rail road track anvil

[woodstockva]

Hey! I got one from Lotsoftools too....but forgot all about taking a picture....it looks great (mine) & I will post some pics when I get back from the beach this weekend!

 

[-Brent-]

Here's mine after yesterday's marathon session on the rail. I am going to work on the other side, too. Now that I've got experience on what worked well for me (and what didn't) the other side will be simpler and faster.

 

[-Brent-]

Finished, now. Still tacky but couldn't wait to take a pic.

 

[nine4gmc]

Did you paint the top plate too, where will you bang on it?

 

[Outlawmws]

Maybe its still masked off?

 

[bluebolt]

Did you paint the top plate too, where will you bang on it?

The heck with the anvil look at the background!

 

[nine4gmc]

The heck with the anvil look at the background!

I was blinded by the safety red, zoned out thinking how good that would look on my bench. Brent, you're holding out on us, any pics of those rides posted here?

 

[Outlawmws]

Is that a Vicky 5 window?

 

[-Brent-]

Did you paint the top plate too, where will you bang on it?

The tape I used wouldn't adhere to the rough surface that I hadn't "finished" with the grinder. So, I'm going to sand off the top area.

The heck with the anvil look at the background!

Hahaha... I do have a couple cool looking projects. Thanks!

Is that a Vicky 5 window?

On top is a 26/27 T roadster, zero rust. It needs very little and has a neat local history.

The bottom car is a 1930 Model A Coupe. It's been chopped about 4".

 

[hackwelder]

Very cool! Wonder how you cut something that hard...

FWIW I cut several anvils from a piece of track for a former GF and her jewelry making friends, used my 14'" abrasive metal cutting chop saw which did the job but took a LONG time also made a lot of noise and big mess...

but the results were nothing like the OP's anvil, that one is very nice.

 

[-Brent-]

Here's the striking surface all cleaned up.

 

[bluebolt]

FWIW I cut several anvils from a piece of track for a former GF and her jewelry making friends, used my 14'" abrasive metal cutting chop saw which did the job but took a LONG time also made a lot of noise and big mess...

but the results were nothing like the OP's anvil, that one is very nice.

I love my horizontal bandsaw for cutting RR track! Makes it easy, I rarely get the chopsaw out anymore.

 

[-Brent-]

Same. I considered pulling it out but it would've been awkward considering the angles I wanted.

 

[Bogey won]

If you mount that on wood,consider using date nails (nails pounded into the tie,to tell when the year they were laid) i had a handful i pulled and found one the other day,they be cheap a buck to 2 (ebay or flea market) i think you could buy some use as an ornament build a star of 1918 nails in your base,or a crescent moon,or Ur initials or ? hey i beginning to like this idea.use it.