Subject: RE: Rolling yer own?

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 96 09:29:29 PDT

Before someone else beats me to it--

>From the pages of the Northwest Blacksmiths Association's "Hot Iron News"...
"Mathew Tilton & Russ Jaqua brought up the subject of casting some anvils a while back." "Now the group is planning on casting double horned anvils."

>From the desciption here it looks like it will be a Refflinghaus. 
The "Gladiator(s)' will be cast from alloy steel 8640 or 8740 in weights of 225 or 450 lbs.
A test anvil will be poured and heat treated before pricing.

If interested contact Russ Jaqua 1119 Blaine St. Port Townsend, Washington 98368 

Ciao,
Steve Howell

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From: Mike Linn <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 96 06:14 EDT

Speaking of building an anvil,

        At out March forge meeting, Gavin Harris (Alfred demonstrator),
showed us the 400 lb. anvil he made from 2 pieces of 4140 tool steel. He had
a piece of 18"x14"x3" for the base/feet and a piece 36"x24"x5" for the body
and face. He cut the pieces with plasma and welded the two pieces together.
After grinding and shaping he flame hardened the face. Sucker rings like a
bell and has great rebound. If you'd like more info on this he will be
demonstrating tomahawks and belt axes at the Alfred '96 conference or you
can contact him at:

                                Gavin Harris
                           70 Brasher Cutoff Road
                              Gallant, AL 35972
                                205-538-8029

        Im sure he'd be happy to describe his proceedure for making the
anvil and probably will have a few tips on what NOT to do.

mike

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 07:33:20 -0400

To All,
Re: Cheap anvils
The odds are that almost anything cast is made from cast iron rather than
cast steel. Ae they usable? Probably yes, but remember that these will not
hold up under really heavy use. For a beginner they may be the thing to get
going. Also remenber that one of the rules for anvill weight  vs. hammer
weight is about a 10:1 ratio. Don't expect to whip out the 12# sledge and
build as rugged a stand as possible.
As in my own experience, the search for an anvil usually continues well past
the third acquisition.

Bill Hochella