Iron Falcon 72 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 No, it isn't about teaching new anvils the ropes! My question concerns how to orient a rectangular block of steel (assuming either surface is large enough to be useful) to best use the mass. All else being equal will a rectangular block respond to the hammer best if oriented vertically or horizontally? Or does it really make any difference? I ask the question because I've seen in other posts (for instance in discussions of RR rail anvils) that the hammer only "sees" the mass directly below it. In those cases the person stating that opinion was advocating mounting the rail vertically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Vertically will give you the most depth of rebound and most efficiency moving metal. What are the dimensions on the block? If it's large enough it won't make a lot of difference. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Falcon 72 Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 It really was more of a theoretical question although I do have some RR rail-shaped material and a rectangular piece of junkyard metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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