommend as a good set of files are on my shopping list. Thank you for the response! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Did you read this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsawyer191 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Lol I searched for Hardy fixes, Hardy problems, thanks for posting this now I feel I can fix that darn Hardy hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 It's two threads below yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsawyer191 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Now that is funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Seems nobody's asked the important question. Do your bottom tools fit now? If it ain't broke don't fix it. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsawyer191 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Thanks that was another thing I bought a cut off Hardy and no it didn't fit. I am worried about the cuts near the corners of the Hardy hole. I can ground the shank a bit to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Large square rat tail files have rounded corners, use the most coarse that will cut, smooth and pretty doesn't count. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Hey Frosty, those rounded corners on the file will help to fillet the interal corners of the hardy, and help prevent stress fracture, no? Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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