June 11, 200817 yr I just bought a 55lb anvil and I want to secure it to a large block of wood. I don't really know what I am doing and was wondering if anyone could give me a few pointers.
June 11, 200817 yr Go to the top of the forum page, click on usercp, click on edit your details, enter your location and save. We would like to know where in the world you are located.
June 11, 200817 yr Go to the IForgeIron gallery and do a search for anvils. Choose what hold down method will work best for you.
June 11, 200817 yr Thermal, You can use rr spikes, chain , make a varity of hold downs (i made a nail type set for my 110#) Like glenn said look in gallery your find many of ways.
June 11, 200817 yr I morticed mine into the top of a block of green spruce and it's been perfectly secure for around 18 years now. Really quieted it down too. Welcome aboard Thermalfun. You'll like it here, we have a HOT time regularly. Frosty
June 11, 200817 yr Mines done similar but instead of actually mortising it into the stump, I have used some 1" plywood cut to the shape of the stump, cut in half then the anvils base shape cut out of the middle. I then sandwiched the anvil with the plywood and lag bolted the plywood to the stump. the anvil can be removed, but its sturdy doesn't slip off and still easy to move by rolling the stump around.
June 11, 200817 yr Author thanks for all your suggestions I've got a pretty good idea of how to do it now.
June 12, 200817 yr I suggested a chain method to a friend, based on what I saw at Colonial Williamsburg. This is what he did with the idea: Anvil Stump
June 12, 200817 yr I made some real big staples and put it on the four corners of the anvil to hold it on my stump. Next time I am going to nail a piece of sheet steel to the top of my log. Then Iam going to bend some 1"x1/4" flat and weld it onto the sheet steel. That way I can remove my anvil to go to fairs and such. The kidsmith, Dave Custer
June 13, 200817 yr For my travel anvil I just set it on top of a scrap piece of 2x4 and traced the side curve at the base onto the wood and cut out the "D" and nailed it to the stump---1 per opposite sides. Anvil lifts out easily and with it a bit tight it helps kill the ring. Putting a flat steel plate for the anvil to bounce around on is not a good idea noise wise...
June 13, 200817 yr I really like that idea of using a short chain and eyebolts to tighten. Gonna have to give that one a try on my smaller demo anvil. Thanks!
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