Black Frog Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I came across a stake anvil and stake plate on the net, as I'm a total newb at this I really didn't need it. But they seem unique enough that I called about it. It wasn't close, but the guy was willing to drive 1.5hrs to meet me in the middle. I was quite happy he was willing to drive 3hrs round trip for this deal, and got both for $140. I think the anvil is just over 39" long. The plate has two larger taper pockets and three smaller ones. Should the anvil fig snuggly in to the tapers of the stake plate? I guess I'm wondering if they are made to go with a certain plate/anvil combination. How is this plate mounted, or used? (...from a total newb here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThomasPowers Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Over at anvilfire they collected stake taper angles and found out that in general there didn't seem to be an agreed upon standard so it's quite possible your stake won't fit one exactly. As they were designed for light sheetmetal work this wasn't too much of a problem---heavy forging may result in cracking of the holder and in fact that is fairly commonly found in older stake plates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 What are the smaller holes used for? More specialty tooling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Besides the bolting down holes---different stakes! lots of different stakes out there for example http://shorinternational.com/silversmith.php or http://www.piehtoolco.com/contents/en-us/d823.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Cool! More toys to look at.... thanks for the links. I like my purchase more and more . :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Yup, when I found a PEXTO 982 stake plate at the local scrapyard recently I was jumping for joy---especially as the boss man was out so they sold for me at scrap rate they get at the big city yard by weight! All my finds including the stake plate for US$10. You got a great stake and plate for a very good price! As you noticed stake prices are quite high unless you can find them used cheap or make them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
781 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 The last ones I have seen the sellers ussually want $300 for the plate or more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Look at the new price; don't have food or liquid in your mouth when doing so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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