another tool that is useful in this situation is a large hand held electric belt sander, the type you'd use on small floor jobs, they are pretty cheap but it would be great after the grind stone work to flatten off the face of the anvil. i've used it to flatten out or taper sword blanks as i don't have room for surface grinders etc
Hello Roy, great video. Had a odd question, i purchased an anvil from an older gentleman with a cut off hardy stuck in the hardy hole, I’ve attempted to get the hardy tool out with brute force (not successful) and thought about using heat. My concern is compromising the anvil itself. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
I had the same issue with an old Peter Wright I had purchased a few years ago, the hardy tool had "rusted welded" in the hardy. I soaked the hole with penetrating oil and let it soak for an hour or so , then turned the anvil on its side and using broken hammer handle as a punch was able to eventually drive the tool out , I did use a plumbers propane torch to warm things up but did this from the bottom so the heat wouldn't effect the top . Take your time and you'll get it done . I hope this helps and good luck. Hammer on!
My advice is to cut the Hardy off at the anvils surface and then drive it out from the top down. If it still doesn't budge then I would drill out the Old Hardy stem and take it out in pieces
I think a novice in your area would be a better recipient of the anvil than a viewer. With the novice, you are assured it will get used and not for naught.
The point is the advice in this video for those that run into this same problem... And Yes repairing damage and eliminating safety hazard's is fixing it
