![]() ![]() ![]() I have come upon a 2 inch thick piece of round mild steel about 16 inches diameter that I am currently trying to find a way to make a hardy hole in that I will use as a striker to go along with the London pattern anvil I picked up today. Mild steel plate with hardy hole for striking with something like a heavy sledge so mishits aren't as dangerous. Another surface 've 've seen from and Steele is striker plate. I 'm sure someone will come along with a or better yet to link to Brian's anvil posts. I don't recall the name of the thread or what he called but it's excellent concept. You might want to check out Brian Brazeals version of an anvil made a piece of steel plate. Sounds like you are on the right track or maybe I should say the same one 'm on. Don't get a hurry and don't turn your back on new anvil, Brand new tools are a nice thing. ![]() Well they are, but while you polishing your skills and BANKING product sales, you are shopping for anvil that ll put a smile on your face. Use plate while you plying TPAAAT, selling products, those things you think of as practice projects. Anything in the 1 - 4 / lb range goes FAST me up here in WI. ONLY ones that leave there are 5 - 6 / lb ones in my and they stay there a long time. If your local craiglist is anything like mine, reason you can't find any for sale except for a few is they go FAST. A large chunk of drop will a big improvement from your rail anvil. 've 've been looking at Emerson anvils and found they use 4140 and heat treat to 48 - 50Rc, so I figure if I can get this chunk to that hardness I should have anvil that will do what I need it to do. It weighs in at 118lbs and I have access to heat treat guy can harden it. I do, however, manage to find a chunk of 4140 tool steel, its 12 - 1 / 2 x 9 - 1 / 2 x 4. If you think it is too much for your bank book, be to walk away from it. 00 on top of anvil and say negative things about nicks and about it ONLY Hay - Bud. You can always play game when you go and look at it, take cash, but leave some bills in your other pocket. Bird in hand is worth more than two in Bush. ![]()
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