nc_cooter Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Finally got around to making a proper stand for my Hay Budden anvil. About a year ago, a friend gave me a very large piece of oak log for an anvil stand. It was almost 34" diameter on the small end. Not having a chain saw large enough to square the beast, it became a drive way ornament. This week I was told to, use it or move it, by "she who must be obeyed". With the aid of two steel wedges and a couple of home made wooden ones, I finally got it to about 14"x16" on the small end. It is about 12" in the ground and really makes for a sound base. Here are the before and after pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I had a large stump for a year and it liked to killed me. I finally made up a base out of some large rectangle box tubing and filled it with sand because I was tired of standing so far from the anvil face. That was a good idea to wedge off that section to get closer to your work surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt in NY Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Nice. How big is that hay budden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc_cooter Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Matt, it's 138#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Nice stand/stump. Nice forge btw, did you make it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc_cooter Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 m brothers, yes. The forge is entirely home made, including the burners and runs on about 2 psig propane. It's been in use for about 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 It looks very productive. Blown or aspirated? Forge Welding capable?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 2 psi - has to be blown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc_cooter Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Sorry ChrisB, it's an aspirated burner. It's a modified 3/4" side arm burner. The forge is approximately 18" long and 5" inside diameter. It has two burners, but I seldom use the second one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 wow thats a nice stand..good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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