junker Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 is there any way to attach good steel to an ASO for a pounding face?... i have been thingking about buying one of those 55# anvils from harbor freight for the horn and hardie hole. just wondering if i could attach a piece of forklift tong i have to it for a removable striking face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Parker Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Before I found an anvil I could afford, I used a 55lb Harbor Freight ASO. I took a 30 lb steel counter weight roughly the size of the top of the ASO; it was almost 3 inches thick and I welded a drop down flange on both sides of the plate. It stayed on with the ASO with the flange holding it on both sides but shifted down when I used it. I solved that by welding a nut on the bottom roughly the size of the hardy hole. With the nut in the hardy and the flanges on the sides, it was rock solid. It stayed on top of the ASO without movement and made a passable 85 lb anvil. By pulling, off the steel plate I could use the hardy hole. Worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 If you have nothing better a cast iron ASO is the best anvil you have. I've done good work on them as have a number of guys here abouts. They aren't much but they're better than nothing. If you have a fork lift tine bury point down it so it's at your working height. do I have to say like this? ( 7 ) It'll ring like a giant bell but it'll make a fine anvil. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 (edited) Let's do something about that HF ASO! There is a thread under the Shop Tips and Tricks section with the above title that you might find interesting. Edited September 12, 2009 by arftist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Well the MOB took a HF ASO and made a propane stove from it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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