castors

[inazuma_x]

i am considering mounting my anvil stand (big tree section) on some heavy (super heavy) duty castors...never done this...is it advisable? are there any you could recommend?

Fallshaw / Albion / Albion 410 Contender

was looking at this...no idea how much hey cost though...

anvil weighs about 120kg, the stump in its current config (which is way longer than it needs to be) weighs upwards of 100kg...

[orgtwister]

well me personaly i would't want my anvil atached to any thing that when i'm hitting on it it could roll and also it would put alot of stress on the casters now if your trying to make it so you can move it around when needed i would look at some of those wood working table saw wheel kits were when you goto move it on one side theres an ajustment caster the you would lower with a screw knob and in turn would raise it on an angle and make the other wheels touch the ground and then you could roll it were you need

[inazuma_x]

if the castors are rated to over a tonne then surely the stresses would be minimal...not sure about percussive forces from the actual hammering.

also most super heavy duty castors come with a lock option...would this not provide enough lateral stability in terms of limiting rolling?

[Frosty]

the casters will take it, no problem but do you want your anvil rolling and bouncing around while you're trying to us it?

If you mount a pair of casters on one side of the block just off the floor and make a handle that can be inserted in the other side of the block you can simply tilt it up and roll it away like a wheel barrow. Very easy to set up and you don't need anything like heavy duty casters, they only have to support 125-150kg and you're good to go.

Frosty

[Glenn]

BP1009 Post Vise
Should not be too difficult to adapt it to an anvil.

[racer3j]

My wooden box anvil stand is on HD casters. They are double locking-rotation and swivel. Once it is parked it does not move around. It has 4 bags of lead shot inside-100 pounds.mt

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Glenn

BP1009 Post Vise
Should not be too difficult to adapt it to an anvil.

This is basically what I was talking about.

Frosty

[Bentiron1946]

Only get the big tires like use on a hand truck. Then when you tilt it back you will have some good control and ability to get over debris laying about. (I know everybody has clean neat shops with no debris laying about.)

[inazuma_x]

lots of good ideas! thanks guys! first of all i need to cut my tree section to size...its about twice the required length right now :P

[Frosty]

A good way to go if using casters or better still rubber tires to move stuff around is mount them on sq receiver tubing like a trailer hitch. Then you can use the same tires on lots of different things and not chance tripping on them while you're using the tool, equipment, etc.

All you'll have permanently mounted to your anvil block is a pair of short sq tubes. Maybe another one or two to socket the handle into as well but there won't be a pair of wheels / tires in your way when it's where you want it.

Frosty