[TheForge] Treadle Hammer Anvil Stand

[robert hensarling]

That's what I did Andy, cept it's only 4" in diameter,. but that's fine for 
me.  I'll be  using it mostly for texturing small things like leaves, etc. 
One drawback though, it's SS, and I don't know what kind of SS it is. 
Welding it to the base, then up at the top of the anvil probably is not 
going to work, so I may be figuring out how to drill with some big drills 
and tapping with a 9/16th" or 5/8's for a bigger bolt.  Anyway, it's round, 
and really heavy, so I'll try to make it work.
rh
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Treadle Hammer Anvil Stand


> Why fart around with this at all?  Go to the scrap yard and find a piece 
> of 6" solid round or 4" solid square and do the job correctly.  If it 
> costs you $50, so what?
>
> Just a thought anyway.
>
> Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer wrote:
>> Lynn;
>> You want as much solid mass as possible for your TH anvil.
>> If you are going to laminate the elements, orient them vertically and 
>> weld the heck out of them.100% penetration if possible.
>> Square tubing will waste a lot of your effort....just too light...pf
>>
>> 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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