Clint B Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I was pleasantly surprised with how well railroad spikes worked. It's very quiet now and stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Greetings Clint, I have mounted many many anvils but never with RR spikes... You may consider tracing the anvil footprint and than router out the pattern so that the anvil sets down in the hole about 1/2 inch .... I think that would help with the side to side movement and make your spikes stay put longer... Just an ol boys 2c. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Good Morning Clint, A trick Tom Clark showed me, was to glue the anvil with silicone sealer, same silicone sealer you can buy at the hardware store. Router out a shape like Jim said, add some silicone. Job Done. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DuckDave Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Clint, I love the idea of the railroad spikes. Did you drill holes prior to driving the spikes or just drive them in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint B Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 I just drove them in, which may have been a mistake. I only got a bit of splitting on the outermost spike. It's just a Doug fir chunk I had laying around, I'd rather find a good oak piece to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I have seen pike heads cut off, drilled and taped from the bottom and used with long bolts. My "truck" anvil uses to heads welded to a piece of angle and screwed to the stand, with a third with a third forged and drilled for a lag to clamp it to the stand. But my shop anvil uses two pieces of chain and 4 lags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steevo99 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 My first thought was about splitting, but it's nice and clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Oak will split worse than that fir. Heck, oak splits apart all on its own with-out driving steel into it. A couple of steel bands, drawn-up tight with a bolt, will hold the stump together. You'd want Elm. Try locating elm 18" across. Pretty tough unless you are lucky. Cherry works well too. Kinda stringy, like elm, but not quite as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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