In ordinary stores, prices for machines and accessories for blacksmithing "bite", so you often have to come up with an analogue that would cost several times cheaper. Even with little experience in metal processing, you can make a simple mini-anvil for your own home blacksmith.
Using improvised tools and having a little time available, you can make a working "machine", which is useful in small business affairs.
To make a mini-anvil for the forge or garage, you will need a small piece of rail weighing no more than 20 kg and a length of about 30-40 cm (more can be found if you find).
Of the basic tools for work, you will need a large cutting wheel for a grinder, a hammer, a chisel, a grinding wheel for angle grinders, paint for metal surfaces, masking tape.
The process of making a mini-anvil for the forge
First you need to make markings in chalk or pencil on one side, in the area of the "head" of the rail in the form of a triangle. We pass a large cutting wheel of the grinder according to the markup, we remove the unnecessary parts.
In the “neck” area, the rails on both sides make markings and cut out pieces of metal that are no longer useful. Using a chisel and a hammer, we remove the excess metal plates. Using a grinder, we grind a small cutting wheel with an anvil, giving it the necessary shape.
At the last stage, carefully glue with masking tape the upper surface of the anvil. Then we color the entire product. We are waiting for it to dry. In just one day, using a minimum of funds, you can make a portable mini-anvil for your garage and home workshop with your own hands.
