[TheForge] Fw: Anvil repair

[Andrew Vida]

Acronym is escaping me

wmullett at bright.net wrote:
> I have seen CAD Welding done on 1 1/2" rebar  Not sure what the material used there is.
> 
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>> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:58:08 -0500
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>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Fw:  Anvil repair  
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>> 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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