I Turn a Railroad Track into an Anvil! DIY Project using Basic Tools!

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024
  • I fabricated this anvil out of an old piece of railroad track. I did the whole project using only basic tools- 5inch grinder, 9inch grinder, power drill, hand file, die grinder and a drill press. The finished anvil polished up nicely with a bit of metal polish, an old rag and a little elbow grease. I made this anvil for the purpose of displaying it, rather than for use in my workshop, and I'm very happy with how the finished product turned out!

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  • @jjohnson2553
    @jjohnson2553 Год назад +17

    I'm not sure which impressed me the most. The amount of effort you put in to making the anvil or that you took the wife's table out to the pasture to shoot the final scene. BTW I think you've got the best looking railroad anvil I've seen on youtube. And I even have a piece of track I wanted to make an anvil with. But after watching your video, I can't imagine putting that much work in to mine to get that anvil. Having serious second thoughts here now. LoL

  • @DK-jg5vk
    @DK-jg5vk 2 года назад +17

    I have watched a lot of videos about carving an anvil out of a piece of railroad track. Your anvil is the very best one I've seen. You really went the extra mile.

  • @kirkhenry3867
    @kirkhenry3867 10 месяцев назад +4

    This craftsmanship is right on track!!

  • @GTrauer
    @GTrauer Год назад +2

    Certainly what impressed me was the cut to make it straight at the top, I think about the amount of time invested in this part. fantastic work.

  • @БубаКасторский-д7ь
    @БубаКасторский-д7ь 3 месяца назад +1

    Превосходный результат упорного и кропотливого труда! 👌
    Смотрел много видеороликов на эту тему, но это лучшая наковальня из всех увиденных ранее. Результат впечатляет! 🔥
    Мастер явно делал это с любовью к своему делу и для себя 🤩👍
    С уважением, из России 😎

  • @malsoonsakit4786
    @malsoonsakit4786 9 месяцев назад +6

    Wonderful piece of art that will take me ages to do. It took me 15 years to locate a bent train rail. I stored it in my garage. One summer day I stumbled over it and fell from way up my height on my better shoulder. That caused lots of pain and nerve pinching in the auxiliary arm which in turn delayed the making of the anvil. It may take me a few months in the coming summer to start and finish my anvil. I'm 79 and still eager to own an anvil

  • @caleb6988
    @caleb6988 2 года назад +7

    I have a piece of track rail and want to make an anvil but didn't know how, Thank you for the video.

    • @sticksofsteel1509
      @sticksofsteel1509  2 года назад +1

      Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It was a fun project.

  • @zapa1pnt
    @zapa1pnt 6 месяцев назад +4

    This has been don 100s of 1000s of times.
    My grandfather did it, back in the 40s when
    all he had was a hacksaw. I still have it.

  • @thimitri1
    @thimitri1 2 года назад +5

    What a work out..! Beautiful anvil

  • @Mike-2422
    @Mike-2422 6 месяцев назад +3

    I have one my father made 78 years ago ! Surprisingly
    No rust on it.

  • @meFatuations
    @meFatuations 2 месяца назад

    Can't be effectively used as an anvil, but as an artistic creation, great job ... impressive.

    • @RyanMonty
      @RyanMonty Месяц назад

      Why's that?

    • @lovedbabygirl
      @lovedbabygirl Месяц назад

      Railroad anvils need to undergo a special process to harden the metal. Without doing it, its too soft and therefore only suitable as a decorative piece ​@RyanMonty

    • @RyanMonty
      @RyanMonty Месяц назад

      @@lovedbabygirl I was under the impression that railroad rail was hardened.

    • @lovedbabygirl
      @lovedbabygirl Месяц назад

      @RyanMonty yes, but apparently not enough for what is required of an anvil.

    • @RyanMonty
      @RyanMonty Месяц назад

      @@lovedbabygirl gotcha. Thank you!

  • @leah1186
    @leah1186 2 года назад +4

    The finished product looks amazing!

  • @lovedbabygirl
    @lovedbabygirl 2 года назад +3

    Best looking RR anvil on youtube! Good job!

