Recent content by deejaaa

thanks. just what it is. lots of good stuff on that site.

never thought of that but it makes sense. i just figured it had something to do with the track. this was found in the middle of nowhere.

thanks for all the tips and comments. good stuff. here is the bolt i reworked. started to make the surface rounded but my daughter suggested to flatten it, so i did. rounded: flattened: no welding yet. need to build it up a little to tighten the fit. knocked the paint off with a wire wheel...

here's the one I finished today. 1" ball bearing welded to square stock. used to put it in the vise but no more. here's a rr spike i plan to modify. a 2" rr bolt that was sheared in half. started this piece next.

here's the final finished pics. when it cures, i will mark it up with some work i have planned. have already started making a tool for the slot in the back.

thanks for the tip. i used hammertone on it tonight and it really finished it off.

here's a few pics. all that's left is paint. left the patina intact. all i had to work with was a belt sander, 4.5 grinder, palm sander and my hands. tried to get the long part flat and the horn curved.

know this is an old post but got the shop cleaned out a month ago, been lazy. worked on the anvil to give it a little better shape. will add pics when I can. a question asked: how do you cut/shape these? mine was cut with oxy when I got it. I used a grinder to further shape, a flapper wheel to...

my son was working contract for the railroad and told me about all the stuff around the yards he worked at. problem was, all the jobs he worked were in other states. all i could do was just say "oh h*ll".

good eye! my wife puts with a lot more than i realize. she saw it there and laughed saying "what's he up to now....". i will knock the top crust off with a stainless wire wheel but leave the rest. maybe a stand also, bench is not that HD.

i've wanted one of these for so long. that's how i found this forum. looking and reading about track anvils.

i like dangerous! that's why i weld in sandles. whomever made it spent some time doing it just the way i wanted.....many years ago.

friend and i traded for some light welding. received it just like this. it's about 12" long. will be a welcome addition to the shop. another friend is giving me a 12" piece of track that hasn't been worked yet.

good info. subscribed.

thank you for the welcome. i will be reading that forum.