jlpservicesinc Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Plenty heavy.. Thatall work a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewoon ik Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 You can cover the sand with some pieces of thin sheet metal. Just cut them to fit around the base of the anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 That's actually a much quicker fix. Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 13 hours ago, Shainarue said: Nice tripod stands Billy Thanks Shaina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Nice stands Billy, I enjoy mine like that, plus they made my anvils very quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savlaka Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdash Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Oh MY! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_c Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Photographing outside the shop can be a good idea, especially if it gives you a simpler background with better contrast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_c Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_c Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 The look good Rich. Don't sweat it Rich being misunderstood is almost an advocation of mine. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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