bluerooster Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Looks like a good start. Did you have to use both hands to move it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 Only two fingers, on the forklift control. It weighs 240 pounds exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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