[TheForge] Top of a broken anvil

[Jonathan Barnhart]

Well, I'm planning on using some 2" think steel in a flat rectangular form to make pieces to go under it.  I'd planned on setting them side by side and orienting them vertically.  I figured that they'd be strongest against the force of the hammer blow in this configuraion.  Will it be safe then to make one large flat plate added under these in a horizontal manner as a mount plate?  I figured on setting a larger rectangle under with some holes drilled in it.  Then when I make my base for the anvil, I'll set some allthread in the base to match the holes.  Then, I can tighten it down with some nuts.


--- On Wed, 9/10/08, Washington, Aubrey O. <awashington at ou.edu> wrote:

> From: Washington, Aubrey O. <awashington at ou.edu>
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Top of a broken anvil
> To: "blakkpawss at yahoo.com" <blakkpawss at yahoo.com>, "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 1:49 PM
> One point that may have been lost in the discussion is the
> orientation of steel plates.  If you are going to laminate
> several plates together, orient them vertically rather than
> horizontally.
> 
> Aubrey
> 
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> So, in conclusion I think that steel and welding is the way
> to go.  I'll be working out the final details of the
> project.  So, if anyone can think of anything that
> hasn't been mentioned yet or a better way of doing
> something that I'm about to do, please speak up.  When
> I'm(we're) done fixing it, I'll send out some
> pics.