August 16, 201411 yr Hi I have a "75ish" pound anvil and I'm wondering how I should secure it. I'm thinking to a stump from a maple tree. Would ratchet strapping it work? Thanks in advance
August 16, 201411 yr Take a couple steel bars across the feet and lag the ends to the stump. A couple short lengths of 1/4 x 1" with a hole in each end and 4 lag bolts will do the trick. If you can heat them up and form them around the feet thats better but you don't need to.
August 16, 201411 yr Take a couple steel bars across the feet and lag the ends to the stump. A couple short lengths of 1/4 x 1" with a hole in each end and 4 lag bolts will do the trick. If you can heat them up and form them around the feet thats better but you don't need to. That's more or less how I do it.
August 16, 201411 yr Rubber, plastic materials have few uses in a smithy. Try to keep to metal, wood, stone and leather. There are exceptions always of course.
August 24, 201411 yr That is a nice stand. Were I making one like it the only thing I'd do differently is to through bolt and glue the planks. Well, make a little wider base or a bending fork might cause it to be tippy. Lots of guys here have anvil stands like this one, it's solid old school. Frosty The Lucky.
February 11, 201511 yr A bit of wood or steel carved to fir the curves beside the feet and a length of chain around the waist either lag bolted or with lag eyes in the side if the stump and either 1/4" lode binders or... The name elides me (part timers) ... Ah turn buckle. To clamp it down. Lode binders are nice if you need to pull them apart often.
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