DIY Railroad Track Anvil
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This anvil can be made from a piece of railroad track with pretty much only one tool: the angle grinder! :) I won't lie, it has been a hell of a work to shape it. I must have underestimated this project a bit... Still came out looking great imo! Let me know what you think :)
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The first video I ever liked because it was straight to the point. Thanks for not talking
ATD.... Attention to Detail...... It cost you nothing but your time and now you have a priceless piece I was taught about ADT 50 years ago and never forgot it Really good Job
I just got a 4 footer FREE for the asking from RR workers at a crossing. At first they were hesitant - "not my department" , but the rail was marked orange for removal and it was around 4PM on a Sunday. Great inspiring video . . . I'm just gonna do a horn on one end.
That square hole is, for me, the icing on a 10 tier awesome cake.
Just a tip I learned from a guy who was a rail worker for 37 years, if you cut from the bottom to the start of the cap of the rail, you can stick a large chisel in and it will break clean off, and I mean it gives a very straight shear line if done right. That way you can avoid cutting through that hardened cap section.
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
That's interesting! So is the cap hardened? I thought so, but then I drilled through so easily I doubt :') If I'll ever find a big chisel for cheap I'll try! Thank you for sharing :)
@michaelthibault7930
5 жыл бұрын
This suggests that the horn can be roughed in without cutting clean through the cap i.e. score the underside, then chisel two wedges away, then dress. Correct? Would extreme cooling of the cap -- say, with dry ice or liquid nitrogen -- ease the process or ensure a cleaner shearing plane?
@steelcitybudschannel2804
5 жыл бұрын
When your doing the hammering can u do it slow once just so I can see exactly what your doing because I’m trying to learn
@tnunn3023
4 жыл бұрын
@@steelcitybudschannel2804 may help if you click upper right menu and slow the playback speed..
I know this sounds funny but metal in general just blows my mind. Its the most amazing substance on the planet, and no matter how old i get it will never not be magic to me.
Nice clean work.
Beautiful. Definition of beauty just got widened.
I really like the idea of drilling a round hole and punching in a square punch to make the Hardy Hole! 💡 this will be a game changer for me
That was absolutely awesome!!
best theraphy is to watch this guy on work
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Haha! Thank you mate :'D
@mustafasahan482
6 жыл бұрын
Kesinlikle haklisin hocam
@ChuckHickl
6 жыл бұрын
1000% agreed!
Another professional quality video, showing artisan standard skill across a number of disciplines. Well done, my friend, and thank you!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you alot Stromness Boy :) :)
I never thought I'd say this, ever, but what a cute little anvil.
Very nice. Nicely done.
até trilho de trem ganha uma nova ``vida´´ em vossa mãos. parabéns.
Wow! Damn fine job!
Bem simples, perfeito!! Parabéns pelo belo trabalho!!
Nice one BB, came out beautiful.. Congrats on inching closer to that 2M mark...
Wonder job, here in Brazil we need much more people as you
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Ha! Thanks Pedro :)
Awesome results, and nice polished shine on the top.
Nicely done,neat litte anvil,ideal for the backyard work shed,definatley worth a thumbs up
Sou fascinado por esse tipo de trabalho , a bigorna ficou uma beleza parabéns
MAN!!!! YOU ARE TALENTED!!!! Thanks for these posts.
Spectacular
It was honestly shocking to see how well this turned out. If I didn’t k ow any better I would have thought that was just a regular anvil.
wonderful video, I can almost smell the steel when I see how you work it.
Awesome video. I really love your videos. Nothing more satisfying than using tools you make or restore yourself.
Awesome piece of work! 👍🏻. Thank you for posting.
Excellent job great lil anvil,
Awesome job
I know its been 2 years, but THANK YOU for using subdued music in your video! so many DIY videos just blast out music that just doesn't fit the tone of the video.
Amazing piece of work!!! I love to work on stuff like this and also I am welder. I can see that the piece of steel was forged in 1931. Keep up the good work !!!
Fantastic!! Had to keep watching at 1:00 a.m.
