Thread: My humble pinning anvil

Originally Posted by outback

I used an electrc sander with50&80 grt. discs.
Then a progression from80- 600 wet/dry paper , with palm sander.
Then used a hand buffer, with various metal polish compounds.
Took about 4 hrs.
Here's what it used to look like.
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I've got a 20" piece, that i need to get cut into 4" pieces, for a few people i know, as soon as i can.Attachment 211313

If you ever get some track more I know of someone in Montreal who would buy a piece off of you

Originally Posted by AlanQ

If you ever get some track more I know of someone in Montreal who would buy a piece off of you

I'll keep it in mind!!
I'm still looking for someone to cut it up for me[emoji6]

I see small gage track in antique stores and flea markets all the time.

Years ago I bought a couple 6 in piece in a garage sale, for a couple bucks, I gave one to my son.

I use the small steel block the most, but any hard surface will work, hammer head, bodywork dolly or bench vice.

Wow. This thing escalated. Happy to see the idea spreading.

Hi, Outback.
By the time we used a big electrical hacksaw for stock metal. Took some time, but didn't heated the track. We tried to cut it with acetylene, but we made a huge mess, used a lot of good gasses, became bored, was a PITA to vice it at the mill because of the irregularities and we suspected some property loss of the alloy. Hacksaw was our best choice, because the disk we had just didn' t have enough diameter section the piece without maneuvering it.

Originally Posted by Matheus

Hi, Outback.
By the time we used a big electrical hacksaw for stock metal. Took some time, but didn't heated the track. We tried to cut it with acetylene, but we made a huge mess, used a lot of good gasses, became bored, was a PITA to vice it at the mill because of the irregularities and we suspected some property loss of the alloy. Hacksaw was our best choice, because the disk we had just didn' t have enough diameter section the piece without maneuvering it.

You used a hacksaw??? Wow! Lol that must have been some work... I figured some kind of electric or gas powered heavy duty disk cutter.. but I really have not looked into the tools necessary. Hacksaw? Dang!

Originally Posted by MikeT

You used a hacksaw??? Wow! Lol that must have been some work... I figured some kind of electric or gas powered heavy duty disk cutter.. but I really have not looked into the tools necessary. Hacksaw? Dang!

A large, electric one, Mike! Used to saw ingots of stock metal, huge bars, pipes... like this one:

Originally Posted by MikeT

You used a hacksaw??? Wow! Lol that must have been some work... I figured some kind of electric or gas powered heavy duty disk cutter.. but I really have not looked into the tools necessary. Hacksaw? Dang!

EDIT: I didn't see Matheus post about the saw when I posted.

Keep in mind, it was an ELECTRICAL hacksaw. Big difference. Some electrical hacksaws are made so you can put the metal to be cut in place, turn it on, and it will saw through the metal on its' own.

I just save those 2 small vices - al;most brand new The left is rusian and very dod , with small anvil , very nice teeth on the jaws
The second is german i think , or made here in Bulgaria , a strong litle fellow
The anvile of the vice is very usefull in our job
I pick them from less than 20 bucks , i realy enjoy them for mu collection

I have since cleaned up the piece of track, and have been using it to pin, a vinegar bath, sanded and polished the face, drill a few holes for pins and collars and sprayed the body with clear lacquer.

It is nice and solid and long enough to hold a razor flat.