  • @davidbrown-55
    @davidbrown-55 2 года назад +2

    Best one yet on the tube, kicks azzzz! Very nice

  • @ta3355
    @ta3355 7 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent!! Well done and looks like a piece of art. Love to have it!

  • @samhackney5977
    @samhackney5977 6 месяцев назад +1

    Best looking anvil I’ve seen in a long time! All those curves in the steel really make look awesome! WOW.

  • @richardmahan4197
    @richardmahan4197 2 года назад +6

    Beautifully crafted, Well done, sir.

  • @Al-Muhtadi
    @Al-Muhtadi Год назад +1

    Wow very nice job

  • @jwwills6842
    @jwwills6842 11 месяцев назад

    Very good looking anvil

  • @terencediamond356
    @terencediamond356 5 месяцев назад

    Very nice. That's the shinest one I ever seen.

  • @richardschneider4775
    @richardschneider4775 5 месяцев назад

    I would want 4 mounting holes in the base but a great work.
    Take a before and after shot with another piece of railroad track next to the finished anvil.

  • @kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159
    @kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159 2 года назад +4

    Wow you must have an absolutely massive amount of time on your hands!!! And even though RR tracks are hardened I'm afraid 1914sweet has a fairly decent point get it red and toss it in ice water but then it might be susceptible to cracking during use so maby air conditioned room temp oil just may suffice!! Or outside winter weather temp oil may just be the ticket!!!

    • @sticksofsteel1509
      @sticksofsteel1509  2 года назад

      This one is only a display piece.

    • @CharlesStevens-vi7ky
      @CharlesStevens-vi7ky 2 года назад +2

      the rail is massive enough that water quench is fine, in fact a steep pocket will form slowing the quench. historically large anvils were quenched under a stream of water from a tower to over come this.
      As to cold oil, warm oil actually produces a desperate quench as the thinner oil moves heat away from the hot steel faster

  • @franciscoalbertocastillo9752
    @franciscoalbertocastillo9752 2 года назад +3

    ¡Hermoso yunque!. ¡Saludos desde Acapulco Guerrero, México!...

  • @manufacturingandrepairingskill
    @manufacturingandrepairingskill Год назад +1

    Nice video

  • @48grizzly
    @48grizzly Год назад

    Impressive in Every way !

  • @homemadetools
    @homemadetools 2 года назад +3

    It came out beautiful. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

  • @paulgreen6148
    @paulgreen6148 Год назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @KROERT
    @KROERT 4 месяца назад

    Beautiful creation!

  • @389Lee
    @389Lee Год назад

    That is a work of art.

  • @guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284
    @guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284 2 года назад +2

    Great job 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏👍

  • @plachdilna
    @plachdilna 2 года назад +2

    Good Job. Super video 👍🏼⚒️

  • @othmanothman-nl9mn
    @othmanothman-nl9mn 2 года назад +2

    Good job

  • @marciofernandobarci
    @marciofernandobarci Год назад

    beautifull work - thanks. Best of this, is the steel of railroad - high manganese - it do not deform in any circunstances... The best for it.

  • @mwailes11
    @mwailes11 2 года назад +2

    Awesome!

  • @adnacraigo6590
    @adnacraigo6590 2 года назад +3

    Beautimous!

  • @JeffLieurance
    @JeffLieurance Год назад

    Well done.

  • @victormarin9626
    @victormarin9626 5 месяцев назад

    Outstanding!

  • @deltajohnny
    @deltajohnny 5 месяцев назад

    A work of art 😍😍😍

  • @michael98277
    @michael98277 2 года назад +1

    Looks fantastic! Was kinda hoping you were going to build a temporary forge big enough to hold it, heat it cherry red, and quench it, then temper it a bit in an oven, so it had the proper hardness for real use.

  • @ronwalli796
    @ronwalli796 Год назад

    im not even half done watching and I have to say this person is a beast with a grinder!!!

  • @ghyslainsabourin780
    @ghyslainsabourin780 5 месяцев назад

    It's a looker! But how well does it do it's job? The sound? The ball bearing rebound?

