Speaking of anvils

[bluerooster]

I think I may have picked up 2 or 3 anvils today.  Of course there is work to be done, but I think I can turn this into at least two anvils, most likely more.

[ThomasPowers]

Looks like a good start.    Did you have to use both hands to move it? 

[bluerooster]

Only two fingers, on the forklift control.  It weighs 240 pounds exactly.

[ThomasPowers]

3 80# pieces minus the kerfs.   When I was hunting a big anvil I learned to call ahead and ask auctioneers "how many people it took to lift it?"  A lot of the LARGE ANVILS were 1 person lifters, some were 2  person lifters and when they just laughed and said they used a forklift/tractor/FWL/other powered lifters I said "I'll be there!"   Never did buy any large anvils that way though; too many $$$; so I developed the TPAAAT and got a couple 400+ pound anvils cheap.

[bluerooster]

8 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

3 80# pieces minus the kerfs.  

 That's kinda what I was thinkin'.   I was wondering what would happen if I took 2 twelve inch pieces on edge, welded together,  and welded my 3/4" x 4" x 12" to them as a face. I could come up with about 110 pounds of nice flat steel, to beat on.  But welding all that together, the power bill would probably break me.

[ThomasPowers]

Your sweet spot would be pretty small and it would be quite noisy.  I might go with all 3 pieces on edge and stagger the middle one so you can weld a cross piece on one end  where the gap was for a 3/4" hardy hole and make a bit of a horn on the other end where it stuck out a bit.

However; it's your stuff and you can dowhat you think would work best for you!

[bluerooster]

13 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

  I might go with all 3 pieces on edge and stagger the middle one so you can weld a cross piece on one end  where the gap was for a 3/4" hardy hole and make a bit of a horn on the other end where it stuck out a bit.

 

That sounds like a good idea.