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Of Work! I only worked on the anvil in my spare time. . I used O&A to cut out the middle, and to cut out a point for the horn. . Then used a grinder to do the rest. Sure was a lot of grinding! . . I was going to do some more work to it, But decided this was enough! . . I used 2 grinder wheels and a flap disc #80 to smooth it out.I have an unlimited supply of RR plates and RR rail. . . My dad retired from the RR after 44 years, and I can go to a local RR yard and tell them what I need, and they load it up for me! I used my log-splitter and made the square block to set it on. . . I didn't have an anvil and thought I would make one after seeing some on here! I don't believe I would want to make another one unless I bought more tools! Attached ImagesHobart Handler 190Hobart Spool-Gun 100Lincoln 225 ACMiller & Pipeliner HoodDewalt 14" Chopsaw, GrindersHarris O/AVictor TorchCustom Built O/A CartCustom Welding CartHeavy Duty 16 Speed Floor Drill PressPipe-BenderDrill Doctor
Reply:Wow! That is absolutely fantastic! Did you grind the radius off of the top of the rail? Or was it already flat? That is absolutely awesome!
Reply:That looks so nice it could be in a shadow box and put on display.........Really well done........Precision TIG 185 and MP 210Bobcat 225NTCutmaster 42O/A tanks.... 2 Argon tanks...... 2 C25 TanksFacebook...... F2 Metal WorksETSY....... https://www.etsy.com/shop/F2MetalWorksF2MetalWorks.com....... http://www.f2metalworks.com/
Reply:I see you live in ky and you have alot of rail can i have some I would like an anvil. What part of ky do you live in.
Reply:Wow, extremely nice work with the grinder.Miller Maxstar 200 SDPiperliner #10 Gold
Reply:Nice work on the anvil! What part of Kentucky are you from?
Reply:Really nice! I just wish I could figure out where I can purchase a piece of rail in the Houston area.
Reply:Holy ****!! Awesome
Reply:That is by far the best RR anvil I have seen anywhere.
Reply:Very cool. I'll take one.He > me
Reply:Originally Posted by WI fire 10That is by far the best RR anvil I have seen anywhere.
Reply:nice.  My rail anvil was/is a rusty chunk of old rail with slag still attached from when it was cut off the rail and still someone stole it.  Hey, on second thought, I sorta looked like yours there.  I want it back now
Reply:Wow! That's too pretty to bang on... Cool connection ya got with the RR!(Retired) Professional firefighter, amateur everything else I try to do...Oh yeah:  Go Big Red!   (You know: one of the 12 members of the Big 10 cuz we left the 10 members of the Big 12...)
Reply:I could not hit that thing with a hammer!!! That thing needs some special lighting or flowers. Very niceDave ReberWadsworth Ohio
Reply:WOW ! That looks great!
Reply:Wow, great job with that!-Aaron, Anviless near SeattleJet 17.5" Drill Press1942 South Bend 16x84 Lathe1980s Miller 320A / BP --- 2013 Power Mig 2562012 Jet 7x12 Horizontal BandsawVictor O/A Setup
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Reply:ok, it's official, you have way to much spare time on your hands. That thing is WAY to nice to beat on.There are no problems. There are only solutions. It's your duty to determine the right one.Hobart Handler 210Airco 225 Amp MSM Stinger
Reply:Originally Posted by ThorsHammerok, it's official, you have way to much spare time on your hands. That thing is WAY to nice to beat on.
Reply:Looks great, that is alot of grinding man!
Reply:Nice Job!I made one years ago, obviously not as nice as yours!On the flat I welded a one thick 4 by 6 piece.Mine is on a 3 legged stand.
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Reply:That's not a anvil....It's a SHOWPIECE!!!Where's mine?...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:I'm headed to the hills this weekend. There is a set off tracks near mom and dads place with old rail laying around, problem is the pieces are like 50' long. I might try to find some small pieces but I have to think someone would have picked up those for scrap. Maybe I will call the yard see if they have any. How long is your rail?Dave ReberWadsworth OhioOriginally Posted by yakdungReally nice! I just wish I could figure out where I can purchase a piece of rail in the Houston area.
Reply:Thanks everyone! The RR rail is 16" long.No, ThorsHammer. . . I don't have too much spare time on my hands. . . I would go in my shop to work on other things, and take about 30 minutes of my "spare time' and grind away!Fexal, You make some nice stuff ! . . . I do believe its time for you to "step up to the plate", and start grinding on some RR rail !I found this thread one night while searching here for homemade anvils. . . The thread was started by "Boostinjdm" Not Jim. . . That's the best lookin' homemade anvil I've ever seen! . . He had the right tool for the job!Scroll down to post #11 to see it finished. http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=161251Hobart Handler 190Hobart Spool-Gun 100Lincoln 225 ACMiller & Pipeliner HoodDewalt 14" Chopsaw, GrindersHarris O/AVictor TorchCustom Built O/A CartCustom Welding CartHeavy Duty 16 Speed Floor Drill PressPipe-BenderDrill Doctor
Reply:Ditto what everyone else said, way too nice to beat on.  I made one years ago for a guy but it was not near that nice.
