Since there’s a wealth of knowledge here I thought I’d ask a couple questions about some metal I acquired today.
I’m building a log splitter. So I went to a local scrap yard that allows you to scavenge their yard for steel. I managed to find everything I needed there. H-beam, channel, angle, and material for a wedge. Granted the wedge material is more than I was wanting. Which leads me here, I bought a large scrap forklift fork 8” wide and tapers to 3” thick. I cut of a chunk from the front of the fork to make my wedge from. Now I have the leftover portion which still weighs a few hundred pounds.
So my question to the blacksmith types out there. Is there any chance I could re-coup some funds selling the fork as material for a homemade anvil? What does such a thing sell for?
Now to the welders. Since the fork is probably high carbon steel. What’s the best way to weld it or find out if it’s even weldable. From some reading on google it seems pre-heating is a must and low hydrogen rod. I don’t mind using an arc if I need to but I was hoping to use a mig. Is it possible to weld high carbon with a mig and be successful?