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. Hope you enjoy the video, don't forget to press Subscribe and Like.
@@TohGahr yes but drop a hammer on that rail road piece and drop a hammer on on a real anvil and see the difference in the bounce and the difference in the sound along the anvil it's very good but still not an anvil
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.
@@bionicallychallenged7290 by all means. I'm right here. I live in India where it's next to impossible to get an anvil that isn't entirely cast iron. But I've come to the conclusion that any 1020 steel that can reach 42 hrc after tempering is quite serviceable. Fussing about railroad tracks may be counterproductive. Moreover, in the distant past, people didn't have monolithic anvils. They had various work stations.
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.
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!
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 TOOLS!!!!!!!” 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.
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.
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 !!
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.
@@ДедВсевед-с2х, ну что Вы? Креозот крайне не полезен для здоровья, да и черный металл ( хоть и блестящий) в агрессивной среде не добавит огурцам изысканного вкуса. Пропаренный булыжник наше все.😀
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!
This man .. single handedly keeping the angle grinder companies in business.. No joke though, I know exaclty how difficult it is to cut through hardended steel with an angle grinder.. it's ridiculously time consuming, and I assume you go through a ton of cutting wheels.. the result is really great though. Good work.
This is the best creative and forging perfect channel that i ever watch , with no dialogues , no special machine , only a guy with many full free time can do this
Gorgeous. Watching this made me miss my uncle and hanging out in his workshop as a little girl so much. Everything in me wanted to call and ask him to make me one.
Absolutely brilliant piece of workmanship, really interesting video. Unfortunately here in the UK a piece of railway track large enough to make an an anvil is prohibitively expensive. Loved the video.
Just the sight of you sawing the rail with a hacksaw made my hands feel sick, the steel in the rails is extremely strong, I can’t even imagine how much effort you spent on it 4:05-4:20
Ihre Geduld ist beneidenswert. Sehr schön ist es geworden, in die Vitrine damit, nicht in die Werkstatt. Wieviel Trennscheiben haben Sie verbraucht? Gratuliere!
This is a massive effort, beautifully overworked where with a whole lot less effort on finish it would still serve the same pracitcal purpose as an anvil. Visually satisfying result
You made an old piece of railroad track into an Anvil piece of art. I wouldn't want to hammer anything on it. I'd rather display it. Nice craftsmanship.
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!
I think it’s really good that you do this stuff because people think it’s to hard but when I watch your videos I realise that I’m just using the wrong technique keep up the good work
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! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Wow! That's an absolutely beautiful Anvil! That's like a piece of Artwork in itself, in addition to being a really useful metalworking tool. Great video - Nicely Done!
I made a RR track anvil couple years ago. Most used anvil in shop. The sharp pointed horn is so useful. Shame nearly all antiques have blunted horns, but I understand why. They break off, then you round the end. Some blunted the tip before it breaks off.
That turned out beautiful, but that is a lot of work to create such a masterpiece.. thx for bringing us along... Take care my friend and God Bless you and your family...
Just a heads up for anyone watching you actually get a more practical railroad track anvil by mounting it in its end. You want as much solid iron or steel as possible directly underneath your hammer the orientation shown in this video will feel springy and make you work a lot harder to get the same amount of work done.
VERY NICE !!! Rail Track Steel, and old leaf Springs are usually Excellent Quality Steel, AND There's a Wealth of scrap out there, FREE For the taking--- Excellent for many Projects !!!!!!
This illustrate nicely how valuable an angle grinder such as used here can be in every homework shop. It has many uses that you are always finding for it..
Рад за человека и в восторге от того что он сделал! Надо себе такое сделать. Я изготовил тиски, профелегиб, теперь сделаю наковальню. Я не профессиональный кузнец мне хватит. И ещё. Думаю 230й болгарской работать и проще и быстрей? Тебе мастер счастья и удачи!
Looks great. For not using and milling machines or torches nice. I know I would have ditched the grinder about 5 minutes into the project switch to cutting torch or plasma cutter. Then milled the top.
Also more money in discs than cost new small anvil. 😂😂😂 It is really amazing and economically advantageous.🤣🤣🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ I'm not even talking about that hard work.🙈
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.
Hope you enjoy the video, don't forget to press Subscribe and Like.
Молодец.Уважаю.Я так старый топор оживил.
I didn’t forget
After all that hard worke and I must say we'll done but this is not an anvil its just something that looks like an anvil
@@mick1gallagher it is hardened steel, it will work mostly :P
@@TohGahr yes but drop a hammer on that rail road piece and drop a hammer on on a real anvil and see the difference in the bounce and the difference in the sound along the anvil it's very good but still not an anvil
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.
This is some solid advice! I think I'm going to give that a try myself! I'd love to pick your brain!
