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I finally figured out why my forge welds kept failing and it was the anvil not the fire
For about a year I kept blaming my coal and my blower for bad welds on my billet knives, and I burned through maybe 40 pounds of good bituminous trying to chase it. Then a guy named Dale at the Ohio forge meet in April watched me work for two minutes and said my anvil face was too slick and crowned, so the two pieces never really mashed together. He told me to hit a piece of mild steel flat on it and look at the gap under a straightedge, and there was daylight showing on both sides. I took a belt sander to the face for about 20 minutes and got it close to flat, then welded up a 7 layer billet the next weekend and it stuck on the first try. What gets me is how many folks on here tell new guys to just get their heat right and never mention the anvil surface at all. So I want to know, how are you all checking your anvil face for flat and crown, and does anyone actually get it ground professionally or just do it by hand?
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robin8967d ago
Mine had a low spot in the middle, so I just stoned it flat and stopped blaming the coal.
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