My New Anvil and Stand

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cartierusm

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So I couldn't find an anvil locally, hell I couldn't find one out of state, hell I couldn't find one two states out {yes I was on a road trip last week}. Sooo I ended up buying one. I figured I've been wanting to make a samurai sword for like 25 years and knives since about 2009 and I'm a dedicated metal worker/fabricator, now I'm going to do it.

Bought a 275 Penndinghaus and spent the whole of today building my stand. Going to add some rebar loops welded onto some flat bar for my hammers and maybe a strap around it of flat bar. Who knows what else.

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Nice !
Serious commitment to fork out for that anvil.
Is the chain just your method to anchor, or does it otherwise ring loud ? I never used a 'Pedd anvil...
 
Nice anvil and stand. A normal pattern anvil is over kill for knife making(the horn tends to get in the way) and sword making, but if you get into more of the blacksmithing like making your own tongs and such a good anvil is worth it. Good job on the stand as well, it should be very solid.
 
Very nice! I'm looking for an anvil as well and the used ones that I can find are $6 a pound and look like they were dropped off a building.
 
Very nice! Ive always like their anvils. I don't blame you for buying new. Its getting harder and harder to tell new smiths to just "hold out" for a good deal because most of the good deals are gone. An anvil is a generational tool and its really not that expensive when you think about it..The price of used anvils is getting out of hand these days. People are already asking $1000+ for a nice 200 pounder, may as well kick in a little more and get a new one in the style you want. There are some good deals still to be had but they are getting harder and harder to find..
 
Kentucky said:
Very nice! Ive always like their anvils. I don't blame you for buying new. Its getting harder and harder to tell new smiths to just "hold out" for a good deal because most of the good deals are gone. An anvil is a generational tool and its really not that expensive when you think about it..The price of used anvils is getting out of hand these days. People are already asking $1000+ for a nice 200 pounder, may as well kick in a little more and get a new one in the style you want. There are some good deals still to be had but they are getting harder and harder to find..
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It is. I was at an estate sale where they wanted 1000 for a 180 pounder because "I saw one on ebay!"

I actually just picked up a 275 wright for 500. Modified my old stand and now in getting rid of my old 125 pounder.
 
NICE !
I’ve always thought I might get an anvil. Can’t have it where I am right now really. No windows in my shop / not enough ventilation.
I snagged a couple of tree trunk cut offs and dried them just for this sort of thing. I put house paint on the ends while they were wet and they didn’t even crack open. Seriously; surprised the heck out of me.

I used that through bolt consturction for my first real wood working bench. No Glue. More of a westernized Japanese planing beam. Used it to make my traditonal Scandinavian cabinet maker’s bench but that’s another story. But yah . . . SOLID bock of wood you have there !









 
Thanks for all the comments.

I'm a lifelong metal worker so a tool is a tool. Didn't want to pay that much, but did. I ended up paying $1600 out the door. I would have posted to let others know about the deal, but I was out of town on the road with no cell service. I bought the Rigid model, which is the same except it says Rigid on it and I got it from Zoro.com which is an industrial supply. I only ordered it last week. I've ordered from them before and they sent me a coupon for 20% off $200 or more or 25% for $300 or more. So I put it in my cart and bam knocked off a ton of money. Most of Zoro's items are free shipping over $50 and heavy items may seem more expensive at first, but that includes shipping and they just say free shipping. Ordered it at 10am last Wednesday and got it the next day at 10am. Literally 24 hours. I was surprised as hell. The sale was only for 2 days, but they've already sent me another 20% off. Don't need it, but I would sign up for their coupons if don't get them already.

As for the stand I used fir from home depot 4x6. One 12' and one 8'. Had them use their radial arm saw to chop it at 17"+ so it was easier to manage. I setup a fence for them at home depot to make sure they were within tolerance. I had a full wood shop, but I don't keep those tools setup, just the cabinet table saw which I use a lot. Beware though home depot's saw does not cut square. So I went home and trimmed everything on my cabinet saw. Setup some aluminum to make a square fence on my drill press and drilled everything. Saw these large head carriage bolts at OSH and thought they looked cool so used them. Bolted 3 blocks together widest part together and then counter bored and screwed two together with 4" screws, 9 screws per section. Then screwed another section to the two that were already screwed together, etc..., until it was one solid piece.

If you're going to go this route. Plan ahead and order the long bolts online and save some money at OSH they were $8 ea. Then by buying them online and saving money you can use the bolts cross wise as well, just not as long. I noticed after it was together that the 4" screws are strong but shift a little so if your block rocks you can tap on them with a sledge to adjust.

Mine didn't rock, but it did fall as I was screwing it together, boy was I pissed. That's how I realized the side 4" screws shift a little. It doesn't move on it's own and with the anvil on you're good.

Next time I would use 5" 1/4" lag bolts for the cross screwing. I drill pilot holes for my 4" screws so I could take it all apart and just lag bolt it together, but I'll see how it holds up to pounding on it. Plus I need to let it dry out a little so the lags would bite in better.

I was so tired by the end of construction that I didn't test the ring, but it's there to secure it to the anvil and deaden the ring, hopefully.

Oh I also chamfered the edges with a router as well as pocketed the anvil in the top about 1/2".
 
Nice stand. I did pretty much the same thing with mine. Even used the same method with the chain to pull it into the stand. Another thing you might do is put some silicone underneath the anvil, between the anvil and stand. It makes an amazing difference in the amount of ringing that comes off of it.
 
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