[TheForge] Anvil

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Stacking welded anvil elements horizontally saps rebound energy...pf

Ron Childers wrote:
> Mark, I have seen anvils built up by welding three pcs of 6"x2"x3' to form a
> 6"x6" sq anvil.And a krazy friend of mine stuffed a bunch of truck axels in
> a big pipe and welded them together. (It may work...) The hammer doesn't
> care as long as the mass is there.
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> Ron C 
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark A. Pesetsky
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:37 AM
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> Subject: [TheForge] Anvil
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> I am a PIA but I want to know what those more experienced with these hammers
> think about certain aspects of building one before I order the parts....
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> Round stock or square on the anvil? I am about to place the order for this
> piece of steel as well as the rest of the steel...hammer head...etc....
> 
> Also, at what point in the stroke of the air cylinder do you want the hammer
> head to meet the die? If the stroke is 12" would the contact be at the 8-10"
> point on the stroke?
> 
> Thanks Again Guys
> Mark
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