July 13, 20241 yr Current setup, there all a little loose. Edited July 13, 20241 yr by Mod30 Remove duplicate photos
July 13, 20241 yr Tall and narrow means a tippy anvil. My toes cringe. You can screw a piece of plywood to the bottom as a wide foot. Maybe cut or sand the outside edges to they aren't a square edges. They'll be less of a trip hazard. Probably use it a while and see if you catch a foot on the edge before going to work on them. Frosty The Lucky.
July 13, 20241 yr Jeff, on solution to tippy like that would be to lag bolt some 4x4s or 6x6s to the base as a stabilizer. I did it on one of my stands and has worked well.
July 13, 20241 yr I enlarged the base of our 55 lb traveling anvil using 2x6s tall enough to not present a tripping problem. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s. Semper Paratus
July 14, 20241 yr Thanks guys, I may give that a try that. Edited July 14, 20241 yr by Mod30 Remove @name tags
July 20, 20241 yr I purchased this 566lbs S&S anvil a while ago and wanted an overkill stand for it. I cut up 2 pieces of 10"x10" square tube and used 1" plate for bottom and top. Packed it with fine sand , beat down the top plate and welded it shut... pretty sure the weight is about the same as the anvil. I welded 3 tabs to the underside to keep it stable at all time. So , it looks square but it really is a tripod... I used a hybrid caulk to glue the anvil to the stand and kill the ring, which was crazy. It sounds very dead now. I like that.
January 25, 20251 yr I bought a little 10kg anvil and just now got around to making the stand. I bought it because of the horn, the horn on my big anvil is a bit thick. It has two horns a bit of flat space (I struggle to find a flat space on the big anvil), and the little swage hole will be used as a pritchel hole. I'll be moving it when I'll need it.
January 31, 20251 yr Good morning, all. I posted this in another thread, but I guess it should go here. 2" plate for the base and the legs are filled with compact oil soaked sand/gravel to reduce ringing. Anvil is a 150KG Kohlswa.
April 30, 20251 yr Oh MY! That's one heck of a solid stand Voldemar. What are the steel shapes you are using for the rim around the edges? Some kind of rail I've never seen or imagined? Frosty The Lucky.
April 30, 20251 yr 39 minutes ago, Frosty said: Что за стальные формы? Фрости Счастливчик. This is a railway part that holds the rails together. I used the same parts to make a stand for the block.
April 30, 20251 yr Yours look different than ours, this side of the planet. Ours are pretty good steel, the low end of medium carbon, made to be tough and not work harden they make good top tools. Frosty The Lucky.
April 30, 20251 yr 51 minutes ago, VoldemarDemid said: This is a railway part that holds the rails together. Here in the United States, we call that a "fish plate" (sometimes "fishplate" or "fish-plate"). "To fish" was originally a nautical term for repairing a mast by lashing boards (called "fishes") around the outside of the broken section.
May 6, 20251 yr Is there a preferred method of cutting fish plate? American style fish plate for clarification. I ask preferred method because I understand rr track is easier cut from the bottom to the work hardened top.
May 6, 20251 yr When possible I cut it in my horizontal vertical band saw using a carbide bi metal blade. The oxy propane cutting torch works nicely as well. I doubt oxy acet would cause problems. Frosty The Lucky.
May 7, 20251 yr A plasma cutter works pretty well too. I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~ On 5/6/2025 at 7:40 AM, ShoreB said: Is there a preferred method of cutting fish plate?
June 19, 2025Jun 19 You don't usually see an anvil stand that dwarfs the anvil. It's quite the bit of kit. Frosty The Lucky.
June 19, 2025Jun 19 Someone beat me to the anvil, but I did end up with a vintage cast base practically for scrap. Something I can grow into if a bigger anvil comes along. The wood blocks and straps are my contribution to getting the anvil up to working height. Next is to build a stand for the little one I found at a yard sale. It's seen some rough treatment but has a good ring, and for 50 bucks, how could I go wrong? If not, I can always stick a piece of box tubing in the hardie hole, run the cord through the pritchel hole, and have a dandy blacksmith theme floor lamp.
June 19, 2025Jun 19 Goodness, how tall are you?!? Do you know the correct height for an anvil's face for YOU? What kind of stand are you thinking of for your new-ish anvil? Frosty The Lucky.
June 19, 2025Jun 19 On 1/31/2025 at 8:20 AM, billyO said: 2" plate for the base and the legs are filled with compact oil soaked sand/gravel to reduce ringing. Anvil is a 150KG Kohlswa. I've often thought about the need for an articulated anvil table. Well done, sir! I shall duplicate in a couple of places.
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