October 15, 20187 yr This anvil stand was built with a desire to correct the stands prevously made.. this is version 3.. (1" steel plate) The reason I call it the Black Widow is from the only revision I made which was so I could stand close to the center so made room by pulling in the center bar.. This stand was designed to be used on dirt, clay, stone, or cement.. It is dished in the base so only the outside edge will make contact.. It does not rock on cement that is not flat.. This outer edge also keeps the stand from sliding around.. I reinforced the side plates and put in the pass thru for the hardie hole.. Also the side angles allow for nearly 3.5" of adjustment up.. Here are the closing pictures.. The stand has removable side plates.. The center can be filled with scrap metal to increase the weight..
October 15, 20187 yr Author I was entrenched with doing the eye bolts this way as a neat factor.. I ended up finding a different solution which is more elegant on the stand in the trailer build but it won't work with a side shelf.. There is a picture of it in that thread.. A 1/2" rod threaded both ends with an eye bolt in the middle just pulling down on the center of the rod.. this works very well and it will bend the rod on it's own pulling the anvil and bars into the center.. This particular stand was a show case of sorts..
October 15, 20187 yr As I have a bunch of Black Widow spiders in my shop, I was thinking that the square tubing openings would allow them to "set up shop"; then when you showed the modified version it all made sense... (You don't reach where you can't see in my shop and you check your gloves and hearing protectors BEFORE putting them on...)
October 15, 20187 yr Author It's funny, but we actually have black widows here as well usually behind guard rails.. FYI for those that break down on the side of the road and sit down on the rails.. From what have read and seen on TV they are more agressive when it's hotter.. Luckily I've never had a run it on accident though I used to take my marital arts students to see them as a show and tell.. The guys were always amazed the spiders were here..
October 15, 20187 yr Love the eye bolt solution. Might want to stiffen up that stand a little though.
October 15, 20187 yr We also get rattlesnakes in the scrap piles too; perhaps someone is trying to tell us something with excessively hot temperatures, poisonous spiders/snakes in the shop; etc...
October 15, 20187 yr Ya really think you'll be needing to add scrap for more weight? I think its a good place to stash a good bottle for on a bad day haha. Awesome heavy duty versatile stand.
October 15, 20187 yr 49 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: check your gloves and hearing protectors BEFORE putting them on... Second that! I put on hearing protectors as a kid without looking and didn't realize there was a large beetle in them that went straight for the ear. No harm but from that day forward I check everything before putting them on.
October 16, 20187 yr Author 250lbs was before it had the bolts and hold down section added.. the anvil is 368..
October 17, 20187 yr Excellent work on the stand, and I like the fact that you've built in so many sturdy mounting points for possible attachments/accessories. Do you have any specific add-ons or connections with other equipment in mind? Al (Steamboat)
October 17, 20187 yr Nice stand. Complicated but I like it. You could do without the anvil and use the stand by itself. The anvil anchoring needs beefing up I reckon ... The best part of your post is a typo further up. I will not tell you what it is
October 17, 20187 yr Author Quite a few actually.. A vise arm, a work tray, out rigger arms for the base with pads for doing large bending or scrolling work like when pulling around the sides.. Out rigger arms with wheels for easy movement around the shop.. A stake pocket arm, an armors ball form arm.. Etc etc.. Limitless really.. The main ones for me is having a vise mounted and a work tray or support arm for a 3rd hand and or a small foot hammer for those tack welds.. Being the first design, there are a few things I would do differently now.. Like having the holes be radial with maybe 8 on the bottom and 8 just under the base of the anvil.. This was also a prototype for the teaching center.. Ideally I want to have 5 work stations with each having all it's own tooling in a convenient location.. About an 8X10 area is what I figure.. The trailer is a great example of this.. Nearly any class person or nearly any item being worked on would take about this clean/clear room.. (being open on one side to the center room, power hammer, etc, etc This way each person will have their own forge, blower, anvil , work bench, etc, etc.. and having the shoes would make it easier and convenient.. Marc1 excellent.. Thanks.. most enjoy a puzzle.. Maybe it will draw more interest in the search..
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