  • @pedroescalante3430
    @pedroescalante3430 Год назад +1

    Gracias. Gracias. Gracias 😊

  • @javanthomas4122
    @javanthomas4122 8 месяцев назад

    Nice work

  • @pa6390
    @pa6390 6 месяцев назад

    Nice grinding

  • @vadimmirzoev4997
    @vadimmirzoev4997 9 месяцев назад

    Я такую наковальню у себя в гараже еще лет 20 назад вырезал из хорошего куска рельса,но вот отверстия в нём сверлить очень непросто,ни одно сверло по металлу не сверлит рельс,а вот победитовое сверло сверлит,но крошится.Нужны именно свёрла с советскими твёрдосплавными напайками,точить рог тоже не одного часа работы.Чтобы из куска рельса выпилить наковальню с круглым рогом надо не меньше двух дней работы,плюс нужный инструмент: болгарка,электродрель и расходники (отрезные круги,твердосплавные свёрла,лепестковые шлифовальные круги).

  • @ulissesdacunhafilho9740
    @ulissesdacunhafilho9740 2 года назад +2

    Very good

  • @themopeduniverse
    @themopeduniverse Месяц назад

    nice one

  • @ScottLynn-gz2hl
    @ScottLynn-gz2hl Год назад

    Love it man! I'll take 2 to go.😁

  • @ANGELAMARIA-cz1iy
    @ANGELAMARIA-cz1iy Год назад +1

    Olha so como foi fabrecada essa bigorna um. ferramenta para medidas nobre

  • @AverysMan1105
    @AverysMan1105 Год назад

    Super cool, I'm doing it now

  • @alexandrsherbakov9878
    @alexandrsherbakov9878 Год назад +2

    Отличная работа. Респект.

  • @felixcampohermoso2467
    @felixcampohermoso2467 2 месяца назад

    BRAVO. BENDICIONES

  • @julianogoulart8909
    @julianogoulart8909 Год назад +1

    Show!👍👊

  • @eribike3
    @eribike3 2 месяца назад

    Uma verdadeira obra de arte maus parabéns 😊😊😊

  • @rokstarwannabe
    @rokstarwannabe 5 месяцев назад

    Great looking piece. I just acquired a chunk of track but I'm not sure if it's long enough. What is the length of this anvil?

  • @jakeschisler7525
    @jakeschisler7525 2 года назад +5

    Now if you had the way to use it in a mold and pour it into a new piece and then sell them

  • @vrod1a
    @vrod1a 6 месяцев назад

    Awesome 👍

  • @steveaumann6335
    @steveaumann6335 2 года назад

    A most awesome job bro👍👍👏..you skill is on a higher level.

  • @clutch5sp989
    @clutch5sp989 6 месяцев назад

    I bought an anvil from a guy made from a 16" piece of RR track. It was machined/milled top & sides of the top perfect for what I needed one for in my shop. I wonder if it needs hardened or heat treated. Every time I clear land and have huge amount of wood, can it be heated up and quenched in used motor oil I keep around?

  • @joaomartins10000
    @joaomartins10000 2 месяца назад

    Isso não é uma bigorna, mas sim uma obra de arte😮

  • @Graziano-qg7rh
    @Graziano-qg7rh 5 месяцев назад

    Ottimo lavoro N1 stupenda

  • @mitchhornback1013
    @mitchhornback1013 2 года назад +2

    What is the overall length of it? After watching this video I think I'm finally gonna make one out of a piece of track that's been under my bench for the last few years.

  • @devinteske
    @devinteske 6 месяцев назад

    Huh. Pritchell but no Hardy? I probably would have blued the non-working surfaces. Could also use some holes in the base for easy anchoring.

  • @arneminderman3770
    @arneminderman3770 6 месяцев назад

    Beautyfull! ❤❤

  • @MadMonk67
    @MadMonk67 5 месяцев назад

    How do you keep it from rusting? Wax?

  • @dikdikjakaria
    @dikdikjakaria 2 года назад +2

    Good 👍

  • @ruanff6529
    @ruanff6529 2 года назад +3

    👏👏👏👏

  • @antoniopedrosa53
    @antoniopedrosa53 Год назад

    Uma obra de arte 👏😀

  • @JosephStalin-cv5gf
    @JosephStalin-cv5gf 2 дня назад

    What angle grinder do you have ? And what disk are you using ?

