[TheForge] Free the Stake!

[Dan Hayes]

I don't have any brilliant ideas on how to get it out but if the stake
protrudes out the bottom I'd be careful about pounding on it. I suspect it
would be rather easy to fuller it securely in place.

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Peter Hirst
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 10:27 AM
To: Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: [TheForge] Free the Stake!

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.

PGH
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