[TheForge] Anvil Repair

[Steve Smith]

It sounds like you're not going to do the welding yourself; plenty of
advice around theforge if you are.

The difficulties I've seen come from the different types of steel and
iron in the anvils. For instance, Peter Wrights have a hard top plate
welded to a wrought iron body. The two materials need different rods for
a successful weld. A good welder (without specific anvil experience)
should be able to figure out rods that will stick (experimental process
at worst). You not only have to make successful welds, you need to use a
rod material that will hold up under typical use.

The repairs I've done were with Stoody 1105 and 2110 rods. The 1105
sticks well to the body of a PW, the 2110 works well on top. The 2110
comes out just a little soft in my mind, but on the other hand it
doesn't seem to chip. These aren't cheap rods.

You must preheat the anvil before welding (300 degrees works, don't get
up to 400 or you will start to lose your temper!).

Steve Smith

Larry wrote:

> I have 3 anvils, a Peter Wright, a Dudley-Wright, and a
> Hey-Budden.  All have various signs of mis-use and abuse.  I
> was wondering what I need to know and avoid when having
> these repaired/restored for use.  Is there someone in
> central Texas that does this kind of work?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry
>
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