Tubularfab Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 This is the anvil I inherited into my welding program at school (I teach welding at a technical college). I say inherited - I waited until the auto collision instructor retired, then stole it from that shop while there was no instructor... Anyway, this is apparently how body shop guys go about mounting one: 84lb anvil. Loosely strapped to 1/8" steel plate, welded to exhaust pipe, welded to 1/2 of a 13" steel wheel. This thing was a blast to chase around the shop while using it! The anvil would rebound back after hitting it and actually lift the base off the ground! It's now on a stump and works way better. *** Just to clarify - this anvil is still school property, still on school grounds, just moved down the hall. Also - the new auto collision instructor has blessed the transfer since he has little use for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubularfab Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Btw - anyone recognize the brand? Has raised lettering that I believe says "CWT" England, 38kg. Has good rebound, no top plate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Brookes Cast Anvil, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I bet it is quieter on the stump too! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Those whacky auto body guys! They are such kidders. Glad to see someone with some sense rescued it and set it to work in a proper manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubularfab Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 I have edited the original post with a disclaimer at the bottom. To reiterate, this anvil has not left the school - it merely changed classrooms. No theft has taken place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubularfab Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Here are a couple of pics of the anvil on it's stump. The booths in the background show this is at school, btw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Very nice setup. She sure looks happier on that fine stump than that travesty of a stand. If you bed the anvil in some silicone caulk, it will kill the ring almost 100%. I did it to my Wilkonson and it went from church bell to oak plank in a skinny minute. Far nicer to work on now that eardrums are getting a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Bad Anvil Mounts: The VoTech east of OKC had an anvil mounted on top of a swage block sitting flat in a stand. They had torched out the center of the swageblock to make it lighter... Transferring locations: I found an old bridge anvil out in the desert near the crumbling remains of an old cable tool drilling rig, out back of the surplus property yard at the local college. I talked to the Surplus people and they wouldn't sell it so I talked with my friend who is the Fine Arts Metals instructor and it's now being "stored" out by the post vise in her classroom. With an inventory control number painted on it. They told her it was worth thousands of dollars---about 10 times the real rate to get one in that condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSpaulding Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Very nice setup. She sure looks happier on that fine stump than that travesty of a stand. If you bed the anvil in some silicone caulk, it will kill the ring almost 100%. I did it to my Wilkonson and it went from church bell to oak plank in a skinny minute. Far nicer to work on now that eardrums are getting a break. What is the exact procedure for this? Do you carve out a section of the stump and fill it with silicone or just lay down a 'mat' of it and stick the anvil in it? Do you do it while it's still wet so it's somewhat embedded or wait until it's dry and just rest it on top of the caulk? Is there a specific kind of silicone I should use? Sorry to bombard you with these questions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Captain, no need to carve out a hollow or anything so troublesome. Simply paint the underside of the anvil, or the top of the stump, with a good layer of caulk (I used masonry adhesive, actually) and put the two together. I applied a bit much (used the entire tube) and it squeezed out everywhere, so I ended up "painting" the entire top of the stump (which is rather good protection against weather). I would recommend no more than half a tube of caulk, though the guy that shared the secret with me says to just draw a nice thick line of caulk around the perimeter of the underside of the anvil. I took it to extremes. Any type of sealant is good, but I would certainly be sure that it was for outside use if you have the anvil outside. Better safe than sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 If you get a Fisher anvil there is no need to waste the caulk, it is a great cast iron anvil and naturally quiet. Still that is a lot better set up than the auto shop guys had. Very nice little anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 It would be nice to see the stump fitted to the anvil a little (squared up at the top) and the chain taken over the sides so the lag bolts go perpendicular to the load so they are less likely to pull out. You can put bolts with nuts betweens the chains on each side to add tension if needed. Of course there is no need to mess with what isn't broken. That is a nice setup. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubularfab Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Those are 6" long lag bolts - shouldn't pull out very easily. I just wanted to keep the chain and bolts to a minimum so they weren't the most prominent feature you noticed. The wood is still drying, but I do plan to go back and cut in a "seat" for it to sit in. I just don't have much in the way of tools - specially for woodworking at school. I also plan to run bands around the stump to keep it from splitting. I'm no expert, but I really like that anvil. It has great rebound, and is in like new condition. It's about the same weight as my personal Wilkinsons, but is almost 1" wider on the face making it much nicer to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XScavngerX Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Ha ha ha too funny! Nice mount though Im currently looking for a stump for my little 70 lber. Had it on a thick piece of wood on some cinderblocks so I dont have any room to speak. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunch Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I bet that smarts when it (invariably, inevitably) topples over and smashes your big toe into hamburger meat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Here in the desert finding stumps is *hard*. I'm using an old mine timber that a friend gave me for two of mine. The largest "natural" tree on my acre is a mesquite with the largest section of the trunk around 3-4" in diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip in china Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Funnily enough I have a setup a bit like the original. I have the full set of blackbird tools anvil stakes. (www.incandescent-iron.com)I wanted something in which to mount these so as not to take up the anvil. Obviously I don't do any heavy hammering on small stakes but for making leaves etc. they are ideal. So I got a piece of water pipe and welded it into an old wheel. The pipe is hefty stuff and I filled the wheel with concrete and steel so the whole thing is heavy enough for the purpose. On the top is a piece of 15mm plate with a square hole which suits the anvil stakes. Of course if I want I can still use either the vice or the hardie hole but rarely do. Aso I can make hardie type tools to fit the stand but again only for very light work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzputin Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 This made my day, especially your description of chasing it around the shop. Its good that you "borrowed" it and put it to better use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip in china Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Btw - anyone recognize the brand? Has raised lettering that I believe says "CWT" England, 38kg. Has good rebound, no top plate... Does it say 3/4 CWT. 3/4 of a hundredweight would be 84 pounds which is bang on with what you have said about the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack S Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 My dad and I mounted our anvil on 2 16x16 beams that were bolted together they are about 3 feet long. I buried them about a foot deep so with the anvil on top they are at a perfect height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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