Guru's Anvil Sketch Book :

True conical horns have the advantage that they can be machine ground or machined to shape. Anvils with conical horns that are not finished are a travesty since it can be done so easily on a machine.

The process is simple. Flame cut the horn to a square or octagonal pyramid and machine the taper. Setup for machining can be done on an angle block OR a special fixture as shown.

The fixture as shown is horizontal on a lathe but could also be used vertical on a turret lathe or vertical boring mill. This would be the preferred method for production turning large anvils. A combination fixture could easily be used to machine four different sizes of anvil without changing the setup. A similar setup is used for belt grinding cast or forged conical anvil horns. This could be done on a machine tool OR a rotary weld positioner. The belt grinder is supported at the correct angle on a swing arm and only takes seconds to do its job.

Anvil made by BurntForge
Italian style fabricated anvil with example of turned horn. Details . . .

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