Striking anvil/vise stand

[robson1015]

I got a scrap piece of 1" steel given to me. This is what I made...

[MinnesotaDave]

Looks handy and is way better than hammering on the little vise anvil.

[whtbaron]

Looking good... you're going to like that. I made an upright anvil out of a chunk of tool steel and a railroad rail. I use it a lot.

[mbarasing]

So nice that it deserved that bigger hammer

[John T]

I got a scrap piece of 1" steel given to me. This is what I made...]

Very nice.

I made a smaller version and glued a piece of rubber on the bottom

So I could pretty much throw it anywhere if I need to bang on something.

Comes in handy.

[shortfuse]

John, that's a beast. What are the dimensions of the top?

[BD1]

That's awesome !!
An anvil isn't just for Blacksmithing. It is great for center punching metal too.
I'll guarantee, that when you get one you'll always have a use for it.


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[whtbaron]

That's awesome !!
An anvil isn't just for Blacksmithing. It is great for center punching metal too.
I'll guarantee, that when you get one you'll always have a use for it.


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Hard to see here, but mine has a hole in the center... I use it for knocking out broken bolts and old rivets all the time. My father and grandfather used it on the bench for the same purpose before me. It's a tough chunk of metal.

[robson1015]

Hard to see here, but mine has a hole in the center... I use it for knocking out broken bolts and old rivets all the time. My father and grandfather used it on the bench for the same purpose before me. It's a tough chunk of metal.

Looks like an old rail plate - what is the green thingy hanging ??

[whtbaron]

Yep, I used the rail plate and support for a Hardy in case I want to cut something. If you look close under the flat piece, it's held in place with a loose bolt I can unscrew by hand. The round green thingy was a busted tractor spindle that I made a mount for. If I want to beat something flat, I use the flat steel, if I want to bend something round I can use the top of the spindle in it's place. Bad camera angle makes the base for the flat piece look crooked.

[ronsii]

Yep, I used the rail plate and support for a Hardy in case I want to cut something. If you look close under the flat piece, it's held in place with a loose bolt I can unscrew by hand. The round green thingy was a busted tractor spindle that I made a mount for. If I want to beat something flat, I use the flat steel, if I want to bend something round I can use the top of the spindle in it's place. Bad camera angle makes the base for the flat piece look crooked.

Nice!!!

I didn't know the deere colors came in 'hammered'

[whtbaron]

Oh, that's back when I first made it and the paint was fresh. She isn't that pretty now...

[OPUS FERRO]

robson1015

'Paint it green' - and hide it - 'in the tall grass' . . .

[is that overspray on your Ground/Pearled shop floor?]

Your masterwork hosts - the highest concentration - of
"what not to do", not seen for a while on the WW . .

Details later . . .


Opus



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[Continuum]

OP, the design an execution looks very nice. I made a similar construct which I call a cold anvil. I have a PW 130 pound in the garage but there are times where a sacrificial cold cut w chisel is in order or if I am riveting or straightening. I stay off the anvil and use the cold anvil. Mine is out of an old piece of scrap I split and joined.

You may wish to add a hardie type receiver hole. This is useful to get at small areas. Wheels a plus too.

Here’s mine

Regards.

[G-ManBart]

I'm still waiting for someone to tell me what a non-striking anvil is?

Yes to the "cold anvil" concept. Proper blacksmith's and farrier's anvils are far too hard to hammer on cold metal....very easy to damage them that way.

I have a 5lb chunk of H13 that I plan to turn into something along these lines and save my anvils for smithing.

[robson1015]

robson1015





'Paint it green' - and hide it - 'in the tall grass' . . .

[is that overspray on your Ground/Pearled shop floor?]

Your masterwork hosts - the highest concentration - of
"what not to do", not seen for a while on the WW . .

Details later . . .


Opus



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That is overspray !! Painted it on the floor while it was snowing outside......Eventually I will mop it up with some thinner to make it pretty again.

[robson1015]

OP, the design an execution looks very nice. I made a similar construct which I call a cold anvil. I have a PW 130 pound in the garage but there are times where a sacrificial cold cut w chisel is in order or if I am riveting or straightening. I stay off the anvil and use the cold anvil. Mine is out of an old piece of scrap I split and joined.

You may wish to add a hardie type receiver hole. This is useful to get at small areas. Wheels a plus too.

Here’s mine

Regards.

Why the wooden wheels and handle?? How did you attach them?? looks good...

[Continuum]

Why the wooden wheels and handle?? How did you attach them?? looks good...

Thank you. Integral wood shaft. Turned wheels. Simple handle. I have a small shop so space is at a premium. I don’t use the cold anvil often but it’s nice to access quickly when I’m building. The system tucks under the corner of my trestle bench. I added the handle so I can pull it out, work it, then push it back. Lifting slightly engages the wheels as such.

[bhound]

Those are some nice pounding ponies!!!

[John T]

John, that's a beast. What are the dimensions of the top?

The top is 6”x 6”

Base is 6x8

About 6” tall

[motolife313]

Very nice.

I made a smaller version and glued a piece of rubber on the bottom

So I could pretty much throw it anywhere if I need to bang on something.

Comes in handy.

Looks like u sent it out to be welded

[shortfuse]

Handy size, easy to move around. I might have to copy your idea...just need to find a slab of 1".

[John T]

Looks like u sent it out to be welded

Yeah,
my Butler welded it up for me.....

[Lis2323]

I got a scrap piece of 1" steel given to me. This is what I made...

Nice design. I like it!


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[Lis2323]

Everyone should have a striking anvil of sorts for center punching and general beatings


I use a hunk of I beam ...






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