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Thanks for the information. It helps and gives me some ideas!

That makes sense. I was thinking what you call the rivet tongs might be for hold a drift or chisel. A lot of flat tongs but they can be revamped for other tongs I believe. Not all are extremely useful but the price was right. I did get the forge and blower pictured in the background so I now have a coal forge too.

My friend gave me these tools. I am not sure what the 4th and 5th tongs from the right are or their purpose, can you give me some assistance? Thanks

Thanks fellows for the information. Is it imperative to line the forge? It won't be used that often. It has some rust but no deep pitting.

It doesn't vibrate much, just a slight grinding noise. I will change the oil to 30 wt. Hope that helps. Thanks Frosty!

This outfit belonged to my father-in-law, the rest of the family members didn't want it so I ended up with it. I am pleased as I have a propane forge and this will be a welcome addition to my shop. The blower works ok, if you crank it counterclockwise. It cranks hard and is noisy if you crank clockwise. I added ATF fluid. Does this make sense?

This is the same stand I am using. I have used it for 30 years and my wife's grandpa had an anvil on it before that. I think it is durable enough but upright wood or steel may provide more mass. When it warms a bit I plan to build one, it was -17 last night so is still chilly in the shop!

Yes it is louder than the wood. My HB was quiet on this stand but it won't be a problem to quiet it.

It is cast. It has held up for many years under ASO and my HB. I am not sure it is the best material but I wanted to get it mounted it and use it! I will build a decent wooden stand. Thank you, I like the looks of it too!

This is how I mounted it last night. I will put some silicone under it and later will build a stand using the 5x6 posts I have. It definitely has a ring at the heel end, will need some silicone under it. A magnet works good but will not stay in place when hammering.

Ok, a bead wouldn't be bad. I thought people were covering the entire base.

I have some better 5x6 lumber I plan to stand on end, bolt and glue together. The reason I am hesitant to use silicone is the cleanup if I change to a different stand. I have some conveyor belting, not soft or rubbery so it shouldn't easily compress. Has anyone tried something like this? The anvil isn't very loud without anything under it but it could be more quiet.

It will be inside and in SD we have low humidity. I could use rubber belting under the anvil but thought the aluminum was more dense and might provide a firmer base.

I got this new Holland anvil today. I put it on this pile of lumber to check the ringing. Surprising considering this makeshift pile of lumber it is quite quiet. Just a little ringing when lightly struck at the heel. I put this 1/2" aluminum plate under the anvil and it eliminated any ringing. How will the steel and aluminum react? I think the aluminum may react to the steel. Any ideas?

I have been looking at Holland. Not much out there for reviews. It looks like they are out of stock on most models. xxxx Covid!