bobcatman Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Can you explain what the small square hole is under the beak of a Hay Budden 102 pound anvil? it is right above the base. also is there a name for the round hole in the top near the hardy hole? thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Normally small square holes at each side of anvils is where they were held by tongs when being forged. The round hole on the face is the pritchel hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcatman Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 what should i know about the pritchel hole? having trouble uploading pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Good Morning, The Pritchel hole can be used when punching a hole in something, it will allow the punch to not hit the anvil face. The Pritchel can also be used for a hold-down or for anything your little heart decides it can be used for. It could also be used to hold up a flower pot, when you are not using the Anvil and you would like to make the shop look like home. Happy New Year, Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 The pritchel is the name for a horseshoe nail hole punch which has a small rectangular business end. The pritchel hole gets its name from that particular tool, even though all kinds and shapes of holes are used for back punching over the pritchel hole. For hot hole punching, we normally have one fore punch side and one back punch side. I like to go in a little more than halfway from the fore punch side; then, flip the piece for the back punching. .I try to back punch the burr and remove it on the anvil face, but that doesn't always work. If the burr doesn't fall on the anvil face, I'll move it to the pritchel hole as a last resort. The burr (slug) should fall through if you're alignment is close. The edges of the pritchel hole can leave unsightly edge marks on the workpiece. That is why I try to back punch on the anvil face and use the pritchel hole as little as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcatman Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 thanks Frank. i have much to learn and now i need to find or make tooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The holes in the base of the anvil are generally called "handling holes" and how many and their position can help identify an anvil with no visible stampings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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