BartW Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Hello, I was wondering, could you make a tripod style anvil stand for a 242 pound anvil, with traintrack for legs and a really really heavy plate ? I know, it would get really heavy, but it isn't a movable stand anyways, and I have a crane to move it around. bad idea given that it's hard steel and not plain mild steel ? mvg; bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 My only concern would be cracking in the HAZ during welding. Other than that, I'm a big fan of the steel tripod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 That it's hard is not a problem *if* you know how to weld high carbon steels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Preheat is ideal, also bead matching for thickness.. In other words proper wet in, bead profile and such. if the metal is 1/2" thick, the bead height should be 1/2" thick.. I'm not explaining very well, but ideally the bead toes need to be the same thickness and width as the parent metal as is the varying sizes.. 1/4 is that thick 1/4" but the 1/2" leg is 1/2".. When welding thicker materials the prep and weld bead layouts need more attention anyhow, On my 500amp mig machine I can cover a pretty large variety of metal thicknesses in one pass, but with a smaller unit multi pass welds need be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Depending on your situation, I'd consider mounting it permanently on a stump set in the ground. In my opinion a stump 2' or so in the ground is the best stand for a permanent situation. If you need to move it, rr track is overkill for a 242# anvil. 1/4" angle, 3 or 4 legs, will work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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