Most of the folks here will be telling you *not* to use a 4# hammer too easy to mess up your arm if you're not up to using it! I know when I teach I show folks my 1500 gm hammer and tell them I used to do these 1/4" stock S hooks totally with it until I realized I was just showing off and it was stressing my arm holding back doing the counter bend and other finicky stuff and so now use a much lighter hammer for that job. If ya can"t do it with a 2lb hammer on a 37lb track ya probably can't do it on a 1300lb fisher with a 5lb hammer. IF you have a typical horizontal RR-rail anvil with a pointed horn on it then carve a hole in the stump and bed it into body putty or epoxy (like a stake anvil). Buy HimaPro Railroad Track Manganese Steel Dual. A dual-surface anvil is achieved by taking out the anvil part and turning it upside down to reassemble the two parts into one unit again. Grind the web into a fuller (radiused) shape. HimaPro Dual Surface Anvil 200mm consists of railway manganese steel and an outer wooden shell that acts like a workstation for the anvil. If it works for ya don't worry about names, prices or sizes. While this short length of 10' to 12' will only weigh about 30 to 40 pounds it will react like an anvil about twice that weight. HS I have a dozen under 2 lb a few over that. I have been told you need at least a 4 lb hammer. I have a 174 lbĪ 142 lb a 88 lb and a 60lb fisher I still use the 37 lb track. Don't fall into the" got to have a 300lb anvil to work on.
I forged all sorts of stuff on a 37 lb track using a O/A torch. You can do anything up to a 1/2 " or larger just takes longer. It annoys my kid cuz her shiny anvil gets dirty, but she puts up with it so I don't banish her from the shop.I just gotta jump in here. View more comments 16 I used to live near the railroad tracks near an. Well, I find that it works a treat as an upsetting block if I put it on the floor of the shop. As you might know from my Instagram posts, Ive recently restored and cleaned my workshop. They found a hammer and tools for the anvil and the rest of the blacksmith shop. with 10 pounds of creosote per cubic foot, to column 6. How hard is a railroad track anvil Christ Centered Ironworks 92.8K subscribers 148K views 2 years ago Roy tests rockwell hardness of railroad track. old daughter after cleaning it up of course. used ranges from 14 per30-foot rail to 19 ties per 33-foot rail.
My mother bought one for me at a garage sale a few months back after I told her to grab any anvil she saw if it were under $20 and call me if she found any that were more. Should end up looking a bit like a sawyer's anvil when I am done.Īnd, RR track makes a fine anvil for an oddiment of jobs. 30.00 For Sale 12' Long X 5' High X 5' Wide Railroad Track Custom length available upon request. As in my other thread, I am considering building an anvil like that from a block of mild with a face welded to it. Railroad track measuring 11 3/4 long and approximately 4 3/4 tall, base is 51/8 wide, top is 2 1/2 wide. A small block like that lets us work either edge of a double edge blade with a minimum of effort. The reason alot of us bladesmiths are using blocks like that is because we don't have alot of use for an anvil horn or hardy hole. Why should you use new stock for strikers? Been smithing over 30 years now and I don't recall *anybody* ever using new stock for strikers-old files and hay rake tines seem to be favorites. Mass under the hammer is what you generally look for so a block of steel works better than a bar-unless you set the bar vertically-some of the knifemakers are using vertical 4-6" Sq stock as anvils nowadays. The front four inches is then turned into a horn by cutting the sides to a point, then cutting the bottom out with a cutoff wheel. This isn't just a simple slice of track, this for the people with deep pockets who want an insanely over the top track anvil that had a ton of time and hard work put. First the top and sides are cleaned up and shaped with an angle grinder. If you want a budget anvil there are a lot of good options and I'd even be happy to help you pick one out, people buying cheaper anvils doesn't hurt my feelings in the slightest. I can ship two together for the same shipping price so contact me if you would like to do so. In the video below, a section of track 11.5 inches long (weighing in at a hefty 33 pounds) is upcycled into this basic metalworking tool.
RR rail makes an OK anvil for light work. Very hard material, great for blacksmithing.
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