Subject: Re: anvil repair

From: Matt Balent <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 1996 20:17:19 -0400 (EDT)

My friend and I repaired my Columbian anvil eight months ago.  We used a 
special welding rod known in the trade as 'Missile Rod' which required a
400 degree pre-heat  (accomplished via a rose bud torch and temp stick).
After much grinding to dress up the edges it was ready to use.  I have not
had any problem with the welds since that time and probably will keep the
anvil for a long time.
- Matt

At 10:23 PM 8/31/96 EDT, you wrote:
>I bought my FIRST (yahoo!) anvil today at a farm auction for $100.  I also
got a
>good 4 inch leg vise for $27.  The anvil looks like it is pretty old.  It is
>marked "Peter Wright Patent" and the weight is marked in hundredweight   1  1
>18.  There is one section of the face about an inch wide and 4 inches long that
>looks like it has chipped off.  I can weld it and regrind it, but I am not
>exactly sure what type of filler to use.   Are these anvils made of cast iron?
>or cast steel?  There is a marking on it that says "solid wrought." 
>
> Other than this one area the anvil seems to be in good shape.  I am so excited
>about this that I can hardly stand myself.  Now I have to get myself in
gear and
>get some type of a forge working (in a hurry)  
>
>Thanks,
>	Jack
>
>
>

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From: [email-masked] (Dan Hughes)
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 16:28:12 -0400

>had any problem with the welds since that time and probably will keep the
Who makes "missile rod"?

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From: Jack Geisler <[email-masked]>
Date: 03 Sep 96 16:35:38 EDT

>We used a special welding rod known in the trade as a "missle rod" which
required a 400 degree preheat<<

We have some rods where I work called "super missle rods " that I thought would
do the trick. We use them for problem welds or when we need a harder surface, I
think they may be the rods you are refering to.   Being new to this I didn't
want to rush right in and use them without getting advice from someone who had
used them for anvils.    

The more I look at my anvil the more I think I am going to use it as is for
awhile.  The damage is confined mostly to one area of the face and I would like
to kind of get a "feel" for it before I do anything to it..  

Thanks to everyone for all of their help and advice.  

Jack

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From: mike wolfe <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 09:15:16 -0400 (EDT)

Try 11018 rod, pre heat with weed burner to 500? degrees
use 11018 rod, peen the weld, let it cool down very slow,
Find a blanchard grinding service in you town, and have 
them grind the surface down flat, bring it home, round 
the edges to your preference, polish the horn, clean out 
the hardie hole, wire brush the rest of the anvil and 
spray it with Future floor wax.

Mike Wolfe

At 10:27 PM 9/4/96 -0500, you wrote:
>I've been following the thread on those "USA" anvils-we use the 50 lbs 
>ones to teach on. The faces chip up real easy, but at $35 ea. we don't 
>mind so much. Tom
>
>On Mon, 2 Sep 1996 [email-masked] wrote:
>
>> TOMBGUARD wrote:
>> > 
>> > Thank you all for the advice so far.  I have been lurking again after
>> > a few posts and most recently found the posts on the repairs to be
>> > interesting.
>> > 
>> > I had written that I had gotten a lead on two anvils, one from a
>> > dealer and one from my father.  Unfortunately the one from the dealer
>> > fell through, however I still have the one from my father.  I have
>> > been talking to him and he has told me that the anvil shows some heavy
>> > use in the center of the face and, although he is not sure, he
>> > believes it to be about a 1/8" depression in the center.  I am
>> > wondering what method you would feel is the best to repair this type
>> > of damage.  I would also like to know who you feel would be the best
>> > to do this type of work, as I do not weld nor do I have the grinders
>> > necessary for this type of task.
>> > 
>> > Thanks for any help.
>> > 
>> > Robert
>> > 
>> >   Robert H. Neidlinger                      [email-masked]
>> >   "The Tomb Guard"                          [email-masked]
>> > 
>> Well, if you have a big file and a lot of time.....Seriously, I wouldn't
>> be too concerned if the anvil has a fairly smooth depression in the face
>> from years of being worked on the same spot.  One of my favorite Peter
>> Wrights has such a spot and I hardly notice it.  If, on the other hand,
>> the face has the kind of small dents and nicks that come from being used
>> for cold work and getting smacked with tools it will have to be smoothed
>> before you can do any decent work on the anvil.  If this is the case, I
>> sympathize and can only suggest finding a machine shop to mill off the
>> dings.  Don't forget to grind or file about a 1/8" radius along the
>> edges so the face won't be vulnerable to chipping.  While you're
>> spending that time and/or money just think about how much luckier you
>> are than me, I used my tools to teach a couple of classes this summer
>> and now I have five anvils to fix :(
>> 
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