jason0012 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I am setting up two additional forging stations and am already short on anvils as it is. Not really wanting “good” anvils for beginners to bang on, I was looking at some of the Chinese anvils on Amazon, as well as some of the really nice anvils ( new car prices , but they are pretty) like a holland or nimba. I should get the good ones for me and shift my old anvils to the new stations, but it’s not in the budget at the moment. A friend recently brought me an old extruder die that’s split in half. It is an 8” thick disc 16” in diameter. Each half around 250# and it’s H13! Now it is a kind of funky shape, but I think I can work around that. There is a hole in the middle. On one block it is a rectangular groove about two inches deep and three inches wide. On the other there are two grooves about two by two separated by a 9/16” thick web. The surface needs to be cleaned up a lot, but as is represents a pair of forging surfaces about 8” x 7”. I am thinking the grooves can be filled with a block that overhangs with hardy hole.a horn added to one end, then feet welded on. H13 is not the friendliest steel for fabricating(or grinding for that matter) but I think I can get a fair shop anvil around 300 pounds by the time it is finished. Not sure I will maintain enthusiasm to make two, but will see how it goes. Another thought for the center section was to key in blocks like a cutlers anvil. I got a horn forged today, it matches my 125 Peter wright reasonably close, but looks awfully small next to this block… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I think you're spending too much time with a horn. I'd stand those blocks on end and round one end to serve as a graduated fuller, about all I use the horn for myself. I true rings up over it but that's about all. Standing on end means no need for feet and if you want a hardy hole weld square tubing or angle iron halves in the slot or similar in one of the double slots. With a hardy hole you can make a mandrel cone if someone needs to form around a round section. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 That is very cool. I like the cutler's anvil idea. I would also consider flipping over one of the halves and using it round-side-up like a Chinese "tortoise" anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I'm with JHCC, that curved side would be great for drawing out over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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