It looks like my horn has been blunted which I'd like to forge it into original shape as much as possible vs. As the heel is gouged from a torch and has very little rebound in that area, any resurfacing attempts would start in that area. As you can see the edges have mushroomed, but I do have a railroad track anvil that works fine for now as an edge.
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For the time being I just plan on using it as is and researching how to do an anvil restoration. I attached some pictures of the 200 lb PW I recently bought. I would guess that if you are doing the horn or table you would still pre/post heat to prevent any cracking even if you are just forging the tip of the horn? Job well done, that looks fantastic! How has it held up the last 3 yrs? When you were planishing how hard did you strike the anvil? I read all I could find on the iforgeiron forum regarding anvil restoration, but haven't found many details on restoring the horn or table, other than what's in Gunther's article on Anvil Restoration. Hey that sucker was flat worn out but now looks great! If I can make a suggestion though, one thing I have done on my repairs is before final finish (if its too late dont stress) beat on that thing some with a hammer, it work hardens and compacts the weld and you should do better on your rebound test. I have attached many pictures of the process. I haven't finished milling it yet but you can see its gonna turnout EXCELLENT :D Turns out there was only 1/16" difference between the highest point to the lowest. So Saturday I decided to try putting it on the mill and cutting it flat. The grinding was not turning out as flat as I wanted, we built up the face about 3/16" and more in some areas. I'm guessing it work hardens while grinding. 80% before, 50% after welding and initial grinding and Saturday, before putting it on the mill, I checked again, it was 60.25%. It was still warm in the morning and ready for grinding It was about 250 deg, when we put it to bed for the night in its Vermiculite Coffin. We didn't have much trouble with it getting too hot, more, not staying hot enough. We pre-heated the Anvil to about 400 deg. My Anvil had extensive damage on both edges and the face. We used Stoody 2110 X 3/16" almost 10 pounds!!! He did a great job! Thanks Clinton! Looking forward to the next one! I don't have that much experience with stick welding, actually, almost nun. As some of you may remember, I was going to use Robb Gunters Anvil Repair approach and many of the great suggestion offered by all you guys, ThanksĬlinton came up to help with the welding.
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