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12:30 pm
February 2, 2022
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Hello everyone!
I just graduated from welding school (at 54) as a career change and always wanted to weld and create in metal. In school, we had projects for the final.. I chose to make an anvil out of a slab of metal I found in the recycling area of the metal dealers in town. The metal I found was a 30”x45”, 1.5” thick piece of 527 weathering steel. I CNC plasma cut the pieces out (4 pieces for the horn and 4 for the base, 4 feet and a table), welded them together and have the basic form… I need to finish the anvil at this point.
What I am looking for is a bit of direction in the case hardening of the table, and the forming of the horn; more importantly, should the horn be a standard design or staggered right or left, should it have a different radius on each side, etc..
What are your thoughts!
5:46 pm
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April 19, 2010
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I'm sure you'll get lots of replies... From my view 1)-why would you case harden your anvil.. It may be just right hardness as is..
The Horn.. When I was serving my apprenticeship in 1967 I was told that the horn on a standard blacksmith anvil ( is there such a thing) has,at some point on it, any curve that you want.. sort of like drawing with a French curve device that allows one to draw a curved line through any three points on a piece of paper... Not that you can do that on yours but perhaps keep in mind progressive curvature when forming your anvil...
Thoroughly confusing reply? sorry...
12:06 pm
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January 22, 2016
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I have an a36 mild steel anvil shaped object that I have been using for the last 20 years or so with no hardening at all, it has held up just fine! If anything it is better when just starting to learn to have a softer anvil for when you miss hit, the anvil will dent slightly instead of breaking or cracking your hammer.
As far as shape goes, whatever is the correct shape for what you want to do. I have seen all different sizes and shapes of horns and even some without horns at all.
hope this helps.
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