[TheForge] Anvil height

[Rob Fertner]

Pics are on their way. 

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Any chance you could email me directly a pic of that stand you bought?


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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Anvil height
From: Rob Fertner <rfertner at cox.net>
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Mine's set taller so I don't stress my back. I was told that the knuckle
height was better if you had a striker working with you. It sounds good but
I have no way of vouching for the accuracy. 
I use stands. My shop anvil is on a metal stand. The base is a hollow cone
(off of some unknown vehicle) with the top set on with a short pipe. This
allows me to rotate the anvil any which way I want. My smaller anvil is on a
hollow tapered plywood base. I got it years ago at a yard sale. The family
had a girl in gymnastics and her dad had built several of these at various
heights for gymnastic routines. I bought the one that was at the right
height for my anvil for $5. I should of bought them all. When I realized how
good the one I bought was built, I went back and the rest were already gone.
That was at least 15 years ago and I'm still using that plywood base. I've
added a couple of thick boards to the top to get the anvil I using now on it
to the correct height.

Rob
Wichita, KS

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Blakkpawss
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1:20 PM
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Subject: [TheForge] Anvil height


I'm currently in the process of setting up a new shop and the monster known
as layout has reared its ugly head. In particular an age old gripe of mine.
Anvil stands and anvil height. A lot of what I've seen over time suggests
putting your anvil on a stump. However, I've see a lot of purposely built
wooden stands in the last several years that make think it would be more
useful to me if I designed and built something for my needs. Second,
everything I've ever been told or read is that your anvil should stand at a
height where your knuckels come to rest on it's top when you drop your arm
to your side. This has always seemed fine till I work. I always feel like
I'm bent and stooped over the anvil. My back begins to hurt pretty bad after
working for a couple hours. Seems like I'd feel better if it was taller, so
that I stood straight while working.

Question one: Do you prefer a stump or a stand? List pros and cons as you
see them, please.

Question two: do you use the traditional height or do you set it taller? If
so why? Once again pros and cons please.

Thanks for the input in advance everyone.

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