[TheForge] Anvil shaving 101

[Todd Rich]

On Thu, 26 May 2005, Phlip wrote:
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> Well, Justin, it could be done, but probably not in a back yard smithy. 200
> + lbs of steel is an awful lot of thermal mass, and you'd need an awful lot
> of water to cool it quickly- the ones I've heard of that have done this have
> used active flowing streams and firehoses.
>
> The thing that gave me the biggest giggle, is the image of you trying to
> stir a 200+ lb anvil around in a slack tub- makes my back hurt, to think of
> it ;-)
>
> Saint Phlip,
> CoD
>
Well, the one guy I know who personally did it for a 150# anvil welded a 
H-frame around the anvil's waist.

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He and 3 other people used a 12' diameter horse watering pool to quench 
it. 35#s per person isn't toooo bad.  Plus the legs of the H were long 
enough that even if everybody let go, it wouldn't fall to the bottom of 
the pool, but hang suspended in the water.
 			Todd