[TheForge] anvil stand

[Phil]

The only two types of anvil stands I use any more are the laminated variety (alternating 2"X6"s and 2"X12"s held together with allthread rod) and for portable anvils, an anvil box.  I wrote an article on these two methods a couple of years ago for the Hammer's Blow.  BTW, I like to use pressure treated lumber for anvil stands.  Contact me off list and I can e-mail you an MS-Word version of the article.

Phil Rosche
Summerville, SC

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>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.
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>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?
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>Jay Mowat
>Willow Creek Forge
>Erin, Ontario
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