Max pywell Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Slowly upgrading my home made anvil from an old craine weight Slowly upgrading my home made anvil from an old craine weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Sorry that's an "anvil", or "improvised anvil" not an ASO! ASO is something that looks somewhat like an anvil but made from cast iron and so not usable as an anvil. Yours looks very usable indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max pywell Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 Thanks, used to call it my briefcase anvil as it had a handle just like one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Welcome aboard, you might want to add your location to your profile, so we don't have to ask when answers require knowing it. That is a good looking anvil, should serve you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Welcome aboard Max, glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in the header you'll have a better chance of hooking up with members who live within visiting distance. Briefcase anvil because it had a handle, how 60s. You're probably to young to remember but in the 1960s manufacturers would put a handle on something, usually an appliance and call it "Portable." We had a Hi Fi record player that weighed in around 60lbs. but it had a handle so it said Portable Hi Fi on the badge. I think it was an RCA but don't recall. Nice anvil. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max pywell Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 Thanks guys new here just getting my bearings, just updated my location Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max pywell Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Yh not very portable at all haha, thinking of putting a tool steel plate on the face anyone had good news from doing so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Is the crane weight steel or cast iron? If steel, I wouldn't attempt to add a tool steel plate, which would require full penetration weld and then hardening and tempering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max pywell Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) Not sure I might be mild steel, it's got a good bounce to it at the moment, thought the tool steel might stand up to more wear and tear rather that refacing it when I dent it with the hammer, but it might dampen it :/ Edited September 3, 2020 by Mod30 Remove excessive quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Why not use the anvil for a year (2000) hours and see if it needs modified? If you found one crane weight others may be available. Grab one as a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 And then there is the military definition of portable.... If it's steel, even mild steel the face will harden up some by use---work hardening. Planishing any egregious dents you accidentally make will help smooth and work harden the face. If it's cast iron I would be looking for a replacement for it rather than adding in more effort "gilding a fewmet". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max pywell Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 40 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: And then there is the military definition of portable.... If it's steel, even mild steel the face will harden up some by use---work hardening. Planishing any egregious dents you accidentally make will help smooth and work harden the face. If it's cast iron I would be looking for a replacement for it rather than adding in more effort "gilding a fewmet". What's the best way to find out if its iorn or steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Drilling on the base: steel produces curls, cast iron produces black dust. (However if you have been welding on it you should already know! Cast Iron does not weld well using welding on steel procedures and cracking in the HAZ is pretty much a given!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max pywell Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) Oh sweet steel it is then Edited September 3, 2020 by Mod30 Remove excessive quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Max: there's no need to quote the message you're responding to unless there's something specific to your reply. It'll keep you off the moderator's radar and make your Iforge experience more enjoyable for all. One of the reasons for limiting quotes is how many of IFI's 50,000+ members in some 150 countries only have dial up connections and or have to pay by the minute, so holding the bandwidth down is a good thing for everybody. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 19 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: "gilding a fewmet". Lillies are much more pleasant to gild. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I always suggest to bothersome folks that they try fire gilding in their home shop for a really nice result... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 How mercurial of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 We must have Tea sometime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max pywell Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Oh sorry, my bad ill get the hang of this at somepoint hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Fridays we often seem to go down the rabbit hole...though since the lockdown it sometimes seems like everyday is a Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Nah, it was like this before lockdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Maybe, not quite, since lockdown some of us peak out of our rabbit hole on Fridays. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caotropheus Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I also build my own anvils. All welded anvils I verify again and again I am using mild steel for the main body. I just built a stake anvil with top steel plate (steel from a plough share). To attach the top plate to de main anvil body I made full penetration welding. Now I need to make the heat treatment and I am waiting for the Winter. The Summer runs hot, every day now is above 40 C and the risk of causing a fire is really high. I will post a video of the anvil fabrication after the heat treatment. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/66233-i-homemadediy-my-third-anvil/ Like others said, use your anvil for some time before you decide to weld a steel plate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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