  • @СергейЮрецкий-в1ф
    @СергейЮрецкий-в1ф 5 месяцев назад

    Отличная наковальня! Снимаю шляпу! Удивило как Вы срезали самую большую рабочую плоскость. После такого колосального труда жалко по ней бить молотком .

  • @manufacturingandrepairingskill
    @manufacturingandrepairingskill Год назад +1

    Good

  • @BastiOWL
    @BastiOWL Год назад

    Bosch rocks!

  • @sindyvanstaden9976
    @sindyvanstaden9976 Год назад

    Looks awesome, but how many cutting discs was used....😱

  • @Strive1974
    @Strive1974 9 месяцев назад

    Man how I wish I had freetime

  • @ManMountainMetals
    @ManMountainMetals Год назад

    How many grinder discs sacrificed themselves 😮

  • @gabrieltramarim4523
    @gabrieltramarim4523 7 месяцев назад

    Parabéns essa ficou top muito bonita

  • @quocvietle7196
    @quocvietle7196 2 года назад +1

    Rất đẹp và tốt 👍, để trưng bày vù niềm đam mê chế tác , dùng hơi bị uổng , 😊

  • @baronamru5893
    @baronamru5893 6 месяцев назад

    Is it an anvil or a sculpture?❤

  • @outersketcher
    @outersketcher Месяц назад

    whats that hole for on the back end?

  • @duanepierson4375
    @duanepierson4375 6 месяцев назад

    Is there enough carbon in a rail to heat treat it?

  • @mrez1991
    @mrez1991 Год назад

    Grind master how many disc did you use

  • @anatoliyvyrashchikov3598
    @anatoliyvyrashchikov3598 10 месяцев назад

    Очень красиво. Поставь себе её на кровать и смотри на неё. А может под подушку положи. 😂😂

  • @сергейпрохоров-я9д

    Этот кусок рельса, даже и не представлял что из него могут сделать скучающие люди....))

  • @johnperry5960
    @johnperry5960 7 месяцев назад

    Do you sell these and if so what would you get for one

  • @thesmokyunicorn619
    @thesmokyunicorn619 2 года назад +2

    could you use it on another video?

  • @facasartesanalmartinussi
    @facasartesanalmartinussi Год назад

    Gostei quanto você cobraria pra fazer uma pra mim desse jeito ae mas com 40 centimetro de trilho grande

  • @guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284
    @guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284 2 года назад +3

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @hamiltonsoldasbh7554
    @hamiltonsoldasbh7554 2 года назад +3

    simplesmente incrível

  • @barryminbiole6199
    @barryminbiole6199 Год назад

    How many hours of cutting/grinding?

  • @bernardhill1622
    @bernardhill1622 Год назад

    Executed magnificantly..i'd be to afraid to use it if it was mine..but it looks great, all sayed and done..!!

  • @johnjude2685
    @johnjude2685 2 года назад +2

    Like a knife that doesn't hold a edge...
    Rail Road isn't going to have good rebound so it just an pretty paper weight ?
    Interested but lacking function I built something much like a anvil but not.

  • @ВладимирОкневас

    cool

  • @JedediahSmith342
    @JedediahSmith342 6 месяцев назад

    Me likey 😎🇺🇸✌🏽

  • @КЛИНОКАВТОРА
    @КЛИНОКАВТОРА 11 месяцев назад

    👍

  • @dungkha9366
    @dungkha9366 Год назад

    San pham nay phai co gia

  • @Сделановгараже
    @Сделановгараже 2 года назад +2

    Наверно на караблях якоря точил

  • @jorgegonzalez8646
    @jorgegonzalez8646 Год назад

    Que líquido es el que le pone

  • @Skully317
    @Skully317 5 месяцев назад

    Too pretty to abuse....👏

  • @dungkha9366
    @dungkha9366 Год назад

    Khong biet gia ho khong dang ky

  • @rhandbhf4ever
    @rhandbhf4ever 10 месяцев назад

    He made it too pretty to beat on.

    • @reallybig4868
      @reallybig4868 5 месяцев назад

      That’s why he only beats it off