Repurposing an anvil

[8ob]

is that for when she go's swimming?

The sentence I deleted mentioned an unschedueled fishing trip but I thought better of it

Bob

 

[Wendelspanswick]

My large anvil has been refaced with hard facing rods at some point in it's life, it hasn't got the sweet ring of my smaller anvil but it's brilliant for using when smacking the hell out of something with a BFH.

 

[Brad93]

My large anvil has been refaced with hard facing rodsat some point in it's life, it hasn't got the sweet ring of my smaller anvil but it's brilliant for using when smacking the he'll out of something with a BFH.

Probably been made a bit too hard. Made that mistake a few times.

Or a big buffer layer put in.

 

[Kent]

Hard surfacing rod (not sure if you can get hard surface mig wire?) as used for JCB teeth.
Lay umpteen beads to build up the top, then grind smooth.

To mount it, traditionally a big wooden block or tree stump, sometimes with a shallow recess to match the shape of the feet.

Problem is flattening those beads back and also the anealing effects on the surrounding area as it cools
As an anvil has a hardened plate on top of an iron core you can delaminate the plate from the top surface
Only worth trying if your OK with the chance of failures turning it into scrap

 

[Kent]

My large anvil has been refaced with hard facing rodsat some point in it's life, it hasn't got the sweet ring of my smaller anvil but it's brilliant for using when smacking the he'll out of something with a BFH.

Sounds like a bit of delam under the plate occurred
The ping is the tell tale

 

[vwmark]

My company makes high end benches. If your near me we could arrange a swop - North Wales

 

[Screwdriver]

I was given a large very old and worn anvil (at least two foot long). I have a much better one about 2/3 the size of this one which I do still use.

While deciding what to do with the larger anvil, I wondered about turning it into a small seat / bench - I thought about drilling / tapping the anvil and countersink bolting a nice lump of oiled hardwood to it.

Anyone seen this done before?

I can't imagine it has much value, so id rather make something out of it.

That would be a crime. If you really don't think its worth that much, sell it to me. I can use it - not for sitting on either!

I am quite serious incidentally and if you really want a garden seat, I can make you one in exchange for this old beater.

It took me years to find an anvil i could afford that was in decent condition but after a mad dash to Manchester, I got one. Now I realise how handy it would be to have one set up in a bit more space that I can "go to town with" using a big sledgehammer to make some serious dents in metal. Something I wouldn't want to do with my relatively precious anvil.

 

[p0689109]

There was one for sale at an auction in Congleton last Friday which went for £145. Good condition and good size to. I have nowhere to put it so did not bother to bid.

 

[Kent]

There was one for sale at an auction in Congleton last Friday which went for £145. Good condition and good size to. I have nowhere to put it so did not bother to bid.

Straight and with a good rebound worth £100 on top of that and actually still climbing

 

[brightspark]

Nice anvil .It would make a nice charm for swmbo`s ankle bracelet,.

Bob

not thinking of dropping her in a deep lake with it are u

 

[zeppelin builder]

Hard surfacing rod (not sure if you can get hard surface mig wire?) as used for JCB teeth.
Lay umpteen beads to build up the top, then grind smooth.

To mount it, traditionally a big wooden block or tree stump, sometimes with a shallow recess to match the shape of the feet.

this will shrink and ruin the bond between the hard part and body its usually the soft wrought iron thats deformed under the plate

 

[zeppelin builder]

If it’s very old and good quality you’ll find that the body is cast iron and the top a high manganese carbon steel about ¾-1” thick fire welded to the top of the anvil.

Repaired lots over the years.

If the top is cast steel grind all the rust off and use something like a 7018 an build the layers up.

You can then hardface. I forget the consumable I will look later.
You don’t want something as hard as you would use for earth moving equipment.

You want a high Mn consumable.

Used 309 on one and that didn’t come out too bad was fairly hard.

surely you mean wrought iron! the cheapies are made from cast iron not knocking them (sic) as any anvil is better than no anvil

 

[Screwdriver]

surely you mean wrought iron! the cheapies are made from cast iron not knocking them (sic) as any anvil is better than no anvil

The one in the OP is most likely an older wrought iron anvil. It is heavily swayed which is typical since wrought iron is relatively soft and you can see the bick has drooped over the years too. Internet wisdom reliably informs me that later Peter Wright anvils were made with a crowned face (humped) and a bick that distinctly points up in an attempt to delay the inevitable.

 

[Keith 66]

Father in law has a beast of an anvil in his garden about 4cwt, It is very beat up & worn but rings well. It came from the local forge & has to be centuries old. My name is on it & i shall leave it as it is.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

not thinking of dropping her in a deep lake with it are u

Mariana trench.......?

 

[daleyd]

Mariana trench.......?

Isn’t she a singer?

 

[mrsbruce]

Isn’t she a singer?

I’ve got one of her cassettes somewhere.

 

[Kent]

Father in law has a beast of an anvil in his garden about 4cwt, It is very beat up & worn but rings well. It came from the local forge & has to be centuries old. My name is on it & i shall leave it as it is.

Being left out in the rain and being in a fire ruin more anvils than hard use