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

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 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

  • @kirkhenry3867
    @kirkhenry3867 8 месяцев назад +3

    This craftsmanship is right on track!!

  • @DK-jg5vk
    @DK-jg5vk Год назад +16

    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.

  • @БубаКасторский-д7ь
    @БубаКасторский-д7ь 2 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 😎

  • @meFatuations
    @meFatuations 20 дней назад

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

    • @RyanMonty
      @RyanMonty 10 дней назад

      Why's that?

    • @lovedbabygirl
      @lovedbabygirl День 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 День назад

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

    • @lovedbabygirl
      @lovedbabygirl День назад

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

    • @RyanMonty
      @RyanMonty День назад

      @@lovedbabygirl gotcha. Thank you!

  • @zapa1pnt
    @zapa1pnt 4 месяца 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.

  • @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.

  • @GTrauer
    @GTrauer 11 месяцев 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.

  • @malsoonsakit4786
    @malsoonsakit4786 8 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

  • @thimitri1
    @thimitri1 Год назад +5

    What a work out..! Beautiful anvil

  • @samhackney5977
    @samhackney5977 4 месяца назад +1

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

  • @leah1186
    @leah1186 Год назад +4

    The finished product looks amazing!

  • @lovedbabygirl
    @lovedbabygirl Год назад +3

    Best looking RR anvil on youtube! Good job!

  • @ta3355
    @ta3355 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @terencediamond356
    @terencediamond356 3 месяца назад

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

  • @richardmahan4197
    @richardmahan4197 Год назад +6

    Beautifully crafted, Well done, sir.

  • @Mike-2422
    @Mike-2422 4 месяца назад +3

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

  • @jwwills6842
    @jwwills6842 10 месяцев назад

    Very good looking anvil

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

    Wow very nice job

  • @KROERT
    @KROERT 3 месяца назад

    Beautiful creation!

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

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

  • @franciscoalbertocastillo9752
    @franciscoalbertocastillo9752 Год назад +3

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

  • @48grizzly
    @48grizzly Год назад

    Impressive in Every way !

  • @richardschneider4775
    @richardschneider4775 3 месяца 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.

  • @homemadetools
    @homemadetools Год назад +3

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

  • @pedroescalante3430
    @pedroescalante3430 Год назад +1

    Gracias. Gracias. Gracias 😊

  • @389Lee
    @389Lee 10 месяцев назад

    That is a work of art.

  • @paulgreen6148
    @paulgreen6148 Год назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @eribike3
    @eribike3 Месяц назад

    Uma verdadeira obra de arte maus parabéns 😊😊😊

  • @felixcampohermoso2467
    @felixcampohermoso2467 29 дней назад

    BRAVO. BENDICIONES

  • @kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159
    @kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159 Год 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  Год назад

      This one is only a display piece.

    • @CharlesStevens-vi7ky
      @CharlesStevens-vi7ky Год 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

  • @plachdilna
    @plachdilna Год назад +2

    Good Job. Super video 👍🏼⚒️

  • @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.

  • @manufacturingandrepairingskill
    @manufacturingandrepairingskill Год назад +1

    Nice video

  • @ghyslainsabourin780
    @ghyslainsabourin780 4 месяца назад

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

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

    Good job

  • @guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284
    @guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284 2 года назад +2

    Great job 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏👍

  • @javanthomas4122
    @javanthomas4122 7 месяцев назад

    Nice work

  • @steveaumann6335
    @steveaumann6335 Год назад

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

  • @pa6390
    @pa6390 4 месяца назад

    Nice grinding

  • @JeffLieurance
    @JeffLieurance Год назад

    Well done.

  • @victormarin9626
    @victormarin9626 4 месяца назад

    Outstanding!

  • @ronwalli796
    @ronwalli796 Год назад

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

  • @rokstarwannabe
    @rokstarwannabe 4 месяца 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?

  • @alexandrsherbakov9878
    @alexandrsherbakov9878 Год назад +2

    Отличная работа. Респект.

  • @ScottLynn-gz2hl
    @ScottLynn-gz2hl Год назад

    Love it man! I'll take 2 to go.😁

  • @deltajohnny
    @deltajohnny 4 месяца назад

    A work of art 😍😍😍

  • @michael98277
    @michael98277 Год 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.

  • @AverysMan1105
    @AverysMan1105 Год назад

    Super cool, I'm doing it now

  • @joaomartins10000
    @joaomartins10000 Месяц назад

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

  • @mwailes11
    @mwailes11 Год назад +2

    Awesome!

  • @clutch5sp989
    @clutch5sp989 5 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?

