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

[@jjohnson2553]

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]

This craftsmanship is right on track!!

[@БубаКасторский-д7ь]

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 😎

[@DK-jg5vk]

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.

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you! Glad you like it!

[@GTrauer]

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]

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]

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

[@sticksofsteel1509]

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

[@thimitri1]

What a work out..! Beautiful anvil

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thanks 👍

[@zapa1pnt]

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.

[@charlesvancella524]

Killjoy.

[@lovedbabygirl]

Best looking RR anvil on youtube! Good job!

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you

[@leah1186]

The finished product looks amazing!

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you! Glad you like it

[@davidbrown-55]

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

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank mate, glad you liked it!

[@samhackney5977]

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

[@meFatuations]

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

[@RyanMonty]

Why's that?

[@lovedbabygirl]

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]

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

[@lovedbabygirl]

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

[@RyanMonty]

@@lovedbabygirl gotcha. Thank you!

[@Al-Muhtadi]

Wow very nice job

[@ta3355]

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

[@richardmahan4197]

Beautifully crafted, Well done, sir.

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you, glad you like it!

[@lserg470]

Шикардосик 👍👍

[@terencediamond356]

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

[@jwwills6842]

Very good looking anvil

[@48grizzly]

Impressive in Every way !

[@KROERT]

Beautiful creation!

[@franciscoalbertocastillo9752]

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

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thanks, glad you like!

[@Mike-2422]

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

[@389Lee]

That is a work of art.

[@paulgreen6148]

Beautiful

[@guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284]

Great job 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏👍

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you 👍

[@marciofernandobarci]

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]

Awesome!

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@alexandrsherbakov9878]

Отличная работа. Респект.

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you

[@plachdilna]

Good Job. Super video 👍🏼⚒️

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@othmanothman-nl9mn]

Good job

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thanks

[@victormarin9626]

Outstanding!

[@JeffLieurance]

Well done.

[@adnacraigo6590]

Beautimous!

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thanks!

[@richardschneider4775]

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.

[@ghyslainsabourin780]

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

[@eribike3]

Uma verdadeira obra de arte maus parabéns 😊😊😊

[@homemadetools]

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

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@deltajohnny]

A work of art 😍😍😍

[@ScottLynn-gz2hl]

Love it man! I'll take 2 to go.😁

[@javanthomas4122]

Nice work

[@charliequeen3886]

Amazing

[@manufacturingandrepairingskill]

Nice video

[@AverysMan1105]

Super cool, I'm doing it now

[@ronwalli796]

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

[@pedroescalante3430]

Gracias. Gracias. Gracias 😊

[@pa6390]

Nice grinding

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

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]

This one is only a display piece.

[@CharlesStevens-vi7ky]

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

[@joaomartins10000]

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

[@Graziano-qg7rh]

Ottimo lavoro N1 stupenda

[@vrod1a]

Awesome 👍

[@steveaumann6335]

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

[@felixcampohermoso2467]

BRAVO. BENDICIONES

[@julianogoulart8909]

Show!👍👊

[@rokstarwannabe]

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?

[@ulissesdacunhafilho9740]

Very good

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thanks!

[@arneminderman3770]

Beautyfull! ❤❤

[@MadMonk67]

How do you keep it from rusting? Wax?

[@michael98277]

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.

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thanks! Yes, this one is just for display

[@clutch5sp989]

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?

[@ANGELAMARIA-cz1iy]

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

[@JosephStalin-cv5gf]

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

[@gabrieltramarim4523]

Parabéns essa ficou top muito bonita

[@themopeduniverse]

nice one

[@vadimmirzoev4997]

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).

[@mitchhornback1013]

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.

[@sticksofsteel1509]

This one is 350mm long.

[@mitchhornback1013]

Thanks so much! You did a really really good job on this one by the way.

[@sticksofsteel1509]

@@mitchhornback1013 Thank you

[@baronamru5893]

Is it an anvil or a sculpture?❤

[@antoniopedrosa53]

Uma obra de arte 👏😀

[@mrez1991]

Grind master how many disc did you use

[@sindyvanstaden9976]

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

[@BastiOWL]

Bosch rocks!

[@barryminbiole6199]

How many hours of cutting/grinding?

[@outersketcher]

whats that hole for on the back end?

[@ruanff6529]

👏👏👏👏

[@dikdikjakaria]

Good 👍

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thanks

[@johnperry5960]

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

[@duanepierson4375]

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

[@hamiltonsoldasbh7554]

simplesmente incrível

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you!

[@ManMountainMetals]

How many grinder discs sacrificed themselves 😮

[@devinteske]

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.

[@quocvietle7196]

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

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thank you! Glad you like it

[@jakeschisler7525]

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

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Glad you like it!

[@guruprasadkrishnamoorthy9284]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@sticksofsteel1509]

Thanks

[@СергейЮрецкий-в1ф]

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

[@thesmokyunicorn619]

could you use it on another video?

[@sticksofsteel1509]

This one is only a display piece.

[@manufacturingandrepairingskill]

Good

[@facasartesanalmartinussi]

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

[@anatoliyvyrashchikov3598]

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....))

[@JedediahSmith342]

Me likey 😎🇺🇸✌🏽

[@johnjude2685]

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.

[@sticksofsteel1509]

This one is only a display piece

[@Strive1974]

Man how I wish I had freetime

[@bernardhill1622]

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

[@КЛИНОКАВТОРА]

👍

[@ВладимирОкневас]

cool

[@dungkha9366]

San pham nay phai co gia

[@jorgegonzalez8646]

Que líquido es el que le pone

[@Сделановгараже]

Наверно на караблях якоря точил

[@Skully317]

Too pretty to abuse....👏