March 13, 20233 yr It will be new to me, I’ve used wood stumps and I’ve build some killer heavy duty sand stands but these will be my first use of steel tripods
March 15, 20233 yr Anvil, thank. I have chased an other stump and will do your thrick. Looks clean. Waiting for more time and a space for the enginehoist to pass amd lift the anvil from the old stump to its new home In the meantime i use a pallet as a stand (happend to be by accident the correct height).
March 16, 20233 yr Nice tripod stands Billy! Every time a small hot piece I'm working on falls into the sand part of my sand stand, I swear I'm gonna make a tripod, lol
March 16, 20233 yr You can cover the sand with some pieces of thin sheet metal. Just cut them to fit around the base of the anvil.
April 15, 20233 yr Just finished setting up my new stand. It's for two anvil's, the main anvil is above a hunk of pine tree that is about 16" in diameter. It was one of the three trees that destroyed my old pole barn... Figured it was fitting to use it in the new build. The base has a H shaped brace of 22 inch PT 2x6's on the bottom fitted into a square I cut into that side of the log about 12.5x12.5. then was buried about 18 inches to get the rough height I figured I wanted. The other side has a pair of 4x4's each about 5 foot long buried till about 2 feet are above the ground with a concrete brick at the bottom of the holes.. And a 22 inch long hardwood crossbeam about 6" underground. It's all tied together with a wood frame. And topped with a pair of 2x8's to reach the final height I wanted (about wrist height. Knuckle is definitely too low, so was thumb). The anvils have silicone caulk under them, and then were tied down using some hefty #12- 4+" long screws... Yes I committed the sin of drilling mounting holes in my anvil's... My old one already had it done years ago, and was one of those inexpensive steel anvils that were available back in the late 90's early 2000's - most actually came out of Russia or similar places. My new one is just one of the Vevor 132lb ones not something fancy. In the future I'll build in some tool storage and possibly a hot rack in the gap between the log and post's...
April 17, 20233 yr I went all out for mine over the winter. I built a chimney style stand, welded rebar on the bottom of 5/16" plate, filled the chimney with concrete, topped the whole thing with mortar and set the plate in the concrete. Then I welded some 1/2-13 bolts to the plate and bolted my old Trenton down with angle iron. I also welded a piece of chain on the plate with a piece of flatstock on the other end to step on for a good hold-down.
July 11, 20232 yr My new anvil stand and post vise stand. These were made with a lot of help from Dave Collier/Broken Hammer Forge in Henderson, MD. I can’t thank him enough. Now I can get back to work! Following up: this isn’t my forging area. I took them out of the back of my truck and set them in the yard, at the edge of my driveway, during my lunch break. I’ll move them into my forging area later today.
July 11, 20232 yr Photographing outside the shop can be a good idea, especially if it gives you a simpler background with better contrast.
July 11, 20232 yr I agree, good pics. Is that the vise stand in the pic with it? If so let us know how it works please. Frosty The Lucky.
July 11, 20232 yr JHCC: I forge outdoors, but my forging area is in the back corner of my yard by the shed. It was more about getting them out of the back of my truck and inside my fence line. Frosty: Yes, that’s my vise. It was resting upside down at that moment. Once I get it in place on its stand, I’ll take another photo. I need to drill the holes into the plate first so I can mount it.
July 11, 20232 yr Yes, I've seen a leg vise from that position. I was asking about the stand next to it. Looking back at my post I wasn't very clear at all. You'll love the triangle anvil stand and I look forward to hearing how the triangular vise stand works. Or do I have it wrong? Frosty The Lucky.
July 12, 20232 yr Frosty: Sorry for misunderstanding you. Yes, the second photo was for the leg vise stand. As a matter of fact, here's a picture of both of them. The leg vise is sitting in seated in the bottom "catch" ring and held to the table with a c-clamp so I can mark out the mounting holes. Both are tripods, based on the information I've found here on the forums and from a few blacksmiths. It's the best option since my forging area gets stashed away into my shed when not in use for long periods of time, bad weather, etc. Some day, I'll have a structure to have a shop to work in.
July 12, 20232 yr The look good Rich. Don't sweat it Rich being misunderstood is almost an advocation of mine. Frosty The Lucky.
July 12, 20241 yr Should be fine for the anvil stand, almost all the energy is moving vertically down. If you're putting enough side force against it it'll slide or tip. You aren't strong enough to bend 1.5" round pipe by hand are you? lots of guys use round pipe, a web search should show lots. Admittedly I wouldn't put a cup of coffee on some of them but it's easy to see lousy welds and idiot ideas. Yes? Frosty The Lucky.
July 12, 20241 yr I'm currently using 4x4s on end but didn't build the base wide enough so it isn't very stable with side loads.
July 12, 20241 yr How'd you build it? 4"x4"s on end make a fine anvil stand if you use enough to provide a large enough base of support. My steel tripod stands are tough as can be but they can be tipped over or shifted under enough of a side load. Have a pic of your current setup we can look at? Below is the one under my Trenton when it was fresh paint new. The second pic is a detail of a hammer rack, driven into the stand between the anvil's foot and the rim of the stand. The hammer/ton racks wedge the anvil tight enough I can lift anvil and stand together with my engine hoist. Hence the chain in the first pic. As mentioned above the rectangular and angle iron the racks are made of tend to scar up hammer handles. Frosty The Lucky.
July 12, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, The Jeff said: Would black iron pipe be sturdy ebough for a stand? Say 1.5 inch diameter Also depends on the size of the anvil and the heaviness of the work you’ll be doing. A simple tripod would be fine for a light anvil (say, less than ~100 lbs), while you’d want to add some cross-bracing for anything from 100-150 lbs. Anything bigger than that, and you’d do well to make up a three-sided truss.
July 12, 20241 yr 10 minutes ago, JHCC said: A simple tripod would be fine for a light anvil (say, less than ~100 lbs), It's under 100lb and I don't think I will be doing anything to big. Planned on cross bracing any how 49 minutes ago, Frosty said: Have a pic of your current setup we can look at? I will get a pic tonight when get home. I haven't done any forging in about a year. But I am finally setting up my new forge and was going to redo the anvil stand while I'm at it.
July 13, 20241 yr When you add the cross bracing, you can add an expanded metal table top to it which will give you a place to put the tools you are using. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s. Semper Paratus
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