[TheForge] Pwr hmr anvil

[Jerry Frost]

You're correct to a point Ron.

In reality there is a limit to how many pieces and or 
shapes you can weld together and end up with a mass 
that is competent for an anvil. The RR axels I was 
hoping to buy for scrap prices were very useable. Cut 
to the correct length and welded to a thick base the 
longitudinal welds joining the axels would've suffered 
very little shear under the hammer.

I considered using RR track as there's a largish pile 
in the back yard at work nobody'd mind disappearing. 
The problem is welding up 1,500-2,000 lbs of it into a 
smallish package without causing severe heat stress, 
imbrittlement, shear zones and a whole raft of 
potential failure points.

I know most of you don't know how far we are from a 
real industrial community in Alaska but a piece of 2" 
plate is a special order. 6" sq. bar is likewise a 
special order. If I could find either for scrap to 
reasonable prices I wouldn't have any heartburn about 
welding up an anvil but you just don't see this stuff 
around here. Not often anyway. Still, rare as it is 
here abouts I keep my eyes open and have the word out.

Heck, a counter weight off a decent sized forklift 
could be adapted. I'm flexible. <grin>

Frosty
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>



Frosty, you can weld plates, rods bars, rr track, etc 
together for an anvol;
the steel doesn't care