Oh! I wish have this beautiful chunk of steel!! Great Work!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
Very well done.. gives me ideas to set up my garage. I have a project coming up that require learning and watching your expertise
Awesome job 👍👍
That’s awesome! Looks like your grinder got a work out, that steel is pretty thick!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend! :) Yeah thanks god I borrowed that big grinder from a friend!
@hackeritalics
5 жыл бұрын
"Hey Paul? Can i borrow your Makita? Mine is under the weather.. oh, not for much. Just some a uh.. light grinding.. yeah, nothing to worry about.."
Skvělý nápad. Super práce 🖒
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!! :)
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before or not, but I'll go ahead and repeat it if so. One of your videos popped up randomly on my recommended feed a few months ago and I was extremely intrigued! I don't personally do Smith work, but it is very interesting to me. The way you deliver your content is perfect! The music, the detail, the appropriate times to fast forward... everything is spot on. Keep doing what you're doing and your channel will be known all over the world in no time! Edit: Honestly, each time you upload a new video I will drop what I'm doing just to watch it.
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you alot brother. Too kind!!! :) :)
@usafrcd
6 жыл бұрын
Black Beard Projects the pleasure is all mine! Do you have a Reddit account? I would highly suggest one if you don't. It would increase your exposure drastically, not to mention Redditors love stuff like this.
Man, super nice job! I got a railroad track that i use as an anvil, but i don't have the heart to cut it up and turn it into an anvil because of the sentimental value! But great job, i'll keep an eye out for another one of these to make!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
I see :) Thanks a lot brother. I'm sure the track will work great as is :)
Way too nice to hammer on. My compliments to a work of aet.
Just got a 3 ft section of track this week, thanks for this video, it's going to get put to good use.
@coffeehunter8742
Жыл бұрын
I just got a 30 inch rail 2 days ago! Did you make an anvil as well? (I see your comment was 4 years ago). Wondering how it went!
Nice work 👍
Oh boy I need to get railroad track haha 😉 great job Gader 😉 Moris
@RAPTUR3WO1F18
6 жыл бұрын
Epic Workshop whooaa you watch his content I love both of ya guys really inspired me to start crafting with metal and wood
@EpicWorkshop
6 жыл бұрын
RAPTUR3WO1F_18 Yeah, he is awesome 😄🍺😍 That's awesome bro 🤘🍺 Moris
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you brother :)
@lydiagymnastics9727
6 жыл бұрын
i got mine a scrap yard for 30 cents a pound
@RennerPetrus
6 жыл бұрын
Epic Workshop Show
You did a great job.
A thing of beauty!
Pretty cool idea I say
loveeeee eeeeeetttt!!! i gotta steal a piece of railroad track from railroad
Wow That turned out Great!! Nice Job!!
Nice job, congrats
excellent job as usual
Another nice job!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend :)
Awesome! I need one lol!! Great work!!
Man, I wish this guy lived next door.
Ormai non so più che complimento usare. È incredibile come ogni video e ogni lavoro siano semplicemente perfetti e alla fine il risultato è di un livello eccelso. Non sei il solo canale di “fai da te” che seguo ma sei l’unico che produce dei lavori perfetti sia a livello funzionale che estetico. Good job Bro👌
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Grazie mille carissimo :)
I don't even make any of this kind of stuff but this relaxes me idky
Thanks for the video.
Great job well done 👍👌
To anyone considering doing this: I did this a couple months ago. The end result is nice but, it takes forever to cut these... I have a gas powered saw, one of those big ones that cut steel, and concrete. And it still took some time to cut through it. I tried with a standard grinder but i was eating through cutting disks! So I tried a big grinder like his... It was better , but still not enough. I didnt feel like spending all day cutting my piece of track. So thats when I used the big saw to do straight cuts. Trust me, it looks easy.
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah man, as I wrote in the description it has been a hell of a work :')
Belo trabalho parabéns amigo.
