Thread: portable anvil

I made a portable anvil, I had a big chink of O1 I bought a while back and have been wanting to do something with it.

I heated then air quenched with a couple of fans. I think the air cooled O1 will be good enough for an anvil.

Non-coated ceramic wool wigs me out a bit, I am glad it was a windy day and I have a good fitting respirator.

Everything but the welding rods and the nuts and bolts came from the scrap yard.

I'm not sure why you need a probable anvil. I have no idea why I would need one either, but man that thing is cool, well now that it has quite glowing anyway. :-)

Hey Charlie

By "portable" do you mean not attached to the floor?

I do not think that is something I would want to carry around. har

Originally Posted by rolodave

Hey Charlie

By "portable" do you mean not attached to the floor?

I do not think that is something I would want to carry around. har

You got that right! Not i.

Charlie you are way cool! I like it ,, I want to hammer something on it! Tc

The legs and chunk of steel are bolted together, each half is still heavy but I can move it without straining too much.

I wanted something I could take to knife making meets. The tripod setup will work on uneven ground.

I have a couple of friends with similar setups, that I am jealous of. ( maybe I am just keeping up with Jones's or in this case the Smith's )