Turning a Rusty RAILROAD Track into an ANVIL

Since I lost my old Anvil, I decide to make another one out of rusted Railroad track. It was not easy to make such perfect Anvil only with common tools. I put all my skills and desire to make this beautiful Anvil.

Turning a Rusty RAILROAD Track into a Blacksmith ANVIL
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[almostperfectrestoration]

No milling machines no special equipment, just few simple tools in my hands and Ton of work.
Here is the most easy way to make your own quality anvil.

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[varun]

This video is a testament to the power of the simple angle grinder. If you wanna get into knife making, it's one of if not the best tool you can have. Grinding belts are expensive and homemade ones joined with flex tape work but aren't ideal. A lot safer though. I'm fortunate to have a lot of access to oxy and a cutting torch so I don't have to spend hours hogging out material, but I really appreciate the initiative. Railroad track is usually made of low carbon and (relatively) high manganese content for easy continuous casting and hot rolling. The surface of used track is usually work hardened because of the manganese, but you seem to have ground off the hardened case. I can't tell exactly what you're working with but it wouldn't hurt to forge weld a piece of leaf spring steel to the work surface. In this case, forge welding is easier than stick welding. Forge them together and let them anneal in the forge overnight. Heat them back to austenizing temp and quench in oil then temper to light blue. A blue spring temper is really all you need.

[nikomonaco]

I respect your effort mate.I restore only a rusty hammer and I know how hard it was to make it shine.Golden hands you have .Be blessed .

[imanenigma]

Beautiful work mate, to nice to use!
I bet your neighbours just loved the sound of that angle grinder,
not to mention the cost of discs!
Great job just the same.

[jeffeorymurray]

Approximately how many cutting wheels did you use for this project?

[matthewb]

I like that you polished the striking surfaces, and painted the support. Looks really good, and that's a perfect size for the average person working in their garage. Very useful item you made.

[kevinnapier]

You should market this as an award for railroad companies to buy. This craftsmanship is amazing! You REALLY do have something here. Take that idea and run with it!

[seemarajderkar]

Amazing tools that can cut and shape such a heavy and thick iron track.
But the biggest applause goes to the person doing this job so perfectly!! He is a superb craftsman!!
Hats off to his skill !!

[AaronTWas]

Appreciate you showing how you did this using one basic angle grinder (WITH the guard on the whole time), and some files. It may have taken a while but most railroad track anvil videos you find feature massive angle grinders, milling machines, and fancy metal bandsaws. Since I possess none of these items, I had resigned myself to my piece of railroad track just remaining in its railroad track-form and forging on that, but you have inspired me to take a stab at reshaping it into a better anvil!

[jeffeorymurray]

Wow, what a work of art. I don't think I would even use that for blacksmithing. I would just display it in my shop. That is allot of skill you carry in your hands.

[helifynoe]

One of the most amazing pieces of railroad track, a piece that does not rust at the ends.

[crmlxxm]

Доброго здоровья мастер! Восхитительное упорство, целеустремлённость, трудолюбие и мастерство! Всех Вам БЛАГ!👍👍👍

[dovahktheking]

I need that! I used to use a piece of train track in the past, it’s fairly useful but this looks to nice to use. Good job

[brianfalls]

I did this very thing last year and made an anvil. The hardest part of making it was drilling out the hole for the Hardy hole. It was a lot of fun!

[bentleyblower]

Like most master crafsmen, you make this look easy, but we all know just what an enormous task this must have been.
Well done.

[Charlielizard]

That looked like it wasn't easy, as you stated in the beginning. However, that little anvil turned out beautiful. Most definitely a labor of love. Appreciate you posting this video. Excellent transformation! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[Dracul_X]

that anvil looks so nice, i don't think anyone would metalwork in that 😂

[lotsoffreetime]

This very amazing Anvil 🤩your hard work pays off this rusty railroad that you turn into an amazing Anvil 👍👍👍

[dan]

sometimes, it’s ok to invest in better tools like plasma cutters and/or industrial bandsaws. LOL! halfway through and seeing you use the hacksaw, I literal yelled “BRUH…”

And that’s followed by “…I USE ONLY SIMPLE text across the screen, and I fell out of my seat laughing.

This was an exercise in determination; but regardless, the anvil came out beautifully.

[ChristopherSalisburySalz]

The hardest part about doing this is keeping the top flat. Its extremely easy to dish out the top or create a hump. You did a good job keeping it flat!