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.
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 :)
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?
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.
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 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.
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.
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!
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 !!!
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.
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👌
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Nice video. I have a piece of railroad track sitting on a shelf. Its the shear amount of work that stop me from doing exactly what you did here... Question, did you reharden the top after creating the hardy hole which must have annealed the steel?
Yeah it takes some time to get it done :') I'm not sure if my track was hardened, drillbit went through it like butter. Might be interesting to test if this can be hardened at all!
You need a used track to make a good anvil. The train wheels cold harden the track over years making the surface dense and nicely burnished. Throw that one out or put it on a mantle.
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!!
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.
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 :)
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?
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
@@steelcitybudschannel2804 may help if you click upper right menu and slow the playback speed..
best theraphy is to watch this guy on work
Haha! Thank you mate :'D
Kesinlikle haklisin hocam
1000% agreed!
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.
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
The first video I ever liked because it was straight to the point. Thanks for not talking
Another professional quality video, showing artisan standard skill across a number of disciplines. Well done, my friend, and thank you!
Thank you alot Stromness Boy :) :)
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.
That square hole is, for me, the icing on a 10 tier awesome cake.
Beautiful. Definition of beauty just got widened.
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.
Yeah man, as I wrote in the description it has been a hell of a work :')
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
Just got a 3 ft section of track this week, thanks for this video, it's going to get put to good use.
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!
Wonder job, here in Brazil we need much more people as you
Ha! Thanks Pedro :)
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!
I see :) Thanks a lot brother. I'm sure the track will work great as is :)
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.
Im actually working on an anvil from railroad track in college it's a pain in the ass to grind
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.
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 !!!
wonderful video, I can almost smell the steel when I see how you work it.
That’s awesome! Looks like your grinder got a work out, that steel is pretty thick!
Thank you my friend! :) Yeah thanks god I borrowed that big grinder from a friend!
"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.."
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.
até trilho de trem ganha uma nova ``vida´´ em vossa mãos. parabéns.
I never thought I'd say this, ever, but what a cute little anvil.
Nicely done,neat litte anvil,ideal for the backyard work shed,definatley worth a thumbs up
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.
Oh boy I need to get railroad track haha 😉 great job Gader 😉
Moris
Epic Workshop whooaa you watch his content I love both of ya guys really inspired me to start crafting with metal and wood
RAPTUR3WO1F_18 Yeah, he is awesome 😄🍺😍 That's awesome bro 🤘🍺
Moris
Thank you brother :)
i got mine a scrap yard for 30 cents a pound
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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👌
Grazie mille carissimo :)
MAN!!!! YOU ARE TALENTED!!!! Thanks for these posts.
Awesome results, and nice polished shine on the top.
I had a railroad track and i wanted make a anvil
Thanks man 😁
Hehe :') Have fun making!
Love this sped up teaching without a bunch of chitchat and just cool music! A+++
Awesome video. I really love your videos. Nothing more satisfying than using tools you make or restore yourself.
That was absolutely awesome!!
Nice clean work.
More work than I thought, the most used phrase in the English language when it comes to work.
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.
Thank you alot brother. Too kind!!! :) :)
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.
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 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Haha!!! :'D Thank you brother
Sou fascinado por esse tipo de trabalho , a bigorna ficou uma beleza parabéns
Fantastic!! Had to keep watching at 1:00 a.m.
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 one BB, came out beautiful.. Congrats on inching closer to that 2M mark...
Very well done.. gives me ideas to set up my garage. I have a project coming up that require learning and watching your expertise
Way too nice to hammer on. My compliments to a work of aet.
You did a great job.
Skvělý nápad. Super práce 🖒
Thanks!! :)
SPETTACOLRE!!
Haha! :') Grazie Dacchio
Bem simples, perfeito!!
Parabéns pelo belo trabalho!!
It really came out great,thanks for sharing brother all the best to you and yours
Thanks Ron!! Same to you :)
I cant stop watching your videos!! they are so relaxing and satisfying man!! i wish i had 10% of your knowledge with metals :)
IM GETTING A PIECE TOMorrow but im no metal man like he is, genius
@@freqeist did you ever get your piece of rail & try making an anvil?! ..curious. I just got a piece to work with!
Oh! I wish have this beautiful chunk of steel!! Great Work!
Thanks!!
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
Very nice. Nicely done.
loveeeee eeeeeetttt!!!
i gotta steal a piece of railroad track from railroad
Perfect timing, I just got a track!
That's cool :) Have fun making mate :)
I don't even make any of this kind of stuff but this relaxes me idky
It came out a beauty! Nice Job!
Thank you my friend :)
Spectacular
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.
Excellent job great lil anvil,
you have one quality and very sharp drill bit :)
I sharpened them just before this work to be honest :')
Wow! Damn fine job!
A thing of beauty!
Quel flessibile bestemmiava , ottimo video come sempre !
Ha tenuto botta benissimo :') Grazie mille :)
It's looking good buddy!!! :)
Thank you my friend :) :)
Wow That turned out Great!! Nice Job!!
Another nice job!
Thank you my friend :)
Awesome job 👍👍
muito bom....brasil acompanhando seu maravilhoso canal
Thank you! :)
Man, I wish this guy lived next door.
Awesome job
BEL LAVORO VERAMENTE BRAVO!
Grazie Manuel!! :) :)
Awesome piece of work! 👍🏻. Thank you for posting.
Belo trabalho parabéns amigo.
Thank you my friend Patrick :)
excellent job as usual
Now this is some badass stuff👊👊
The more steel the more better :')
Very cool, thank you I got a piece of track to do this .
Thanks Jon!! :)
Cool. Im gonna try to make one.
Caspita mi ero perso un gran bel lavoro!! E super video!! 👍👍👍👍
Grazie caro :)
Grande Bro! Firmato "L'incudine più veloce del west" 😱
L'hai detto! xD
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)
Eheh :) Yeah man, thanks alot :)
Nice job, congrats
Great job well done 👍👌
Nice work 👍
That looks sooo coool BB :)
Thank you my friend :)
Nice video. I have a piece of railroad track sitting on a shelf. Its the shear amount of work that stop me from doing exactly what you did here...
Question, did you reharden the top after creating the hardy hole which must have annealed the steel?
Yeah it takes some time to get it done :') I'm not sure if my track was hardened, drillbit went through it like butter. Might be interesting to test if this can be hardened at all!
Pretty cool idea I say
Thanks for the video.
Sweet! 🤘👍 Nice work brother!
Thanks pal :)
Muy bueno ....me gustó.... saludos desde Chile
Awesome! I need one lol!! Great work!!
A work of art. VG
Nice stuff dude, still awaiting my bit of rail!! Get a grinding disk instead of a cutting one, you can put more pressure on them ^^
Great man! :) For all grinding I used a thick grinding disk :D Thank you
You need a used track to make a good anvil. The train wheels cold harden the track over years making the surface dense and nicely burnished. Throw that one out or put it on a mantle.
Greg Wilko track is made with a hardened cap on top
Sweet !!!!!!!!
That is awesome
Well done
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!!
Nicest I have seen.
Thank you alot :)
Beautiful.
Maybe get a machine shop to flatten the top?
very nice, bro!
Thanks man :') Just a toy compared to yours!
no shit man! at least u drifted square holes on it. i even dont have a forge :'( not blacksmith at all
Excellent!
Thanks!