  • @ulissesdacunhafilho9740
    @ulissesdacunhafilho9740 Год назад +2

    Very good

  • @gabrieltramarim4523
    @gabrieltramarim4523 6 месяцев назад

    Parabéns essa ficou top muito bonita

  • @adnacraigo6590
    @adnacraigo6590 Год назад +3

    Beautimous!

  • @ANGELAMARIA-cz1iy
    @ANGELAMARIA-cz1iy 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @antoniopedrosa53
    @antoniopedrosa53 Год назад

    Uma obra de arte 👏😀

  • @Graziano-qg7rh
    @Graziano-qg7rh 4 месяца назад

    Ottimo lavoro N1 stupenda

  • @vrod1a
    @vrod1a 4 месяца назад

    Awesome 👍

  • @hamiltonsoldasbh7554
    @hamiltonsoldasbh7554 Год назад +3

    simplesmente incrível

  • @Strive1974
    @Strive1974 8 месяцев назад

    Man how I wish I had freetime

  • @BastiOWL
    @BastiOWL Год назад

    Bosch rocks!

  • @MadMonk67
    @MadMonk67 4 месяца назад

    How do you keep it from rusting? Wax?

  • @vadimmirzoev4997
    @vadimmirzoev4997 7 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).

  • @quocvietle7196
    @quocvietle7196 Год назад +1

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

  • @devinteske
    @devinteske 5 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.

  • @mitchhornback1013
    @mitchhornback1013 Год 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.

  • @ruanff6529
    @ruanff6529 Год назад +3

    👏👏👏👏

  • @arneminderman3770
    @arneminderman3770 4 месяца назад

    Beautyfull! ❤❤

  • @СергейЮрецкий-в1ф
    @СергейЮрецкий-в1ф 4 месяца назад

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

  • @baronamru5893
    @baronamru5893 5 месяцев назад

    Is it an anvil or a sculpture?❤

  • @julianogoulart8909
    @julianogoulart8909 Год назад +1

    Show!👍👊

  • @sindyvanstaden9976
    @sindyvanstaden9976 Год назад

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

  • @jakeschisler7525
    @jakeschisler7525 Год 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

  • @anatoliyvyrashchikov3598
    @anatoliyvyrashchikov3598 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @ManMountainMetals
    @ManMountainMetals Год назад

    How many grinder discs sacrificed themselves 😮

  • @guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284
    @guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284 2 года назад +3

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @manufacturingandrepairingskill
    @manufacturingandrepairingskill Год назад +1

    Good

  • @duanepierson4375
    @duanepierson4375 4 месяца назад

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

  • @mrez1991
    @mrez1991 Год назад

    Grind master how many disc did you use

  • @dikdikjakaria
    @dikdikjakaria Год назад +2

    Good 👍

  • @barryminbiole6199
    @barryminbiole6199 11 месяцев назад

    How many hours of cutting/grinding?

  • @johnperry5960
    @johnperry5960 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @facasartesanalmartinussi
    @facasartesanalmartinussi Год назад

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

  • @сергейпрохоров-я9д

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

  • @tanhtran8192
    @tanhtran8192 5 месяцев назад

    👍

  • @ВладимирОкневас

    cool

  • @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..!!

  • @thesmokyunicorn619
    @thesmokyunicorn619 Год назад +2

    could you use it on another video?

  • @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.

  • @JedediahSmith342
    @JedediahSmith342 4 месяца назад

    Me likey 😎🇺🇸✌🏽

  • @dungkha9366
    @dungkha9366 Год назад

    San pham nay phai co gia

  • @Сделановгараже
    @Сделановгараже Год назад +2

    Наверно на караблях якоря точил

  • @Skully317
    @Skully317 4 месяца назад

    Too pretty to abuse....👏

  • @jorgegonzalez8646
    @jorgegonzalez8646 Год назад

    Que líquido es el que le pone

  • @dungkha9366
    @dungkha9366 Год назад

    Khong biet gia ho khong dang ky

  • @michaeldose2041
    @michaeldose2041 5 месяцев назад

    can someone please bounce a ball bearing off the face? Is this an anvil or a paper weight?

  • @rhandbhf4ever
    @rhandbhf4ever 8 месяцев назад

    He made it too pretty to beat on.

    • @reallybig4868
      @reallybig4868 3 месяца назад

      That’s why he only beats it off

  • @davidstokes8441
    @davidstokes8441 4 месяца назад

    It seems a shame to hit it with hammers

  • @darrellpelfrey2370
    @darrellpelfrey2370 Год назад +1

    Took to much weight out