[TheForge] Treadle Hammer Anvil Stand

[Bruce Freeman]

What matters it the overall weight of your TH anvil.  I vaguely recall
a recommended hammer-weight to anvil-weight ratio of 1:5 or 1:10.  So
if your TH hammer is, say, 50#, you want an anvil of at least 250#.
5" square x 36" tall steel is ~250".  6" round x 36" tall is a little
more.  Hence, skip the stand and just use a vertical piece of steel.

Bruce
NJ

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 6:53 AM, Andrew Vida <osan at netlabs.net> wrote:
> Of course Mike realizes his answer is ambiguous.  Does he mean 4" square,
> thick-walled tubing, or tubing with a 4" thick wall?
>
> Arf arf arf...
>
> Mike Linn wrote:
>>
>> I built one using 4" thick wall tubing... while functional it is not as
>> efficient as a solid anvil hammer.
>>
>> mike
>>
>>
>> Lynn and Susan Lang wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I am looking to build a treadle hammer. The anvil base is usually
>>> constructed from laminated stock, would an anvil base constructed from
>>> either 3 or 4" thick wall pipe or square tubing be structurally
>>> equivalent or as functional?
>>> Thank you
>>> lynn
>>>
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