[TheForge] Anvil Hole...

Sun Sep 28 14:58:20 2003

You are right Mike, would have to have a square hole for a chain link
finger -- or as you say it would turn on you.  Unless it has a very shallow
taper and was shrunk in place -- still the hole is too small to take much
load that way -- and would be easy to shear off.

Maybe just modified by some blacksmith that wanted to bolt something on.
(It seemed like a good idea at the time.)  Hey if they get a lot of money
for think would you could get by drilling holes through anvils :-)

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Linn" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Anvil Hole...

>
> All of those types that Ive seen had a square hole through the anvil (to
> keep it from rotating).
>
> I cant figure out what you'd do with a round hole...  keep your minds out
> of the gutter here ;^)
>
> mike
>
> At 06:38 AM 9/28/2003, you wrote:
> >Mike,   What follows is pure guesswork.
> >
> >Not 100 percent sure I can see the hole but it seem to run across the
anvil.
> >No hint if it is tapered or not.  It's position is about right for adding
an
> >chain link finishing finger on the "far" side of the anvil.  These were
used
> >to close a link rather than work on the horn.  Finger was curved and
point
> >up kind of like "giving you the finger".  Through hole -- with taper
allows
> >you to drive out the "finger" on the far side but the taper locks it in
> >place.  I have only see a picture of this type of arrangement and it
really
> >wasn't a good photo.
> >
> >Dave
>
>
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