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Well I finally bought myself an anvil. 400#, big enough to shoe Clydesdales

I've never had a workpiece heavy enough to beat on, my welding stand was just too light. It would jump off the floor when I would hammer metal on it.

Made a base of criss crossed 2x6's screwed together then encased in an angle iron frame sitting on 3" cast wheels. Work surface is 30" high (rule of thumb for anvil height is that it should be the height to your knuckles with your arm hanging down).

Next is to make some tools for the Hardie hole and drill myself a Pritchel hole (you young guys will have to Google that).

Will there be a forge in the future? Who knows

Testing it out I can hammer and shape heavy metal and it stays rock solid, I love it

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

That thing is a monster! I bet it's a game changer for shaping.

Several years ago I took a coal fired forging 101 class. Very interesting, learned quite a bit, especially how different it is from other forming techniques... and that it's hot! Definitely a winter time hobby in my neck of the woods. Very challenging and fun, though.

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Peace, Ron

Thanks Ron, yeah I can hammer some heavy metal on it and it does not bounce around, I love it

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle