Every time I try to tell my wife I have an awesome new idea, she says “I’m sure that wasn’t your idea. You probably saw it on Wranglerstar”! Yeah, she’s right. I love this channel. It has truly changed my life.
Shhhhh I'm looking to pick up a few and I don't want the price going up yet haha. But seriously I was actually joking with my dad about this today because we couldn't live with a pedal bike
I’ve grown up with horses, my elderly broke mother still has a herd. She raises em the cheapest you can and trust me, it ain’t cheaper than a used car!
I saw a man on a bike with what had to be 10 grocery bags tied and fixed to different places and I told my wife “ that will be us soon if gas keeps going up”
You should bolt some brackets to the back and the sides of that wooden stand to make sure that gorgeous tool box won't tip or slide off when you're rolling it around. Although knowing Cody, I'm sure that he already has it anchored to the stand in one way or another. By the way, excellent idea on the style of that stand! Super simple and steady but with just a little flair in the design. Well done Cody!
A ratcheting screwdriver is truly a needed tool. I have two, one straight and one has a 40 degree handle. Based on your previous video I pulled them apart and cleaned and lubricated the gears and they are back to new again. Just one tip, try to quit using your hand as a hammer, it comes back to haunt you in old age.
I couldn't help but notice that when you pull out a tool you close the drawer afterwards. I always leave the drawers open until I put the tools back. This has helped me more than once to remember a tool that may have dropped or got set aside somewhere out of view. But somehow tools still get misplaced. It just helps me remember. And I don't put away tools until the project is done not when the day is done. It does frustrate my wife because she knows where most tools are. But she always puts them back where she found them.
Hi Cody, I love your channel and your work ethic. I am nearly 70 and I have done a lot of different things and lived all over the world. I was raised on a farm and ranch and it is a pleasure to see your faith and practice of it. God bless you as I know he has. Please realize that the haters will attack; those whose hate God, and those who hate families. Don't give in!! Stay committed and thank you for what you are doing.
Id like to see the forge build. I have the anvil stand, I used 2x6s . started with a 1/2" plywood base that is 18"x18", then the 2x6 cut and stacked brick style flat 14 sections. the top is from 2 3'x12" solid oak pieces trimmed to finish top. in the center hole will be 50lb sand bags for ballast. this sets the height for me to traditional level. Ive considered casters on this to make it mobile. these castors you show might do the trick !
Those Snap-On ratcheting screw drivers are worth their weight in gold! I haven’t bought one in 25 years so they probably cost their weight in gold now! The bits for it from Snap-On are amazing! You can just feel real quality the whole time you use it!
The only way I'd put casters on a woodworking bench or a woodworking machine, is to either get the flip up casters, or regular casters, set so you can kick a shim under each leg once on location. The forge and anvil stand both need to happen, no need to go in a specific order.
I love to see the short glimpse of the bottom drawer of the snapon box being all Milwaukee. This shows that we didn't lead you astray with our recommendations for the professional homewoner.
Yep, I vote for the anvil stand first. The stand to support over 400 lbs of wood is definitely going to be interesting to watch; especially since it's probably gonna need to be somewhat "mobile" so you can build the forge!
Everything in my shop is on wheels. My big 52" Sawstop, my jointer, planer, lumber racks, cabinets, my workbenches and many, many more things. With the one exception being my main woodworking bench, that thing is heavy and I want it rock solid on the floor. I love the flexibility of being able to move anything in my shop when I need to.
I put the exact same things on a bench I made. Was highly skeptical but they work amazingly well. I ended up making a new out feed table for my table saw using them so I can move it out the way. Then I made a new base for dust collection using them. Those things are WELL worth it and make things so much easier.
What I use for heavy things is a pallet jack. So if you configure your heavy bench or you anvil stand to work with a pallet jack you can move them with that.
hey mr. w, it's the grumpy old fart from n.h. here. i was just viewing one of your old videos, and you were trying to make a small oil funnel from a piece of paper, for years, i have been saving the tops from dish detergent bottles, they screw directly on to oil bottles, and don't leak until you squeeze them.
You should do the anvil stand video first and then the forge to Finnish it off as a full setup video. I think a tools video would be a good idea, just to give some ideas on starting this hobby and what you should buy first. Love the videos lately. Keep up the good work
Anvil - Cody, instead of removing those two pieces of wood you could orient them the other way so the cribbing has a skirt all the way around the bottom
I think the anvil stand would be most useful and the logical progression. If you put the forge together and get it setup, you won’t have the anvil setup to work on.