Reply:That is really great work you did there.As for being too pretty to beat on, come on.I'd beat it like it was a rented mule.That's what it's made for. I mean what if your girlfriend was a super model? Would you not hammer her, too? Brian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:Originally Posted by app-ironworksllcThat is really great work you did there.As for being too pretty to beat on, come on.I'd beat it like it was a rented mule.That's what it's made for. I mean what if your girlfriend was a super model? Would you not hammer her, too?
Reply:Looks great!  Originally Posted by rabidchimpWow, great job with that!-Aaron, Anviless near Seattle
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Reply:I just want to know where in ky you live so i can come get me some RR.
Reply:Wow!   I can imagine how many hours of work that took!Nice job!
Reply:Nice job man!! great work I would hate to use it now!!Miller 250DX HTP 221 DV AC/DCHenrob O-A Miller 180 MigMiller 150 Inverter   Hobart 10,000 Welder-Generator   Have a good day!!!
Reply:I think everybody freaked him out, as he has not answered a coment yet....But WOW no way would i pound on that....that is a piese of art......
Reply:WelderBillNice one that's outstanding work.GregMagazines have issues, everything else has problems
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Reply:WOW!!!!!,,,if its mine ill definitely put it in the gallery...not in the shop... awesome work..thanks for sharing.MARIO
Reply:Originally Posted by nonhogLooks great! Aaron theres a RR tie place on River  Road in Puyallup (might be a Tacoma address) that sells track.
Reply:Yeah Bill I hear ya in that! Not Jim smoked us all, but in my defense the one I made was for a little kid and I did it on my lunch break. Start to finish 1hr. I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeYeah Bill I hear ya in that! Not Jim smoked us all, but in my defense the one I made was for a little kid and I did it on my lunch break. Start to finish 1hr.
Reply:When it comes to playing with rails Bill I kind of feel like a cheater. I worked as a field welder and in a railroad fabrication shop for years when I was younger. You would be amazed how much we would get done with grinders. We had a endless supply of various grinders and abrasive wheels, and because of those days I can wreck any grinder in short order. I won this Victor torch at a welding show a few years back for the quickest cut through a piece of 119lb rail. My friend forced me to do it, and I destroyed the competition and cut it in 34seconds. I actually told my friend that I felt like a bag of sh!t for doing that, it was like taking candy from a baby. I would have rail cars with cranes ride me around for days sometimes just cutting rail. It was a fun job back then but I wasn't making any money there so I moved on.  Attached ImagesI hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeWhen it comes to playing with rails Bill I kind of feel like a cheater. I worked as a field welder and in a railroad fabrication shop for years when I was younger. You would be amazed how much we would get done with grinders. We had a endless supply of various grinders and abrasive wheels, and because of those days I can wreck any grinder in short order. I won this Victor torch at a welding show a few years back for the quickest cut through a piece of 119lb rail. My friend forced me to do it, and I destroyed the competition and cut it in 34seconds. I actually told my friend that I felt like a bag of sh!t for doing that, it was like taking candy from a baby. I would have rail cars with cranes ride me around for days sometimes just cutting rail. It was a fun job back then but I wasn't making any money there so I moved on.
Reply:Put a cup stone on your 4 1/2 grinder and you can tear up some steel Bill. Theyre heavy and your grinder will really jump when you turn it on so you gotta hang on to it. Its not really good for the grinder cause it will get hot as a bastard, but you get better control vs. wrestling a giant grinder on a smallish project.I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Very nice work. I have a friend who made one very similar and just as pretty. Hes very proud of it, and he should be. After doing a lot of research on Anvils, and being in the car restoration business, I got excited about the idea of the Hardy Hole. Sounds pretty funny, but wow is it ever a good idea. Its a 3/4 square hole in the anvil which acts as a receiver for whatever tools you choose to use with it. So, a circular dome attachment for hammering things rounder shapes, or a fork used for bending rods, etc etc is possible with it. It really opened up possibilities for using the anvil. So, I started searching for an anvil with a Hardy Hole. Good luck with that. Ebay has them but they are antiques and very expensive. So, I broke down and purchased the 55 lb anvil from HF http://www.harborfreight.com/55-lb-r...vil-69161.html for $54 with Hardy Hole. I then stripped all that crappy painfully purple paint off, smoothed it out and used black high grade black urethane paint on the parts that aren't used. GTG. My shop is so small that if it doesn't have added usefulness, its just not there. Not to take away from the RR anvils tho.. super nice job. A person could make money selling those on Ebay.
Reply:That looks amazing, great job.
Reply:Thanks Deve & Sqznby.  Originally Posted by weldermikePut a cup stone on your 4 1/2 grinder and you can tear up some steel Bill. Theyre heavy and your grinder will really jump when you turn it on so you gotta hang on to it. Its not really good for the grinder cause it will get hot as a bastard, but you get better control vs. wrestling a giant grinder on a smallish project.
Reply:Originally Posted by WelderBillWell, Two different people came by my shop last night to pick up a plow that I fixed, and an extension hitch that I made for one of them to use with a slide-in-camper so they can pull a boat behind.They seen the anvil and asked me where I got it from. . . They didn't even know it was homemade from a piece of RR rail.I told them I made it, and both of them ask me if I would make them one! . . . OH BOY, is what I said! I think I'm going to hide the anvil so no one else can see it from now on!