anvil and stump questions

If you want to deaden the sound, put a magnet on the heal of the anvil near the hardy hole, or place it on the side close to the thinner cross sectional area. The way that anvil is built it probably won't be too loud unless you really womp on it near the heal. Try using an old stereo magnet, or a few magnets from an old broken computer hard drive. I use a few magnets on my rail road track anvils and on the heal of my Hay-Budden to keep them quiet. I'm not really sure why it works, but it does a fine job of keeping the rail road track anvils I use from making me deaf.

Your design for the hold down should work without too much issue. Just use some larger diameter wood lags and you'll be alright. On my Hay-Budden I have two horseshoes holding either side and chains lagged to the sides of my stump.

Is your anvil at the correct height? Just under your fist when your standing next to it?
 
Justin, the stump is from a plane tree, so the guy who sold it to me says..he's not sure either. I don't plan on moving it, but will take care not to pull on the anvil too much if do :thumbup:
Hammer forge, i'll try the magnets. The anvil is at correct height, but that seems too low for me? i don't know, will try beating it. Then i'll find out :)
 
That is too low for most people in truth, but still perfectly workable.

That rule of thumb for anvil height was based on when you would have a 2nd person striking with a sledge so that the sledge could get full blows and not hurt the anvil. By yourself, you're actually much better off having the anvil around wrist height or a little bit higher, this is where your arm would naturally end a hammer swing for a full blow with a hand hammer.
 
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They can be broken. I saw a biggie in a barn on a ranch up in the mountains cracked right across the table all the way down. What did it? Maybe a heavy sledge on a bitter cold morning???
 
Justin.Mercier said:
That is too low for most people in truth, but still perfectly workable.

That rule of thumb for anvil height was based on when you would have a 2nd person striking with a sledge so that the sledge could get full blows and not hurt the anvil. By yourself, you're actually much better off having the anvil around wrist height or a little bit higher, this is where your arm would naturally end a hammer swing for a full blow with a hand hammer.
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Heh! I had a feeleng that something is not right there.. the only thing i can do now is to try it like this, or to build a small platform of bricks with some sand on them and put the stump on it.. thank you Justin :thumbup:

Miles Undercut, i know it CAN be broken.. i was just saying that i doubt that i can do that (althogh i AM capable of messing up perfectly good things :rolleyes:)
 
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