Anvil in the making

[Pete49]

While waiting to buy the steel for the rotary table top I decided to finally make a start on a small anvil from a piece of railway line I have and been using. I thought it would be a way of killing time and give me a flat level surface as well. The pics show the lump as it was and how far I have got today. I have to go out for a function this afternoon so will continue with it Saturday
Pete

[mzt]

I've had this same project in mind for months, but I do not have a piece of railway line yet.
I'll be following this thread.

Marcello

[Lew Hartswick]

Pete, What machine and tooling did you use for the work on the top of that piece?
Thanks.
   ...Lew...

[Pete49]

Lew I used a face cutter with carbide tips on the mill (RF 30 clone) and it made easy work of it. All I need to do now is round off the horn and drill four bolt holes to hold it down. I used a cut off saw to trim it to size as I didn't want to wreck the blade on the band saw.
Pete

[Pete49]

heres a follow on for those interested. I finished shaping the horn and now just need to drill holes in the feet. I have decided to run the face cutter or flycutter over it again to get a better finish on the table