[TheForge] Trenton ID

Wed Apr 7 01:35:05 2004

Preheat or no, you are going to get softer areas around your 
weldments..even if the welds themselves are hard and tough enough. Think 
long and hard before welding on an anvil face...Pete F

Chuck Robinson wrote:

>Too hot. Don't preheat to more than 350 or you could soften the anvil face.
>Chuck
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>>>I wonder how they get around the pre heat/post heat. Putting all that
>>>heat into an anvil has to put a lot of stress in the anvil. Does the
>>>rod mfger agree to buy you a new anvil if it cracks or are they
>>>limited to only the price of the rod.
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>>We (NJBA) always preheat to about 500*F despite claims
>>that it is not necessary.  Preheating cannot hurt you
>>and may help, so unless the mfr. explicitly says NOT to
>>preheat, I would do so.  Our rebuilds come out quite
>>perfect, if I do say so myself. :)
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>>I tihnk the mfr would tell you to go pound salt up your
>>butt if you asked them to replace the anvil.  But you
>>might get lucky.
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