[TheForge] Anvil Repair

[Larry and Pat Brown]

NJBA did an anvil repair workshop around two years ago, if you go to :
http://njba.abana-chapter.com/
Then click on projects and event pictures, then Anvil repair at Greg 
Phillips Shop 1999

These are a few pictures of the event. WE used 7018 on the base metal and a 
mig hard face on the faces.
I would only recommend repairing the edges an doing the whole face is very 
time consuming and grinding it more so.
Larry Brown


At 06:05 AM 1/8/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Thanks Steve,
>     Do you know how thick the steel face is on a PW?  The edges have taken
>some serious abuse, and I don't think it has ever been repaired before.
>     The Dudley-Wright has signs of repairs.  I wonder if it was built the
>same way, steel on wrought iron.  If so, then the same info would apply.
>
>     So to heat an anvil to 300 degrees without taking it into the wife's
>kitchen...........  Set it on the forge and keep the air low? hum.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Larry
>
>Steve Smith wrote:
>
> > 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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