@@bionicallychallenged7290 by all means. I'm right here. I live in India where it's next to impossible to get an anvil that isn't entirely cast iron. But I've come to the conclusion that any 1020 steel that can reach 42 hrc after tempering is quite serviceable. Fussing about railroad tracks may be counterproductive. Moreover, in the distant past, people didn't have monolithic anvils. They had various work stations.
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 .
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.
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!
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 TOOLS!!!!!!!” 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.
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.
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 !!
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.
I don't think his name is Art-
It is pretty
Доброго здоровья мастер! Восхитительное упорство, целеустремлённость, трудолюбие и мастерство! Всех Вам БЛАГ!👍👍👍
Наковальня блеск! Будет чем жене огурцы надавливать 😁
@@ДедВсевед-с2х, ну что Вы? Креозот крайне не полезен для здоровья, да и черный металл ( хоть и блестящий) в агрессивной среде не добавит огурцам изысканного вкуса. Пропаренный булыжник наше все.😀
Да мастер молодец и мышку покормил и наковальну сделал!!!
@@НиколайКалугин-б3г What the heck is steamed cobblestone
@@snipermanxx1558 Russian traditions of pickling cucumbers 😁
Approximately how many cutting wheels did you use for this project?
I'd say about 50 to 75 and using those cut off wheels for angle grinding is dangerous if it was to break
@@peterrivney552 angle grinder is most versatile and dangurus tool in the workshop.
@@peterrivney552
Is there a power tool that ISNT dangerous if it breaks ?
Maybe stick to something safer mate , .
Like knitting
Yes
all of them
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!
One of the most amazing pieces of railroad track, a piece that does not rust at the ends.
By 1:46, I would have said the hell with this and called it quits. You're not kidding. A TON of work.
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
This man .. single handedly keeping the angle grinder companies in business..
No joke though, I know exaclty how difficult it is to cut through hardended steel with an angle grinder.. it's ridiculously time consuming, and I assume you go through a ton of cutting wheels.. the result is really great though. Good work.
~5 cutting and half of grinding disk gone, all disc total cost less than 3$
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!
This is the best creative and forging perfect channel that i ever watch , with no dialogues , no special machine , only a guy with many full free time can do this
Maravilhoso !
Não dá coragem de usar .
Serve como peça decorativa .
Parabéns pelo lindo trabalho .
São Carlos -SP , BRASIL.
Gorgeous. Watching this made me miss my uncle and hanging out in his workshop as a little girl so much. Everything in me wanted to call and ask him to make me one.
Like most master crafsmen, you make this look easy, but we all know just what an enormous task this must have been.
Well done.
Absolutely brilliant piece of workmanship, really interesting video. Unfortunately here in the UK a piece of railway track large enough to make an an anvil is prohibitively expensive. Loved the video.
Just the sight of you sawing the rail with a hacksaw made my hands feel sick, the steel in the rails is extremely strong, I can’t even imagine how much effort you spent on it 4:05-4:20
Ihre Geduld ist beneidenswert. Sehr schön ist es geworden, in die Vitrine damit, nicht in die Werkstatt. Wieviel Trennscheiben haben Sie verbraucht? Gratuliere!
That's absolutely incredible. You have something that you should always be proud of.
Just a gorgeous result! Fantastic work.
I've had this yard long piece of rail now for a few years, you just pushed me over the edge mate. Thanks!
Unbelievable!!!! The human determination is truly a remarkable thing!
This is a massive effort, beautifully overworked where with a whole lot less effort on finish it would still serve the same pracitcal purpose as an anvil. Visually satisfying result
A lot of hard work and obvious creativity. Beautiful end result. Bravo!
ਕਮਾਲ ਕਰਤੀ ਬਾਈ ਜੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਵਧੀਆ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਆਰਨਬਣਾਇਆਇਹ ਲਾਈਨ ਦਾ ਟੋਟਾ ਘੱਟ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਵਧੀਆ
You made an old piece of railroad track into an Anvil piece of art. I wouldn't want to hammer anything on it. I'd rather display it. Nice craftsmanship.
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!
I think it’s really good that you do this stuff because people think it’s to hard but when I watch your videos I realise that I’m just using the wrong technique keep up the good work
This very amazing Anvil 🤩your hard work pays off this rusty railroad that you turn into an amazing Anvil 👍👍👍
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! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
This might be my favorite one from your channel
The anvil looks great!
Молодец отличная работа, сколько труда и терпения
Интересно сколько расходников потратил
Phenomenal work, my man. Goes to show what the versatility of an angle grinder, and a lot of elbow grease can do. Thumb'd & subbed.
Wow! That's an absolutely beautiful Anvil! That's like a piece of Artwork in itself, in addition to being a really useful metalworking tool.
Great video - Nicely Done!
The most beautiful piece of metal i've ever seen
I made a RR track anvil couple years ago. Most used anvil in shop. The sharp pointed horn is so useful. Shame nearly all antiques have blunted horns, but I understand why. They break off, then you round the end. Some blunted the tip before it breaks off.
