Ipschnug

That would sure be a beast of a mount! If I can come by some cheap I-beam I might try that. If I had the base, I would definitely try to make it whole again. My Dad used to be a weldor on the railroad, so he could probably stick weld the thing blind folded.

Yeah, there was a poor attempt by someone to weld it back to the base, so I'd have to grind all of that off. Yeah, mine has like what look to be broken bolts in the side from a prior attempt to fix it. Fortunately, this anvil still has a nice ring across the whole top Without all the weight and wide footprint that the base gave it, I think it would wobble all over the place, and there is nowhere to attach a chain/nail/strap to hold it to the stump. I'm thinking bolting from the bottom to a ~1/2" plate, and then lag screwing that down to the stump. At least that way I don't have to worry about screwing up the temper of the top.

Not with my current setup, I would probably need a big Stick machine to do that. I'm not sure how I would keep the top cool with all that heat, other than welding in a bucket of water. That's an idea, I also considered drilling and tapping the bottom to bolt it down from underneath. Any drawbacks to that?

Hey all, I have wanted to get into forging for quite some time. I recently came across a Hay Budden anvil in decent shape with the obvious exception that it is broken at the waist. The base was long gone, so I am left trying to put this anvil back into service without it. What are my best options to mount this to a stump durably? I have Oxy Acetylene and a MIG welder, but I wonder if just welding it to a mounting plate is the best idea?