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Blacksmith and Metal Working Forum => Blacksmith and Metalworking Forum => Topic started by: johnsironsanctuary on May 23, 2012, 03:59:32 PM

Title: Here is what a track anvil should look like
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on May 23, 2012, 03:59:32 PM

Wow! This took some time.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anvil-/120915928758?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2726a6b6

Title: Re: Here is what a track anvil should look like
Post by: jimwrench on May 23, 2012, 05:55:16 PM

 That is very pretty. Too pretty to hit with a hammer.

Title: Re: Here is what a track anvil should look like
Post by: scottg on May 23, 2012, 07:26:00 PM

Wow that is a beauty!!
 Wonder what the tables are made of?  Those are added for sure.

   Beautiful as it is, kind of thin in the web though.  Just sayin.

I bet it was a poor return on labor, whoever made it.
  Lotta work for not that much money.
  yours Scott

Title: Re: Here is what a track anvil should look like
Post by: Aunt Phil on May 23, 2012, 09:42:30 PM

I've had way too many chunks of rail swiped from me to bother going to all that fancy work.

Hell I even had PINK chunks of rail swiped. 

Title: Re: Here is what a track anvil should look like
Post by: lauver on May 24, 2012, 06:31:43 PM

That is one 1st class piece of work and very shapely.  Wowza.

They may have gone a bit overboard on the polishing.  Who would beat on that anvil with a BFH?

Title: Re: Here is what a track anvil should look like
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on May 25, 2012, 05:00:28 PM

Does anyone know if you can draw it back to machineably soft and then reheat treat it?

Title: Re: Here is what a track anvil should look like
Post by: rusty on May 25, 2012, 05:59:19 PM

I'm not certain you can actualy anneal manganese steel....