Having used a chunk of rail as an anvil, I can say that it's
*very* handy to have a flat area on the anvil's face (mine
was borrowed from a neighbor, so I didn't feel free to modify
it). So one thing you might consider is to grind a flat area
on the top of your anvil, with one edge being "sharp" and the
opposite edge having a small radius. Once you've ground the
flat area you can toughen it up (although I guess railroad
track must be pretty hard/durable stuff) by laying beads of
hard facing rod to cover the top surface and then grind and
sand it smooth. Having one side "sharp" and the other side
radiused gives you more versatility when working things to
a right angle.


Yes I agree that is why I mounted mine in the mill and ground the top flat!
See my previous post for pics.

Lane