[TheForge] Re: To ring or not to ring [was anvil i d]

[Demon Buddha]

Grant Marcoux wrote:
> Firmly, but not drum tight....see how it works...tehn add a little slack if
> need be.  Secure the ends of the chain with a screw pin shackle.

	This is precisely how we have my 400# anvil secured.  It's not very 
loud, but I never used it any other way, so I don't know how much louder 
it would be unchained.  Striking the tail is still pretty stiff on the 
ears, though.