[TheForge] To ring or not to ring[was anvil i d]

[Bruce Freeman]

Or drill a few through-holes in the anvil and, in the corresponding
positions, weld studs to the bottom of the plate.  Thread the studs at
the ends and attach with nuts to the anvil.

>>> jhusvar at sbcglobal.net 4/28/2006 9:03:17 AM >>>



On 4/28/06 8:28 AM, "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com> wrote:

> Mikey,
> 
> First, a disclaimer.  I'm not a metalurgist and I've never cast
iron.
> I have only read about cast iron and iron casting.
> 
> That said, no, reheating and cooling would in no way compare to using
a
> chill in the mold.  The idea of a chill is that the crystallization
from
> the molten iron is different at a chill than elsewhere.  And THAT's
> about the only positive statement I can make about it.
> 
> My suggestion is polish up the face of the Chinese ASO and give it a
> go.  If it's not hard enough to be useful, BRAZE a plate to the
> surface.

Hmmm. Now that's an idea. I wonder how hard it would be to heat an
anvil and
plate enough to fully braze a plate onto the anvil, then continuously
quench
the plate as the assembly cooled.

Maybe at that point it'd just be better to forge weld the plate on and
forget the brazing. Seems to be what the anvil workshops at NJBA used
to do.

Of course, one could just save up his pennies and nickels and buy an
anvil,
but that might take half the fun out of it. :)


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