Stone makes a great ANVIL. Wood makes a great ANVIL. Leather makes a great ANVIL. FINGERS make a poor ANVIL. Sooo many nails are flattened on all of them.
Thanks. I bought a 15" end piece of "rail yard" track from a neighbor who was scrapin' back in 2008 when china was trying to finish their Olympic Park. Scrap went to almost $400 dollars a ton. I gave him $10 bucks for that and a couple other chunks of steel. I like it because it's heavy enough to really put the boots to something on it, so to speak. Because it's an "End piece" it has 2, 1" link holes at one end. Rail yard track was bigger, thicker and more brawny that line track. It stands to reason that there's more wear and tear in a switching yard. I also have a 32" piece of "Line track" that was touch cut like your dads piece there. I put it in the ol" Dayton 9"x16" cut off band saw and cleaned the ends up. I can brake sheet metal with it clamped to my bench. I got that for $5 bucks at a lawn sale. I'd love to have a couple hundred pound "ACME" anvil but so far, they've been priced at $300 to $500 dollars. So I've just stuck with my $10 dollar rails. It's all good...
I've been searching for a good anvil. At the moment, all I have is a piece of a thick leaf spring supported on a piece of MDF. It's worked fine but it can be pretty noisy. Thanks for the ideas!
I have a five foot section of the old narrow gauge track, its not as meaty as some of that mainline stuff but I've cut it into three sections, one for a horizontal aso, one to mount on its end in a stump and the other section I gave away to a buddy.
I'm a stone mason and we call that sledge a bull head. It's used for breaking stone, you can swing it like a sledge or use it as a chisel. It's a nice find.
It would work in a pinch, but I would keep looking for a long term solution because I would guess a dumbbell is cast. Cast won't last real long, hope this helps.
Voo Doo Tennessee previous video, talking about mass, shaping, and the position of where to hit. some people see the world as clay, or steal, and they shape and mold the environment around them.
Have you done a video of the viking's iron age stump anvil set? I think there are three in the set. I'm working on one made from an old trailer hitch ball for my survival pack's tool kit. I'll probably have to make a hammer head with a slip through eye for ease of packing though O.o
Stone makes a great ANVIL.
Wood makes a great ANVIL.
Leather makes a great ANVIL.
FINGERS make a poor ANVIL.
Sooo many nails are
flattened on all of them.
on that 1830s beauty ya got there, that is truly an awesome scrapyard find :)
Thanks. I bought a 15" end piece of "rail yard" track from a neighbor who was scrapin' back in 2008 when china was trying to finish their Olympic Park. Scrap went to almost $400 dollars a ton. I gave him $10 bucks for that and a couple other chunks of steel. I like it because it's heavy enough to really put the boots to something on it, so to speak. Because it's an "End piece" it has 2, 1" link holes at one end. Rail yard track was bigger, thicker and more brawny that line track. It stands to reason that there's more wear and tear in a switching yard.
I also have a 32" piece of "Line track" that was touch cut like your dads piece there. I put it in the ol" Dayton 9"x16" cut off band saw and cleaned the ends up. I can brake sheet metal with it clamped to my bench. I got that for $5 bucks at a lawn sale.
I'd love to have a couple hundred pound "ACME" anvil but so far, they've been priced at $300 to $500 dollars. So I've just stuck with my $10 dollar rails. It's all good...
I've been searching for a good anvil. At the moment, all I have is a piece of a thick leaf spring supported on a piece of MDF. It's worked fine but it can be pretty noisy. Thanks for the ideas!
That was awesome!?! Thanks much and blessings to you and your family 😇 🇺🇸
weld that sledge as a horn on the anvil
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I have a five foot section of the old narrow gauge track, its not as meaty as some of that mainline stuff but I've cut it into three sections, one for a horizontal aso, one to mount on its end in a stump and the other section I gave away to a buddy.
My first small "anvil" was a big sledge that I filled the inside with weld. And grinded on to make flat. Now I have railroad track
Very informative, well presented video, I enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks George, glad you liked it!
I'm a stone mason and we call that sledge a bull head. It's used for breaking stone, you can swing it like a sledge or use it as a chisel. It's a nice find.
Nice job.
Great video! Very informative. Wilson County is 2 and a half hours west of me. Howdy neighbor.
Hey Allen I am really in Smith county, we fled Wilson after Davidson invaded!
I'm about the same. Lebanon is around 2.5-3 hours east of me, dependant on cashville traffic.
So a railroad track metal I can yous it for a knife making anvil or I can’t ?
I have about 8ft of that old railroad track I bought from a old farmer
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Thanks man!
Ay man thank you
"Billy the Torch" lol. I had not heard it that way before. Going to have to steal that one.
I had to look it up, i'm the wrong side of the Atlantic for the reference though. Good video Voodoo!
If I'm not mistaken, the short RR track is actually a mine cart track. Based on my research. Great video, really enjoyed it.
I've found several in junkyards
good options for newbies, Thanks
would a 55lb dumbbell work for an anvil?
It would work in a pinch, but I would keep looking for a long term solution because I would guess a dumbbell is cast. Cast won't last real long, hope this helps.
your daughter must be a queen 😉 you must be a very lucky man 😇
please tell me you aren't talking about economic.
What do you mean?
Voo Doo Tennessee previous video, talking about mass, shaping, and the position of where to hit. some people see the world as clay, or steal, and they shape and mold the environment around them.
china has state capitalism and not communism but apart from that this is an informative video
Have you done a video of the viking's iron age stump anvil set? I think there are three in the set. I'm working on one made from an old trailer hitch ball for my survival pack's tool kit. I'll probably have to make a hammer head with a slip through eye for ease of packing though O.o