Yeah, you need to get that anvil situated first. It's just an obstacle sitting on the floor like that. A nice steel table top constructed with 1.25" square 4130 chromoly would be perfect for blacksmithing or even welding. Space the uprights so it can be moved with a forklift.
I am not so sure that the casters are as "wiggly" as Cody thinks. All of the weight from above each of them is directed straight down on what looks like a 3/8" screw that is attached to a plate on top and the flat plane on the bottom. If you had set all four of them under each of the four corners of your work bench and leveled them, I believe that the sturdy bench itself would have probably sent all of its weight straight down to the floor at all four corners, and it is possible that it would have spread out the weight evenly and caused it to be sturdy. Another option that would work for sure would be if you, Cody, were to make eight 3/8" steel plates exactly the same size as the bottom of the four corners of the work bench legs, drill a six inch deep hole in the center of each leg from the bottom, and attach four plates to the legs with a hole drilled in the center, and attach four hardened steel bolts (or, all-thread) to the other four plates. Put a hardened steel 3/8" nut on the all-thread along with a hardened flat washer. and set it on the floor. Align all four floor plates evenly and at proper 90 degree angles to each other, and then back the hardened nut up the shaft as needed to get a level table. Make sure that the bolts (or, all-thread) are hardened so it doesn't snap with side-ways wiggle, and use a pipe in the holes in the legs to give the all-thread something firm to lean against inside the leg. You would not have rolling casters at that point, but you could still scoot the bench around as necessary with dollies. You could even cut out four heavy-duty flat rubber feet (like old tire treads) to attach to the bottoms of the bottom plates so the steel would not mar the floor.
Personally the anvil stand then the forge. If you are willing, I would prefer both. I’m excited about your anvil stand design; and you will need the anvil ready when you complete the forge. Enjoy your day. God bless you.
forge set up / explore DYI insolation if I can find the video there is a cloth type material I have seen used as a make shift lid to a smelting furnace and it is vary thin ... maybe it could be used to make a door or curtain system to combat fuel cost when trying to keep temps up in the forge ...
For future content I'll put in a vote for a forklift brake repair video! I had a tool cabinet on a wood frame with casters and it tipped off one day when a tire caught a lock washer on the ground. I pulled the bottom drawers and zipped a couple lag bolts down. Just a thought for ya. Thanks for all the videos that motivate me to get out and chip away on projects..... oh and to buy adult grade professional homeowner tools!
Cody, if you havent already done it. Could you please do a video chronicling your work and business history. I would be fascinated to hear a detailed account of your ventures and work experience. You seem like a really interesting guy and everything you say resonates with me. A man after my own heart. I am 39, I am tradesman Bricklayer who went to University, after gaining my trade qualification, to become a CPA. Now I found myself unable to really ask too much of my body, yet not particularly comfortable in a professional environment. I would like to hear about your path through life as it would be inspiring to me. Cheers
If you haven't already seen it, you might want to look up a video Jimmy Diresta did on a mobile anvil base. You might get some ideas on what to do or not do. I must say, it was a pretty clever idea.
I'm a welder/fabricator for a living and would love to see you fabricate a stand for that anvil. Some day in the future I'll build my own forge and anvil stand and will apply the tips and tricks I learn from your fantastic videos.
Cody, what good is a forge if you don’t have an anvil to go with it? Making the stand and setting the anvil first will allow you to get right to work the moment the forge is done. Plus, the anvil is the center of your blacksmith shop, so being able to place it where you want before you have to place the forge and vice could be rather advantageous!
Doesn't really matter a lot which is done first, the anvil stand or the forge. You gotta have both. However, I would do the stand first, because I believe you'll use the anvil more than the forge.
I want to see both so either one would be fine!!! Casters are an absolute game changer when it comes to small places and being able to work on a vehicle or project!!
A nice oak or other hardwood round for the anvil. Not sure casters would survive under the anvil, yet your correct it is nice to be able to move things either where it is handy for the task at hand or to get out of the way of a project. Bless you and your loved ones and the content you provide for us
@@travisprince1701 sorry wasn’t thinking of rolling on the edge since the “rounds” I get for firewood are anything but round, and splitting away to make it round could place a crack in the rest of it weakening the entire piece
I remember the videos in the old wood shop where you really got into depth about the design of your tool wall. Just for you to give up on it so easily!
Sometimes, I shake if I have to do something that I’ve never done before -- maybe not noticeably, but inside. But I'll do it, because I know it’s not an insurmountable task; I've done plenty of tasks in my life.
