Thread: portable anvil

Originally Posted by spazola

It is 4 x 7 x 6.5 about 53 pounds by my math

For comparison my round post anvil that I heat treated and quenched in water was 3.5 round x 9.25 long, about 26 pounds.

I am leaning toward water hose now, If they can do the jominy end quench on O1, I reckon I can use a water hose on my chunk of metal.

That sound much the safer approach. We do not want to search for a new Zen Master.

Nice chunk of steel, 53 pounds with the base plate sounds rite, and it's got a large enough surface to make a dandy blade smith anvil, just about perfect really. Let use know how it turns out.

Originally Posted by spazola

It is 4 x 7 x 6.5 about 53 pounds by my math

For comparison my round post anvil that I heat treated and quenched in water was 3.5 round x 9.25 long, about 26 pounds.

I am leaning toward water hose now, If they can do the jominy end quench on O1, I reckon I can use a water hose on my chunk of metal.

jominy end quench, My new process of the day!

Originally Posted by spazola

I need to figure out a safe, economical way to do it.

Or at the very least capture it on video, prefaced with the immortal words 'hold my beer'

Any progress?

Originally Posted by 32t

jominy end quench, My new process of the day!

Had to go looking to expand my vocabulary and knowledge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW0aUbTWtVM

Hmmm, I was thinking of running a water hose over the top of the anvil while it's sitting upright, but if you could support it upside down and rig a valve like that to supply continues water to the face it'd probably work very well for an anvil.

No progress yet, maybe this weekend.

If I do it, the chunk will be right side up, with the hose on top.

Originally Posted by spazola

No progress yet, maybe this weekend.

If I do it, the chunk will be right side up, with the hose on top.

It's a gravity thing!

Video or it didn't happen!

^^^^^^^



Yep, we gotta see this happen. I am saying a prayer or two that we have a place for the meet next Feb. Just saying.