That turned out beautiful, but that is a lot of work to create such a masterpiece.. thx for bringing us along... Take care my friend and God Bless you and your family...
That’s incredible. it’s like a work of art. Nice job.
Nagyon szép munka! Én sajnálnák dolgozni rajta! Ezt a darabot ki kellene múzeumban állítani! Gratulálok!
That’s more of a wonderful gift rather than a tool.
Stunning I'd display it differently a talking point brilliant and top quality from a very talented person 🇬🇧 uk
Fantastic job, Anvil looks amazing and great polished finish. Thanks for sharing.
That is art, thank you for sharing!
An absolute work of art! Beautiful!
Just a heads up for anyone watching you actually get a more practical railroad track anvil by mounting it in its end. You want as much solid iron or steel as possible directly underneath your hammer the orientation shown in this video will feel springy and make you work a lot harder to get the same amount of work done.
This tiny anvil is so cute! Can't wait to see you use it in your next videos...
AMAZING PATIENCE, AND A FANTASTIC RESULT. WOULD,NT HAVE THOUGHT IT POSSIBLE.
amazing !!!
Excellent workmanship!
How lucky to find a freshly cut piece of rail track in a pile of old steel! ;-)
Al that work making it look beautiful and you couldn't be bothered to get all the rust off before panting it!
VERY NICE !!! Rail Track Steel, and old leaf Springs are usually Excellent Quality Steel, AND There's a Wealth of scrap out there, FREE For the taking--- Excellent for many Projects !!!!!!
This illustrate nicely how valuable an angle grinder such as used here can be in every homework shop. It has many uses that you are always finding for it..
Рад за человека и в восторге от того что он сделал! Надо себе такое сделать. Я изготовил тиски, профелегиб, теперь сделаю наковальню. Я не профессиональный кузнец мне хватит. И ещё. Думаю 230й болгарской работать и проще и быстрей? Тебе мастер счастья и удачи!
A man whose ability to transcend numb hands and aching forearms has produced a work of art.
That anvelt looks so nice and polished that I would not even use it . I would just leave it as decoration 👍🏻🩷
Love the sound that rings off of that type of steal.
5:41 Aaaw a cute little mouse 🐭🐁🥰😍
Looks great. For not using and milling machines or torches nice. I know I would have ditched the grinder about 5 minutes into the project switch to cutting torch or plasma cutter. Then milled the top.
There is almost incomparable beauty in polished steel
i love the ASMR in this video
I think railroad track is much harder than original anvil. Correct me if i'm wrong.
Без покраски он смотрелся намного интереснее☝️
😃😳😮😳😮😃😃😃 DUDE‼️😃 You’re an amazing Metal Artisan‼️
Looks so modernized and gorgeous
Very nice!! A lot of hard work a ten minute video can't portray properly. You are a craftsman, a rare breed nowadays.
that anvil looks so nice, i don't think anyone would metalwork in that 😂
You sir, are a genius!🤙
Fanstastic work 👏👌 thanks my friend👍👍
Ты просто мазахист. Что себя так не любить 😮😮😮
Beautiful job, a true craftsman you are. Thank You
That's a piece of art.
Very nice. That's definitely what you call a labor of love; emphasis on the labor!
Good working keep it up thanks for sharing your experience Long live happy with your family and friends
予め置いてあったかの様に断面が綺麗ですね
Really nice job, more like a piece of art than an implement.
WOW. Absolutely fascinating! Beautiful work with a few hand tools. Now, that's talent! I can only wonder what this handmade anvil would be worth.
Amigão seu trabalho ficou espetacular magnífico chou..🇧🇷❤️💜👏👏👏👏👏👍🥀🥀
Awesome work and a beautiful outcome. What I want to know is, how many grinding discs did you end up going through😂
That's exactly what I thought. Hundreds! 🤣
Also more money in discs than cost new small anvil. 😂😂😂
It is really amazing and economically advantageous.🤣🤣🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ I'm not even talking about that hard work.🙈
My thoughts exactly!!!
I thought about that and why polish the working surface only? Will be ruined from first use ^^
Patience and desire to complete. Awesome 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
So amazing for people to watch!
Perfect !!! Even a lazy person will want to work.
Its 2.30 in the morning and I am watching this ?? Oh Boy !
I like the part where you fed the meadow mole. But seriously nice job on the anvil
Utterly gorgeous ....thank you
This guy is great. I might try blacksmithing sometine
a work of art in itself, beautiful👌👍
I love a mouse. And that anvil is top notch work.
Really nice work. Great profile too.
Very nice! Your patience with the hacksaw is amazing.
Outstanding work! Congrats.
Watched this video start to finish with absolute amazement! The level of skill and craftsmanship this dude possesses is off the friggin scale!
Awesome job! Congrats man!
CROM himself would be proud. 👍👍🤘🤘