I have cut many pieces of rail to length with a band saw like this one: Supposed to be "sold" out of the rail/metal recycling industry without proper paperwork. You need to know, however, that rail is not normally I do know that some people have had luck directly asking rail repair crews for a chunk. I think you will be surprised at how many people who are in the metal trades have It won't take very long before you make a contact. Present yourself in a humble mannerĪnd ask if anybody there might know where to get a piece of railroad rail. Go to just about any local (to your area) fabrication shop, welding shop or general repair shop. Just start asking everybody you come in contact with if they have a chunk laying around of if they know anyone who might have a piece
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How to locate a piece of Railroad (or other) Rail for Yourself Of railroad rail, so if you don't want to hear positive things about them or ideas on how to make them, don't read any In this article, I am taking the positive approach about anvils made from sections Some think they are okay and othersĭon't think much of them at all. Not much has been written about railroad rail anvils, but many folks have made them. I make rail anvils to show that you don't need a huge investment to get started in blacksmithing. Introduction to Railroad Rail anvil making and design Railroad Rail Specs Back to Blacksmithing My dad collected it for use on the farm in the 50's.Anvils Made From Sections of Railroad Rail Anvils Made From Sections of Railroad Rail Updated: December 18, 2022įrench Creek Valley Home My Blacksmith Anvil Collection My anvil is made from a narrow gauge rail road that they used for logging and mining on the mountain behind my house, when they were finished they tore up the tracks and left it in piles all over the mountain. I didn't know there were so many rules around railroads.
My forage harvester has metal alert to protect it from ferrous metals and is so sensitive that a couple of years ago when the street sweeper came up the road and was losing some of his metal bristles out of his brush, I couldn't pick up the rows along the road.
About fifty were picked up from the field. Seems the railroad crew had been replacing some ties where the tracks ran alongside his field and someone decided they should see how far they could throw spikes. Hour later he's back, metal again, another set of knives, cutterbar and repair the cylinder once again. We spent the afternoon replacing a set of knives, cutterbar and repairing the damaged cylinder, sent him on his way. We had a farmer come into the shop early one after noon, picked up some metal in his forage harvester. I was warned off the chinese cast iron anvils as being very poor unless you want to weld a plate of tool steel over the stiking surface. I found one source selling new anvils for the best prices with $10 shipping. Add that scarcity to a re interest in blacksmithing and the prices for used ones are just crazy. Everyone that had one laying around cashed it in when scrap metal was at it`s high point. By me anvils were once plentiful and cheap, that is certainly no longer the case. Thanks guys, I enjoyed making it a great deal. I did some grinding but ran out of light and will finish it later. I toasted one set of plasma consumables doing the cutting and shaping. I used the LOTOS LTP5000D 50A Pilot Arc Plasma Cutter to cut out the center web and to rough in the horn before grinding, the center section cut easily at the 50amp setting and I had good results shaping the horn.I was able to remove the wire standoff from the plasma tips ceramic cone and use it like a whittling knife to pare away the steel a little at a time with almost pinpoint control like a sculptor shaves clay. One 12 inch piece of 5+ inch tall track and an 8 inch piece of 8+ tall track. As luck would have it in one afternoon I had been gifted two pieces of RR track that friends had in their garages. As it is the holiday season I have been running around handing out bottled Christmas "Cheer" to friends and I now always ask everyone if they know where an anvil is or where pieces of RR track can be had. I`ve been looking for a reasonably priced anvil but have not had much luck, I also have been seeking a piece of RR track to make a poor mans anvil.
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