Justwood&iron Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Is this a good or bad concept for an anvil? It's not mine,someone is selling it for $150. It has 2 large heavy excavator teeth welded on railroad track plate, and mounted on steel column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Griffin Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not for me. Those teeth look hollow. You need solid mass under the hammer. You can get a much better anvil for much less at the scrap yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Light duty only especially being on the wheels, system looks LOUD too. Basically another one made by someone who is NOT a smith; but probably is a welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtG Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 No. Hollow teeth, and depending on make of the teeth, they may be fairly brittle in that plane and spall with hard strikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Nope for too many reasons to list but the previous posts are a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crew Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Most definitely NO. For all of the above reasons and the $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwood&iron Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 I appreciate the feedback guys. Thats about what I thought, looks janky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Cool idea, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binesman Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I would post a link but it would be pulled down as its to an ebay sale listing. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx There is a post with a link to a 66lb STEEL anvil for 115 with free US shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Google 30kg cast steel anvil eBay. Or accacio 66lb cast steel anvil eBay Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caotropheus Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Terrible idea as an anvil. The teeth are hollow and upon hammering all welds will crack... Get the 30 kg cast steel anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 It's one of those things that might be handy as an adjunct to a "cube of steel" anvil; but the price is terrible. I forged a stake anvil to go with my "cube of steel" anvil and used a RR spike driving sledge as the head; cost me around US$5 IIRC, (I only buy them when found cheap and always buy them when found cheap!) Two stake anvils made from sledge hammer heads by me with some help from my friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I like the banded log Thomas. If I can find a spot where I can actually set up my smithy again and not have to take it down every time after I'm done I will have to band the log that my hardy hole is in. I don't know why I didn't think about it before. Probably because I didn't have a chance to use it before the neighbors started raising a stink. I'm sure it would have been apparent as soon as it started splitting lol. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 That's actually the stand for my Y1K anvil and the central hole is sized for it and not the other stake anvil in it. My Y1K anvil on it's side showing it's spike: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwood&iron Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 When building an anvil should you weld the steel blocks horizontal or vertical? Can you do a combination of the two. We are talking a 400 pounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caotropheus Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Justwood&iron said: When building an anvil should you weld the steel blocks horizontal or vertical? Can you do a combination of the two. We are talking a 400 pounder. I do not intend to hijack the thread, but I saw the mathematical explanation and what laws of physics are applied to justify why you should weld steel blocks vertically to make an anvil. Sorry I do not have a link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 As you should be doing full penetration welds; it's not that important as it ends up being 1 solid piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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