Repairing Century Old Anvil / derusting , resurfacing and painting

I have the anvil for like 10 years and it is in fact century old. The anvil underwent some serious abuse and it's time to re-estabilish flatness and restore it back to an excellent state. The first step is derusting followed by refacing and painting. So sit down relax and enjoy :).
#anvil #restoration #hardmilling

[@moonlight5050]

Dont know why but I love an anvil restoration 👍👍🤣👌

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

Me too 🙂

[@moonlight5050]

@@JustAnotherCraftsman I've also seen your silver dice..!! I also have a thing for dice 🎲 LOL 😆

[@ResponsiblePledge]

Me too man, me too.

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

@@moonlight5050 What a coincidence! 😀

[@alanpreston3111]

Love it .. as a retired Bank Manager who has no metal working skills at all , I am becoming obsessed with anvils .. I think I need help!! 😳😵‍💫😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

Thank you! No unusual condition, let it run its course :D

[@MJ-wh1ny]

Nice job Mr. Zelí 👍

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

Thanks mate :)

[@nelsoncarta9351]

Excelente, muy bueno!!!!!

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

Thank you! 🙂

[@OneTequilaTwoTequila]

I couldn't live with that little rough patch in the middle of the face.

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

It is a trade off between look and not removing too much

[@zoooooooooox5419]

U had me thinking u were monstrously strong until I saw the hole in the back of the anvil lol

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

What can I say, I feel both, flattered and disappointed at the same time 😆

[@doctorping5326]

I would have sanded off the milling marks on the top. It looks real nice by the way

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

Good idea 🙂, thank you

[@Ivan31212]

привет классный станок жальгирис 6т10 или 6р10

[@grobischmiede9301]

Very good idea 🤘😎👍
How long did you work on this anvil ? I would do the same on my anvil 🤔

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

Hello and thank you :). The prepping took me approximately 3 hours and milling itself well... way longer than I would expect, probably 2 hours. I had to turn the cutting edge of octa-carbide insert quite often. So it took some 5 hours to the point of painting, but with bigger milling machine it could be significantly reduced. I really hate to torture my milling machine, so i took only shallow depth of cuts with slow feeding speed.

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

Once you finish the refurbishment, let me know about your experience please :) .

[@robertbutler8004]

@grobischmiede9301 did you really need to watch someone restore an anvil before doing your own? What's wrong with you?

[@ghulammustafamustafa4655]

یہ آہرن کہاں سے ملے گی اور اس کی کیا قیمت ہے

[@danvanhoose6783]

No music!

[@marcuscicero9587]

determine the brand yet?

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

Not realy

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

You're not using it right. You're supposed to drop it on a hunter's head.

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

Maybe next time 😉

[@frisbeephil]

Such a beautiful job and then you put it back on the rats nest with those rusty brackets. I cringed.

[@JustAnotherCraftsman]

I had no sturdier brackets at the moment, so... Sorry for the cringe time