dwines Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hi gang, I've got a brute of an anvil - 680lbs. It's more than twice what I need, but it followed me home and I like it! Problem is, I have no tooling for it and don't have an arm big enough to beat out tools for the nearly 2" hardy hole. Any suggestions on how I might effectively create a removeable bushing to downsize to something around 1"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 For my anvils with 1.5" hardy holes I found some pieces of nesting square tubing and then cut down the corners at one end and bend out the tabs then just drop as many as I need into the hardy hole to get the size I want. For 2" you may be better off making a hardy tool with a 1" hole in it, sort of like a bolster plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Weld some 1/2 inch together to form a tube. Use a piece of 1 inch as a sizing tool, and put a serious rim on it, say 1 inch, so it sits on the anvil, and the hardy tool is well supported. Use full penetration welds for the rim parts, and grind the top and bottom flat, then grind the sides to drop in nicely. Welcome aboard, and I hope you enjoy that brute of an anvil! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce wilcock Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 i have heavy anvils ,when you have got your bush made make a thick copper washer to go under to take the bounce out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwines Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 Thanks for the advice guys. Copper washer is a great idea Bruce. I've attached a couple pics of the anvil. My best guess is it's a Peter Wright. Has an "H" marked on each of the front feet, and a "W" on the lower LH side. Marked 6/0/8 with "0" encircled by "solid wrought". Face is 7" x 27", 1 7/8" Hardy hole, 3/4" pritchel. 17" Tall and 42" long overall. Need to make a stand for it yet. In the meantime my 3 year old thinks it makes a great chalkboard!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 That because it is as BIG as a chalkboard! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Leppo Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 the flats atop the feet make me agree w/ your "Peter Wright" assesment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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