[TheForge] anvil stand

[Dan Scheid]

my anvil sits in a old was tub filled with concrete on a Telephone pole
/post strapped and tie down this way I can move it if I really have to with
just a bit of work and a engine host (it weight is 300#)
Dan Scheid
Flying horse forge
http://home.earthlink.net/~chevalvolant/flyinghorseforge.html>
>
> I just picked up a 216 pound anvil at a great price. The stamping says
> "Foster" with the date of 1842. Top is very flat with no chips on the
edges.
> It came with no stand and I am curious about what folks are using for
bases.
> My main anvil is on a tree stump but is a little high and trying to cut a
24
> inch stump to the proper height is a tad difficult with the normal radial
> arm saw. I have seen anvils on 4x4's or 6x6's banded together with steel
> strapping.
>
> What other possibilities are there? What do people recommend? The floor of
> my shop is concrete. I'm told if I set an anvil on a stump on the same
> location, the floor will eventually crack. True? False? Any solutions?
>
> Jay Mowat
> Willow Creek Forge
> Erin, Ontario
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