4140 steel and other steel for post anvils?
Hey guys :)
Today I picked up steel from an Internet auction lot that I won.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/randyd...57653852821309
Everything in the pails/crates is 4140 steel and is small ( good for peening anvils?)
The other steel is of an unknown type except the one block marked D2.
My intent is to make a post anvil, ala Charlie Lewis. My question is 2 fold. Regarding the D2, roughly 3" x 3" , will heat treating it be enough to use as an anvil ...or.... should I weld on some 4140 steel to the top and heat treat that?
2nd question...The other potential pieces for a post anvil is the big block to the right of the D2 block, 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 7", The steel type is unknown. To play it safe, should I weld some 4140 to the top and then heat treat it? The other blocks under consideration are the 2 tall pieces with orange on the end. They are 2" x 4" x 12"+
Oh ya, also, what else can I use the small pieces of 4140 for? Ideas please. :)