Po' Boy's Blanchard Grinder

[Frank S]

Years ago I made an anvil out of 2 " thick plates then hard surfaced the face of it with 5/32" Stoody 35 electrodes after I used a 5" cup rock to grind it flat I clamped it on the table of an old 3horse power bench mill that wasn't really much good for much any more. The table had more hole in it than a 2x6 wood block you might find on a drill press but the spindle was still solid. After about 5 passes I had a nice flat face on the anvil