Christian N

there are welding classes at my university that will weld small projects for free, as a matter of fact, i could probably check there for different scrap metals...

Right makes sense. Im in eastern Idaho, Ill look for stuff. So like if its a 3"cylindrical bar, like a 2-3/4" hole do you think?

So this is my new idea... what if I got the sledge hammer head, had it welded onto a 3"x3" steel bar, about 1-2ft long and then made a cement base for it? then I could have another square pipe welded to the side of the bar for hardy tools and it would stick up decently far w/o being too expensive... one other question: when you guys talk about strapping it too/sticking it in a large stump is that just to add mass/weight to the anvil to help it absorb shock? If I have easier access to quickcrete than I do to a large stump would that work just as well or should I really try to find a large block of heavy wood for the base? again thanks for answering all my quesions, hope im not annoying any of you! Oh im sorry thomas, your response hadnt loaded for me quite yet. Search for a stump it is. Should I drill a hole into the center like a 3" hole and hammer/wedge the bar in?

so just like a sledge hammer head right? that would be around 2-3 inches diameter right? and then set in concrete it looks like. so would i want to make sure that the base of the hammer head is in contact with the ground? or would it be alright to just stick it in like a bucket of quickcrete of plent of cement beneath it? I guess i could put the base on top of a smaller steel bar beneath it all so that it doesnt crack my concrete basement floor... would that work?

right sorry haha, well im just thinking for a hobby starting with small knives. I met a guy in school at a mech engineering assembly who had made a pretty sick kukri machette. So nothing huge but maybe 6" to 18" blades. that sort of thing. but everything makes a ton of sense, sorry I dont mean to come off as challenging any of you at all. so thanks for all your posts!

so a 2"x6" surface wouldnt be too small? i feel like that doesnt give me enough space...?

So I have acees to some 1-2" thick 6"wide steel bars. Would I be able to cut off about a foot, set that like 1/2" to 1" deep into cement on it's flat side leaving the 6"x12" face up and use that as an anvil and also set a 7/8" square pipe vertically to act as a hardy? Im very new to all of this and just trying to think of why this set up would be worse than say a 1' segment of RR track?