Custom Anvil

W

White Feather

Joined
Jul 7, 2015
Messages
4
Hello, first post. :D

I've been a hobbiest making knives by the material removal method for 20 some years now and have for the last couple of years been playing with forging a little while gathering and building the required equipment. I am a CNC machinist/programmer in the aerospace industry for my "real" job so I have access to materials and equipment to build just about anything within reason.

I have built a decent coke forge as well as a pretty nice tube based gas forge and have aquired several vintage anvils in the 60-150lb range..... now I have decided to build a custom anvil in the 300lb range, and will be doing so by fabricating several pieces and then welding them together. I have the capability to heat treat the material to whatever condition suits the project best, as of now I haven't decided the particular material of which I will machine/fabricate the body of the anvil.

My question is would it be acceptable to build the main body of the anvil from say 1018 and then apply a working surface of a higher grade steel? I can build the anvil entirely of any material within reason, but it would be easier with 1018 from a machining and welding standpoint.

if push comes to shove I can build the anvil from solid forged billet as we have the capability to 6 axis machine workpieces up to 30'x60'x8' but by fabricating it I can do it basically for free using drop material.

Any suggestions or help appreciated.

I'm also going to build a PH and a heavy forging press but one thing at a time.:cool:
 
Most of the old anvils are made of either a forged or cast body, with a tool steel top welded on.


However

They forge welded it on, giving full contact support underneath.


If you're fabbing it up, either do that, or maybe braze it on so it wicks underneath




Or look at a post anvil, or bridge anvil


The London pattern is not needed for knifemaking

As long as you have a hardy hole, you can make any tool a hardy.
 
My original intent was to forge weld a tool steel working surface to the rest of the anvil, I have a despatch oven and a 600ton minster press so that should be the easy part.

I wasn't intending on a London pattern, I already have my shape modeled and the top surface is basically flat with a few forming areas and tooling holes which will be 3-d ground into the tool steel after heat treatment.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top