Crazy Ivan Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 So I got an email Yesterday from somebody who was getting rid of some anvils up in Maine. Took the drive up today to see what he had and I came home with three of them. They are bottom left: Columbian 140 ish lbs. Top right: German? Trenton 125 lbs. (I'm just guessing the weight based on my grunt when lifting them) Bottom right: Hay-budden 150ish lbs. The top left is a Mousehole Circa early 1800's but is not from todays score. I just threw it up there to even out the picture. The Columbian is is great shape, sharp edges and minimal wear. The Trenton had been used pretty hard but I couldn't pass it up for the price. The Hay-Budden is in great shape except for a couple small torch cuts on the face of the heel...I don't get why people use anvils as cutting tables... Either way it was a good haul and I'm stoked to add these to my shop! Now for the ever daunting task of finding logs to mount them to while living in an urban environment :lol: -Crazy Ivan http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/38106-todays-haul/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCROB Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 a fine score ! congrats.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Only Blacksmiths will be happy on the day that it finally starts raining anvils! Ivan, you should know, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grymm Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Congrats man! Wish I coulda seen your face when you walked in and saw them, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Living in a stump deficient area myself I have built a bunch using scrap 2x8 (or larger) oriented vertically and bolted together---I always pick up the long guardrail bolts or telephone pole bolts when I find them at the scrap yard! The long drillbits used by electricians to drill between studs work well, I stand them up on the side of an I beam and clamp them with pipe clamps and then drill and bolt. Making the end pieces an inch of two taller can act to fence an anvil in as making the center board notched with two taller projections---since I teach on the road a lot all my travel anvil/stumps are set up to lift the anvils off easily. The main shop anvils don't need much holding down as they are on the largish size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grymm Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I can possibly get ahold of some railroad ties for ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ivan Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 I have considered using the bolted 2x method but my floor is very uneven and I feel like it would be very unstable. I have a large log for my main anvil right now and the large base allows me to shim it for more stability. I may be able to convince the landlord to let me put a few anchor bolts in the floor however. Gonna put in a call to my arborist friend and see if he can bring a few oak logs down. He loves trading his services for mine so its not hopeless. I can't wait to put the old girls back to work! -Crazy Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 My floor isn't unstable it's dirt/sand/gravel. If I have a rocking "stumpoid" I loosen the bolts slightly and tap the individual boards down with a 4# hammer till they "mate" with the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I have considered using the bolted 2x method but my floor is very uneven and I feel like it would be very unstable. I have a large log for my main anvil right now and the large base allows me to shim it for more stability. I may be able to convince the landlord to let me put a few anchor bolts in the floor however. Gonna put in a call to my arborist friend and see if he can bring a few oak logs down. He loves trading his services for mine so its not hopeless. I can't wait to put the old girls back to work! -Crazy Ivan Elm is best, white oak next, then cherry, locust, hickory and last is red oak, which is what you are most likely to get in your location. Even maple would be better than red oak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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