Just a suggestion could you build a small partition wall between woodwork and metal work and then 1 it's safer for sparks away from wood and 2 you gain wall space to store things like your tool chests against instead just in middle of everything
I would love to see both the anvil stand and the forge, but honestly order of operations requires an anvil to work on before you put together the forge to heat the product to work on the anvil.
Cody, can you give us an update on the addition to the shop or what are your plans to build for the equipment, I think I remember it’s on hold due to wetlands or something like that. Anvil stand please. Thanks man!! Love seeing the temp in the upper corner, thanks
Two things I'm curious about is, what roll does your buddy (think, Josiah) play in your homestead, and why he is not in more videos, because it seems like he plays a bigger roll than is seen. 2, I would like to hear more on the social, political, physical, and moral thoughts and ideas on current US & world conditions; what we as Americans might be doing to get/be ready for what is coming.
Anvil stand! Just got a 175 lb anvil from my grandpa that was his father’s! I was thinking of how I wanted to make a stand for it and I’d really like to see your take on it!
i would suggest getting the forge up and running before you do the anvil stand.... just in case you need to bend a strap for the stand, or need something heated to affix it to the stand
Actually I thought you were going to use the tool cart as the new anvil stand however casters may need to be locking steel wheels. A new anvil stand it is.Thanks
You could do a separate series for each “build”. Maybe a 2 part video for the anvil stand and 3 part for the forge? I don’t know. I like your videos and watching your habits of putting tools away once you’re done with them has helped me to do the same. Thank you!
Love your work! You should build the same stand you made for your tool box but for your anvil but instead of wood use steel RHS. Please do the forge next.
Tight cribbing has been bar none, the best anvil stand I’ve ever had. Steel is very strong but unless it was bolted down I noticed it always walked on me, and open cribbing is just asking for tools to fall between and get lost forever. Although I’ve never had the opportunity to try using a big hardwood round as there is none around me locally.
Every time I try to tell my wife I have an awesome new idea, she says “I’m sure that wasn’t your idea. You probably saw it on Wranglerstar”! Yeah, she’s right. I love this channel. It has truly changed my life.
Just replace Idea with Wranglerstar, or a Cody....lol
Humans would not have prospered on without a bit of “borrowing”
This hits close to home. My wife says… “who told you that? Your favorite UA-camr Wranglerstar?”
It's so hilarious that your wives sas mouth you and don't respect you.
My wife says "there is your boyfriend again"
I'd love to see both! I think the anvil stand needs to come before the forge though
Please tell me how the heck you were able to make that *fizz* emote. That fizz emote gives me the fizz!
Agreed!!
Why do we need to pick? Why wouldn't we be able to see both videos ? Lol
You need an anvil stand before you can use the forge. Anvil first.
Do you think you will finish the under $1000 common man tool kit series ? Loved that series! Thanks for all you do!
I second this.
sure, but thanks to poopie pants Joe, it's now $3,750 tool kit.
only if he records it soon, otherwise, it'll be the tool kit you iwsh you had
I'd like to see a printed list of the items as well
Gotta buy a horse before next week if these gas prices keep going the way they are.
ALSO: we’d love to see them both!! Hoping for two videos
then they will raise the price for the horse food too
Shhhhh I'm looking to pick up a few and I don't want the price going up yet haha. But seriously I was actually joking with my dad about this today because we couldn't live with a pedal bike
Already have. A couple
Times now.
I’ve grown up with horses, my elderly broke mother still has a herd. She raises em the cheapest you can and trust me, it ain’t cheaper than a used car!
I saw a man on a bike with what had to be 10 grocery bags tied and fixed to different places and I told my wife “ that will be us soon if gas keeps going up”
You should bolt some brackets to the back and the sides of that wooden stand to make sure that gorgeous tool box won't tip or slide off when you're rolling it around. Although knowing Cody, I'm sure that he already has it anchored to the stand in one way or another.
By the way, excellent idea on the style of that stand! Super simple and steady but with just a little flair in the design. Well done Cody!
A ratcheting screwdriver is truly a needed tool. I have two, one straight and one has a 40 degree handle. Based on your previous video I pulled them apart and cleaned and lubricated the gears and they are back to new again. Just one tip, try to quit using your hand as a hammer, it comes back to haunt you in old age.
I couldn't help but notice that when you pull out a tool you close the drawer afterwards. I always leave the drawers open until I put the tools back. This has helped me more than once to remember a tool that may have dropped or got set aside somewhere out of view. But somehow tools still get misplaced. It just helps me remember. And I don't put away tools until the project is done not when the day is done. It does frustrate my wife because she knows where most tools are. But she always puts them back where she found them.
