[TheForge] Anvil for a newbie

[peter fels]

Go to a scrap yard  or a heavy equip repair place.....and get any elongate piece of steel with a large cross section and an end you can grind flat.
Heavy equipment axles, shafts, etc.

On May 10, 2011, at 4:02 AM, David C Kuhlman wrote:

> Unfortunately, none of those things seem to work in Vegas. Right now it's
> even hard to come by RR track or fork lift forks. One guy was trying to sell
> tines for $300 or more per pair.
> 
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> Matt;
> Contrary to popular opinion, RR track makes a lousy anvil.
> The extra heavy RR track used in HD switches is a bit better.
> Using either heavy Track or the heaviest shaft you can snag...
> Plant it upright in the ground and forge on the butt end.
> That way you have the mass directly under the hammer
> where it needs to be, for effective forging.
> A lot of horizontal mass , like in RR track anvils, is good for jewelry
> forging.
> Go to your local BS group's meets and check the tailgate sales...talk to old
> rural folks,
> put an ad in the local cheap classifieds and craigs' list. There are anvils
> around, unclaimed..
> You just have to out-sleuth all the other anvil seekers.
> It generally takes some persistence to find yr anvil...
> but then, it sure helps to be stubborn in this medium.
> 
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