[TheForge] Anvil Repair

[Steve Smith]

Ahh. That is a bit more of a problem.

I forgot to mention grinding any weld areas to clean metal before welding. Sounds like
you almost certainly will have both body material and top plate material to weld.

Steve

Larry wrote:

> If the edges were round they would not be a problem, the fact is that they are mostly
> chips and deep irregular crevasses.  But now that I have more than one anvil, it is
> not so much a trouble.
>
> Larry
>
> Steve Smith wrote:
>
> > Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer wrote:
> >
> > > 5. When I first got an anvil, I wanted the face to be perfect with nice
> > > square edges....wrong.
> > > The edges on your anvil should be soft curves with a choice of radiuses to
> > > work with. On the rare occasions you need a hard edge, make up a hardy
> > > stake for that. Most  flaws on anvil edges can be smoothed out  and rounded
> > > up with some careful grinding...and sometimes a chipped spot can be worked
> > > into a useful form.
> >
> > Good advice (including the snipped parts). I find I need a rounded edge *far* more
> > often than a sharp edge.
> >
> > Steve Smith
>
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