Home made Anvil, I was bored...

[C.BRAXMAIER]

I got a peice of rail road rail the other day and started messing around and this is what i came up with, i mostly used grinder and a torch, lets just say i will never make one again........
here are some picks in random order...

 

[nine4gmc]

good job, I like how you milled the top flat. why would you not make one again?

 

[C.BRAXMAIER]

good job, I like how you milled the top flat. why would you not make one again?

well i probably would, but i was careless and burnt my leg ouch...

 

[5lima30]

Nice I like it! How much does it weigh?

 

[Dmaxman]

Thats pretty cool. Wish i could make one.

 

[BD1]

Glad you found a piece. Looks good. I guess you didn't get caught by the
RAIL POLICE !

 

[gbsmithy08]

NICE ANVIL! Now all you need is a tiny Blacksmith hammer to go with it.

 

[3dkustoms]

Got to watch the rail police, some very strict rules.. My Avatar is Me running a bicycle rail grinder on some rails. I am about tired of rails...lol

 

[spongerich]

Nice work. What did you use to mill the top of that?
I've got a 12" piece of track and was thinking of milling half of it flat but was concerned that they get so work hardened that it would be a huge pain in the **** to mill it. I was thinking of using some cheap carbide bits in a fly cutter to avoid ruining too many expensive end mills.

 

[C.BRAXMAIER]

Nice work. What did you use to mill the top of that?
I've got a 12" piece of track and was thinking of milling half of it flat but was concerned that they get so work hardened that it would be a huge pain in the **** to mill it. I was thinking of using some cheap carbide bits in a fly cutter to avoid ruining too many expensive end mills.

I started out with a 3/8 endmill , then i used my fly cuttrer, as for the police i am one belive it or not i have good relations down there....

 

[kald]

Nice build! I actually, in a fit of delusional cleaning, threw a 2 foot piece of rail road track in the scrap dumpster last year when we were downsizing our shop. I do have a few set of old forklift forks though I think I will make an anvil out of.

 

[southalabama]

throw something away you will need it....

cool use of rail, got some rail, building anvil is on list of things to do.....but just tripping over rail now

 

[kald]

throw something away you will need it....

cool use of rail, got some rail, building anvil is on list of things to do.....but just tripping over rail now

Ain't that the truth. We scraped stuff we had had for decades last year. I bet since there has been a dozen things I've walked around looking for only to realize I junked it.
Now if I want to fab something I have to use my good junk!

 

[OxJaw]

Looks good, I wouldn't mind having one

 

[b-body-bob]

I noticed some pieces of rail laying beside a newly built trestle and the rails look to have lengthwise holes through them. I guess it's a new type of rail? I haven't stopped to look at them, don't need the trouble.