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend Patrick :)
Muy bueno ....me gustó.... saludos desde Chile
It's looking good buddy!!! :)
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend :) :)
I cant stop watching your videos!! they are so relaxing and satisfying man!! i wish i had 10% of your knowledge with metals :)
@freqeist
5 жыл бұрын
IM GETTING A PIECE TOMorrow but im no metal man like he is, genius
@coffeehunter8742
Жыл бұрын
@@freqeist did you ever get your piece of rail & try making an anvil?! ..curious. I just got a piece to work with!
Well done
muito bom....brasil acompanhando seu maravilhoso canal
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :)
Im actually working on an anvil from railroad track in college it's a pain in the ass to grind
@metalheartmachine
4 жыл бұрын
sam wilson that kind of metal will get harder as it heats up. Critical to keep it cool when grinding, or it will take forever.
More work than I thought, the most used phrase in the English language when it comes to work.
It came out a beauty! Nice Job!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend :)
BEL LAVORO VERAMENTE BRAVO!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Grazie Manuel!! :) :)
If you cut through only the top. Turn it over with one end propped up, hit it with a sledge hammer. Two hard strikes and it will break. A grinding wheel will clean up the break in minutes. Sounds crazy but it works. Saves several cutting disc.
Now this is some badass stuff👊👊
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
The more steel the more better :')
It really came out great,thanks for sharing brother all the best to you and yours
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ron!! Same to you :)
great job!
This is a great video with all the pertinent and important steps - without belaboring anything. Nice! Question: are you at all concerned about that the heat of cutting it so much, and firing it in the forge? As in losing it's temper... Also, that background music is awesome! Thanks for sharing!!
very slick
Caspita mi ero perso un gran bel lavoro!! E super video!! 👍👍👍👍
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Grazie caro :)
I had a railroad track and i wanted make a anvil Thanks man 😁
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Hehe :') Have fun making!
That is awesome
you have one quality and very sharp drill bit :)
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
I sharpened them just before this work to be honest :')
Perfect timing, I just got a track!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
That's cool :) Have fun making mate :)
Sweet! 🤘👍 Nice work brother!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks pal :)
I love your videos man! Im very surprised that you only have 104k subs, Keep on filmin!!
Cool. Im gonna try to make one.
just spent a day locating and bringing-home a 6ft piece of railway :) found near the tracks about a 10 min walk from my house (15min wheelbarrow-push).... quite a mission, but will be worth it.
Nice jobs
Quel flessibile bestemmiava , ottimo video come sempre !
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Ha tenuto botta benissimo :') Grazie mille :)
A work of art. VG
great vid 👍 also great choice of background music.
I came here to see a video with zero dislikes but I see they have been before me and hit that button haha. Great work brother 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Haha!!! :'D Thank you brother
That looks sooo coool BB :)
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend :)
SPETTACOLRE!!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Haha! :') Grazie Dacchio
That turned out awesome! I got about a dozen 1ft chunks of 130lb track laying around the house. I keep thinking I should try this one of these days. But damn! thats a lot of grinding!! lol I do have an anvil so not sure it would be worth my time =) Track is ok for starting out in smithing or little projects but they just aren't hard enough for everyday smithy work. Rail is made to 38-42 rockwell so not the hardest stuff out there
Nice work
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
Spettacolo !
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Haha! :) Grazie bro!
I learned from This Old Tony that you can cut it by scribing a line around the cut mark, adding a few drops of water, and then spraying it with WD40. It works because water can't be compressed, and WD40 is a water displacing agent.
This music and the style of the video reminds me of Game of throne's! And that it awesome!!!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend :)
Excellent!
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Great work man, i got a rail someplace ill be sure to make one of these looks quite useful :)
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Great!! :) Thank you mate!
This was my plan for mine back in the day, but once I got it I gave up on that idea veeeery quickly haha :D Nice work!! (And a lot of it ;) too)
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
Eheh :) Yeah man, thanks alot :)
Grande Bro! Firmato "L'incudine più veloce del west" 😱
@BlackBeardProjects
6 жыл бұрын
L'hai detto! xD