[TheForge] Peter Wright anvil question

[Ralph]

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>I also scraped the rust off the little anvil I picked
>up - it's a Peter Wright. Around the "3" (in 0 3 15)
>theres two words printed in a circle - I can't read
>the top word but the bottom is "WROUGHT".

Top word is SOLID, Above that is going to be PETER WRIGHT with the word 
PATENT under that. ( well the 'newer' PW have Patent on them


>Fer forgin all the little fittings I need to make for
>the cannon carriage and limber, I am going to have to
>have a little work done on the anvil. The edges of the
>top are badly beat up and the top is a wee bit
>sway-backed. I'm going to need a good, flat surface
>and relatively sharp edges.
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>Can I "dress" the anvil somehow or am I going to have
>to work on a different surface? (Good anvils ain't
>easy ta come by up here.)

The edges can be rounded a bit with a grinder... In my opinion I would not 
try building them up, as they will more than likely break off.
If you need a nice really crisp edge to work on make a hardie tool for 
that..... As for the sway back that is actually rather useful in 
straightening stuff. If you can work with it or around it. Grinding or 
milling the top will remove perhaps TOO much of the welded on steel face. 
And trying to build it up by welding is not really the best thing to do to 
an anvil, as it could possibly cause the steel plate to separate from the 
wrought iron body....

Ralph



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