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Very nice build, and a good illustration of how a project can evolve quickly! One thing I'd suggest if you ever decide on a permanent home for the anvil stand, you can secure it to the slab with a bed of silicone rather than drilling anchors into the concrete. Silicone is used to "glue" heavy machinery to the ground in factories a lot, and it certainly good enough for holding an anvil stand in place. Should you ever need to move the anvil, breaking the bond of the silicone isn't easy, but it leaves the floor unmarred. As a side note, the best tool I've ever seen for a shop that has a concrete floor... is the hydraulic lift cart from Northern Tool or Harbor Freight. When it comes to welding up something like that stand, you'll find no better welding table, imo, as it allows you to raise and lower your work while you sit comfortably. And when it's not being used as a welding table, it makes a great back saver when unloading the truck or working on a lawnmower. Plus, you can use it at the anvil to support some longer work or extra tools that you're needing handy.
Thank you sir! I appreciate the encouraging word. I think it is going to fit the way I work really well. I kind of adapted a lot of it from the way the previous stand was set up... but the base is really solid. I thought that semi flywheel was a unique enough idea that others might be interested in trying something similar.
Is the metal stand any louder or vibrate more than the wooden stand? I’m guessing the base and the sand helps a lot, but I didn’t know if there was a noticeable difference.
It doesn't ring at all really. It is a little louder, but I put silicon under the anvil and magnets at the horn and the heal to cut the tuning fork effect. I probably should have hit it with a hammer to demonstrate that noise part, but overlooked it. Great question though!
Thank you sir! I have a lot more coming down the pipe and I am getting faster at actually editing the videos. I would be happy to get out more than two a month but that is where I am at in the journey. I do have a playlist for build videos you might want to check out, and another for competitive forging. But I sure appreciate the encouraging word. Thank you!
My favorite is when you get a metal sliver in your eye, and they drill into your eyeball with a Dremel to get it out. Truth be told though, even after that I'm still really bad about eye protection.
@@LittleGreyWolfForge its louder than my wood stump, but it is chained tight, bedded down in silicone, and I have magnets under the horn an heel to dampen the tuning fork effect. So pretty much zero ringing.
Very nice build, and a good illustration of how a project can evolve quickly! One thing I'd suggest if you ever decide on a permanent home for the anvil stand, you can secure it to the slab with a bed of silicone rather than drilling anchors into the concrete. Silicone is used to "glue" heavy machinery to the ground in factories a lot, and it certainly good enough for holding an anvil stand in place. Should you ever need to move the anvil, breaking the bond of the silicone isn't easy, but it leaves the floor unmarred.
As a side note, the best tool I've ever seen for a shop that has a concrete floor... is the hydraulic lift cart from Northern Tool or Harbor Freight. When it comes to welding up something like that stand, you'll find no better welding table, imo, as it allows you to raise and lower your work while you sit comfortably. And when it's not being used as a welding table, it makes a great back saver when unloading the truck or working on a lawnmower. Plus, you can use it at the anvil to support some longer work or extra tools that you're needing handy.
@@threeriversforge1997 great insights here! Thank you sir!
Thats an awesome anvil stand and tool storage. That tool moving cart is genious!
@@carlcoco3851 Thank you!
Very interesting use of what you have to create what you need.
Thank you sir! I appreciate the encouraging word. I think it is going to fit the way I work really well. I kind of adapted a lot of it from the way the previous stand was set up... but the base is really solid. I thought that semi flywheel was a unique enough idea that others might be interested in trying something similar.
A Very Good Job on that Stand ! Well Done Sir !
Appreciate the compliment Sir!
Is the metal stand any louder or vibrate more than the wooden stand? I’m guessing the base and the sand helps a lot, but I didn’t know if there was a noticeable difference.
It doesn't ring at all really. It is a little louder, but I put silicon under the anvil and magnets at the horn and the heal to cut the tuning fork effect. I probably should have hit it with a hammer to demonstrate that noise part, but overlooked it. Great question though!
Good vid, always on an educational journey, would like to see more vids like these. I subbed.
Thank you sir! I have a lot more coming down the pipe and I am getting faster at actually editing the videos. I would be happy to get out more than two a month but that is where I am at in the journey. I do have a playlist for build videos you might want to check out, and another for competitive forging. But I sure appreciate the encouraging word. Thank you!
Safety glasses. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
I hear you sir...
My favorite is when you get a metal sliver in your eye, and they drill into your eyeball with a Dremel to get it out. Truth be told though, even after that I'm still really bad about eye protection.
How bad is the ringing?
@@LittleGreyWolfForge its louder than my wood stump, but it is chained tight, bedded down in silicone, and I have magnets under the horn an heel to dampen the tuning fork effect. So pretty much zero ringing.
@@theblacksmithingpastorguy alright! Thanks brother.