bubba42

Try welding a plate to the bottom of the top drum. Then, cut a plate the diameter of the top opening of the top drum fill with sand, and "bob's your uncle". Of course you will need to weld two cleats to the top plate to keep the anvil from sliding. That would be a variation of one that is being built for me, and was tweaked from an original design in the book 'Backyard Blacksmith', by healing flames forge in TN. It allows for an anvil stand to be adjustable for students of various heights, as well as compensating for certain disabilities. If I can figure out how to make a pic a URL, I'll post a photo tomorrow. I'll be finishing it up then. I promise that packed sand will deaden ring, and provide amazing rebound from the anvil. Until then, try looking at photos on their website; instead of a top drum, these have a box welded sitting on the bottom drum. You will see that he transitions from wooden block, to a sandfilled steel box on steel legs, to a sand filled steel box on break drums. The legs have a tendency to 'walk around' during use when on a concrete floor. having used the final design, I would use none other. https://healingflamesforge.org/.