[TheForge] Re: Top of a Broken Anvil

[A Vida]

It just occurred to me that many Trentons were of 2 piece construction - 
the top half wrought iron and the bottom half mild steel.  These were 
electrically welded at the waist.  My friend Marshall has one like this. 
Great anvil, but the weld is a possible failure point.  If the welder 
was having a bad day, a job may have been botched, yet look OK and pass 
QC.  Perhaps this is what happened here?

is there any evidence of failed electrical welds?


Jerry Frost wrote:
> The only thing that might cause a problem would be silica/slag 
> inclusions but I don't know how much problem it'd be.
> 
> Frosty
> -------------------------------
> If it ain't forged
> it ain't real.
> Wrought iron is.
> The FrostWorks
> 
> Meadow Lakes, AK.
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> 
> From: "dan tull" <dantull at numail.org>
> 
> 
>> The bottom should be wrought and soft for drilling.
>> Only the top 1/2" of plate is steel.
>>>
>>> As to drilling it, I'm not sure that I have anything heavy enough to 
>>> drill it out.
>>>
>>>
> 
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