Black Frog Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I came across a rusty anvil and stand for sale, decent price and I could see there was a lovely Arm & Hammer anvil hiding beneath all the rust and dirt. The cast base was quite heavy, guessing the 300# ballpark for base alone. I spent several hours stripping and cleaning. There is a recessed square "dish" in the top of the stand where there was a 1.75" thick wood piece under the anvil. That wood piece was cracked and rather rotted and needed to be replaced. I managed to save the original custom formed U-bolts, they looked home made by evidence of the rather random thread length on the ends. The underside nuts for the U-bolts were completely rusted and seized in place, I doubted I would get them all off without destroying them. But some liberal soaking of PB Blaster for days leading up, and then some torch applications of heat finally got them loose without serious damage. This is what I started with:I had a chunk of 1.75" thick maple butcher block left over from a work bench cutoff end. I'm glad I had saved it years ago as it made the perfect piece for this restoration. I liked the idea of painting the base fire engine red, and with the maple wood piece I thought a nice clean anvil on top would really stand out. I took these pics as a trail-fit of everything put together for the first time and hadn't cinched the U-bolts down yet.... Many hours involved, but very happy with the results. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Greetings Frogman,Yet another masterful restoration. Great work and pretty too.Forge on and make beautiful thingsJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takeru691 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Wow ... really nice restoration job. I wish i had a base/stand like that to put my anvil on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Beautiful job Froggy, another hearty well done to you sir!Uh . . . Have you figured out how to tighten the nuts on the hold downs? A video of the operation would be fun and instructional. Just remember this is a Family friendly site so you'll have to edit the language when/if you get a hand stuck under it. Good color choice, shes a beauty.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Frosty,I have a hydraulic toe lift that handles up to 750# up to 52" high. Love that thing.I lifted up the base/anvil combo up to my 1" thick steel plate table. I slid base onto the table and plenty of empty workspace between the table edge and toe lift platform edge to get up there and install the nuts. .....maybe some bad words were uttered here and there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 That sounds awful easy just so long as some adult language was involved we'll consider it properly blacksmitherly.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Yes on both counts, you see "blacksmitherly" in older publications and all words are conglomerations of syllables meaning something to someone. <Sorry, couldn't resist> I'd cite a couple books but they were among the parts of my library that was stolen.Hey, I avoided my usual rant about thieves!Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Good Job BF, it does look really nice that way. The anvil has some interesting weathering;-) but I really like how, and how much the edges are beveled particularly on the shoulders of the sweet spot... Edited June 23, 2015 by SJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRODO, Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 nice, i see a ding that looks like a chain was beat with a hammer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Nice job BF. @Frodo, did you MISS the one that looks like a nail might have been straightened with a hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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