[TheForge] Fw: Anvil repair

[Bruce Freeman]

Somewhere I believe read something about a fusion layer that, IIRC, was
essentially a thin layer of thermite.  Imagine taking a sheet of "paper",
cutting it to size, and placing it between anvil and steel plate.  The fit
would have to be good -- IIRC, this stuff had no gap-filling ability.  Set
it off, and instant weld.

Now, is this real or am I dreaming.

The IRD 100 awards,  maybe 10-20 years ago, seems  a likely place I might
have read such a thing.  I'll check and may report back.

On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Andrew Vida <osan at netlabs.net> wrote:

> Just had a thought, so take cover.
>
> Has anyone ever tried welding a face using thermit?  A think layer of
> thermit interposed between the wrought body and steel face, clamped
> elastically perhaps?  Light bugger off and watch the fun!
>
>
>
> CGRAF wrote:
> > I seem to remember ( and Seeming to remember is happening more and more)
> > that some of the tool steel tops were welded to the base of cast anvils
> > by placing the heated steel plate in the mold and pouring the cast over
> it.
> >
> > It might work, but I cannot find any corroborating documents in my piles
> > of crap.
> >
> > At any rate it sounds less nasty than trying to forge weld a 3/4 inch
> > plate onto a base.
> >
> > Am I remembering something real or just a dream?
> >
> > Mike Graf
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Bruce
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