railroad rail anvil - 'restored' photos

jiminy said:
The only thing I wish it had was a hardy hole.
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If you removed more of the web from the back end of the RR anvil, you would have room to make a hardy hole.

Are you going to add a hardened steel plate to it?

Or is it hard enough as-is?
 
Well bro,
I can't resize the damn pics to fit the forums... They are JUST BARELY too big.
Anyhow,
I didn't want to start a new thread for no reason.
Since you know more than I about these things, then might I ask what the best way is to mount my new 200lb Hay Budden?

I mean, should I go cut a huge oak tree down for a 36" long log???? Or are there only certain types of logs that are best for anvils????
Thanks for any help fellas...
 
If you removed more of the web from the back end of the RR anvil, you would have room to make a hardy hole.
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Man, that sounds like a lot of work just for a hardy hole :)

Are you going to add a hardened steel plate to it? Or is it hard enough as-is?
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No, I think it's hard enough as it is. And if (when) I dent it all up bad, I can just sand it back down again.

what the best way is to mount my new 200lb Hay Budden?
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Nice find, by the way.

A section of tree stump or log appears to be the favored method. I bolted the RR rail anvil on a length of 14" wide or so log ....the log just supports the middle section under the webbing, while the ends hang over. That will have to do for now until I find a better log.
Of course, I want to be able to pick my anvil up, log and all, and move it around as needed. I don't imagine that would be as easy with a 200lb anvil on a big stump :)

I don't know ...others around here may have better insight than I into how best to mount such an anvil.
 
I hear ya bud.
Actually, my little ass can pick the 200lb'er up no problem. I can't walk around with it forever in my arms or anything like that though.
If it was attached to a log however, I could simply half-assed "roll" it around the shop with little effort.
It's easier than I thought.
I'm not a big fellow by any means, and when I first scored the anvil, I thought it had to be only 100-125lbs or so. Turns out it's 200!!!
I wish I had an Osage log to put it on. (I THINK that's what a lot of Smith's use) I might be mistaken though....
 
my stumps got character, i found a big oak log at my local hunting grounds, and it had a bunch of .22 and bird shot pumped into it. i rolled it into the back of our pick-up, and headed home. it was perfect height when i got it, and is about 1 3/4 ft. across.
 
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