Railroad Track A S O (anvil shaped object)

[Hiball]

I have to stop reading threads about these things.

I just got a couple of nice vises. Now I have been having moments of anvil envy and been looking all over the net for a good source for a decent hobby anvil.

I can envision how just a couple of 12-18" pieces of scrap track could make for a nice home use anvil.

Federal offense just to obtain a scrap piece of track ? WOW !

It's nice to know every other crime problem in this country has been dealt with to the point we are now using Federal L.E. to ferret out the track scrappers.

How does one legally obtain a couple of pieces of scrap track to make a hobby anvil out of ? Is there some sort of paper trail one must maintain in order to own 30 inches of scrap metal without ending up on death row ?

So help me if I end up in the bar room hilton, it's going to be Davefr's fault, that last pic is like putting a box of warm donuts on the table by the front door at a Jenny Craig convention

You can simply check with your local Scrap-yard, Most Scrap dealers around here keep tabs on items that they can sell for more than scrap price to the public. If you strike out there.. You "Might" be able to get a piece from your Local Railroad company, I say Might because Liability Issues have forced Railroads hands on these type of transactions.

Good Luck.

 

[geologist]

My local scrap yard keeps a pile of rail plates and cut up rail that the railroad itself brings in for recycling. They resell it to people wanting anvils and such. Now for the sad part - I asked one of the guys running a torch what the craziest thing he's ever had to cut up...

...a running vintage bulldozer. The yard bought it for scrap price, held onto it trying to find a buyer, and when they failed to find one to buy it (for scrap price) it got the torch.

 

[rokko]

Looks like I have the only pink one. Bought at a flea market for 5 bucks, who knows why it was painted pink.

Jim

drill pink
http://meccanicaedintorni.morpel.it/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=14612&start=0&hilit=trapano+rosa

....... anvil pink

RAL3015 forever

 

[rick carpenter]

I used to scrounge date nails from the abandoned RR line in back of my grandfather's weekend fish camp in Rockport TX. I never thought about the legalities (of that) at age 15. That was 40 years ago so maybe the statute of limitations has run out.

I sure want one of those ASOs though!