I have a rail anvil too. My understanding is that railroad ties are hardened on top which is why they make good anvils. That would make a lot of sense, but it's not in the video.
I have a rail section about a foot long, however it's New Orleans streetcar rail. It's identical in shape but about 30% smaller than standard rail. Also it lives outside and is at least 80 years old and only ever has slight surface rust.
My grandpa used a 12 inch section of rail as an anvil when he put new shoes on the horses. Thing weighed close to 30 pounds.
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I have an anvil made of rail, pretty handy to use when you don't need a big one.
DeleteI have a rail anvil too. My understanding is that railroad ties are hardened on top which is why they make good anvils. That would make a lot of sense, but it's not in the video.
DeleteAnd now you know…
ReplyDeletePretty damn cool. And the saws wow!
We had a piece of rail that we drug behind the harrow plow. It would smooth out the cut up dirt. It was a heavy chunk of metal.
ReplyDeleteI still use a 2’ section of rail as an anvil for small work so I don’t have to drag out the real (160#) one.
ReplyDeleteA whole lot more to that process then I ever knew.
ReplyDeleteI have a rail section about a foot long, however it's New Orleans streetcar rail. It's identical in shape but about 30% smaller than standard rail. Also it lives outside and is at least 80 years old and only ever has slight surface rust.
ReplyDeleteWonder how big the solar farm has to be to feed all those furnaces.
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