[TheForge] Free the Stake!

[A Vida]

Hard to say without seeing it.  Nevertheless, one thing you could do is 
inundate with Kroil or some other penetrating oil (Kroil is best IMO). 
Let sit a few days.  If the base of the anvil sticks through the other 
side of the block, I might support the swage as close to the hole as 
possible, then cover end of anvil with an oak block and smack the shit 
out of it with a heavy wooden mallet.  You can also apply heat to the 
block. while hanging the anvil in a bucket of cold water to help things 
along.  The swage will be cast iron most likely, so you may crack it.

Peter Hirst wrote:
> Years ago, I bought a big, beautiful stake anvil (about 100lb) and a big, beautiful swage block (150 lb) as a single auction lot. They were sold together because the stake anvil was mounted in the swage block, and the auctioneer was not about to attempt to separate them. The bottom end of the stake is about 2" square and was driven and no doubt rusted into the 2" square in the block. Well, long story short, they are still a single unit, although I have tried several times to separate them. I have got some use out of them as they are, but each is limited somewhat by the arrangement, and the time has come to separate them. This thing has been an albatross for more years than I care to admit, and I would be eternally grateful for information on how to end the madness.
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