Trying to fix a warped anvil face cost me a whole weekend

I was working on a big leaf spring project and noticed my hammer blows were bouncing weird. The anvil face had a low spot near the heel, maybe a quarter inch deep, from years of use. I figured I could just heat and hammer it flat myself. After two full days of heating, careful hammering, checking with a straight edge, and more heating, I finally got it close to level. What I thought would be a three hour job turned into about sixteen hours of work over Saturday and Sunday. Has anyone else tried to fix an anvil face, and what method worked for you?

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kaih947mo ago

My buddy welded up his anvil face and ground it flat.

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lily707mo ago

That sounds like a brutal weekend project. I've heard those low spots can be a real pain to work out by hand. At least you got it sorted in the end.

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alicehernandez7mo ago

My neighbor said he spent 14 hours just on the low spots in his garage floor. Fourteen hours! I would have lost my mind after the first two, lmao.

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