What am I missing… where are the 5 things to do before 2023???
My shop need to do 5 things before next year,
Finish the $1000 tool set!
Really appreciate all of the hard work you put into your content/videos Cody
Hi Cody,
I love your channel and your work ethic. I am nearly 70 and I have done a lot of different things and lived all over the world. I was raised on a farm and ranch and it is a pleasure to see your faith and practice of it. God bless you as I know he has. Please realize that the haters will attack; those whose hate God, and those who hate families. Don't give in!! Stay committed and thank you for what you are doing.
Love the choice of music when you were marking the spots
Id like to see the forge build. I have the anvil stand, I used 2x6s . started with a 1/2" plywood base that is 18"x18", then the 2x6 cut and stacked brick style flat 14 sections. the top is from 2 3'x12" solid oak pieces trimmed to finish top. in the center hole will be 50lb sand bags for ballast. this sets the height for me to traditional level. Ive considered casters on this to make it mobile. these castors you show might do the trick !
Those Snap-On ratcheting screw drivers are worth their weight in gold! I haven’t bought one in 25 years so they probably cost their weight in gold now! The bits for it from Snap-On are amazing! You can just feel real quality the whole time you use it!
The only way I'd put casters on a woodworking bench or a woodworking machine, is to either get the flip up casters, or regular casters, set so you can kick a shim under each leg once on location.
The forge and anvil stand both need to happen, no need to go in a specific order.
I love to see the short glimpse of the bottom drawer of the snapon box being all Milwaukee. This shows that we didn't lead you astray with our recommendations for the professional homewoner.
Yep, I vote for the anvil stand first. The stand to support over 400 lbs of wood is definitely going to be interesting to watch; especially since it's probably gonna need to be somewhat "mobile" so you can build the forge!
Everything in my shop is on wheels. My big 52" Sawstop, my jointer, planer, lumber racks, cabinets, my workbenches and many, many more things. With the one exception being my main woodworking bench, that thing is heavy and I want it rock solid on the floor. I love the flexibility of being able to move anything in my shop when I need to.
I put the exact same things on a bench I made. Was highly skeptical but they work amazingly well. I ended up making a new out feed table for my table saw using them so I can move it out the way. Then I made a new base for dust collection using them. Those things are WELL worth it and make things so much easier.
Start with the anvil stand! Also, did you ever go over the combination wrenches for the recent $1000 tool kit?
Every good anvil needs a good heavy duty stand otherwise the reverb is lost to laws of Newton.
What I use for heavy things is a pallet jack. So if you configure your heavy bench or you anvil stand to work with a pallet jack you can move them with that.
You need a machine shop too. Mill and lathe at minimum. The mill would serve as a drill press too.
hey mr. w, it's the grumpy old fart from n.h. here. i was just viewing one of your old videos, and you were trying to make a small oil funnel from a piece of paper, for years, i have been saving the tops from dish detergent bottles, they screw directly on to oil bottles, and don't leak until you squeeze them.
You should do the anvil stand video first and then the forge to Finnish it off as a full setup video. I think a tools video would be a good idea, just to give some ideas on starting this hobby and what you should buy first. Love the videos lately. Keep up the good work
Anvil - Cody, instead of removing those two pieces of wood you could orient them the other way so the cribbing has a skirt all the way around the bottom
Anvil stand first that way when you fire up the forge for the first time you have a place to bang some steel!
I think the anvil stand would be most useful and the logical progression. If you put the forge together and get it setup, you won’t have the anvil setup to work on.
Love to see both. I feel the Anvil stand should come before the forge.
I've had a snappy ratcheting screw driver for 20+ years. Still flawless.
Yeah, you need to get that anvil situated first. It's just an obstacle sitting on the floor like that. A nice steel table top constructed with 1.25" square 4130 chromoly would be perfect for blacksmithing or even welding. Space the uprights so it can be moved with a forklift.
I am not so sure that the casters are as "wiggly" as Cody thinks. All of the weight from above each of them is directed straight down on what looks like a 3/8" screw that is attached to a plate on top and the flat plane on the bottom. If you had set all four of them under each of the four corners of your work bench and leveled them, I believe that the sturdy bench itself would have probably sent all of its weight straight down to the floor at all four corners, and it is possible that it would have spread out the weight evenly and caused it to be sturdy. Another option that would work for sure would be if you, Cody, were to make eight 3/8" steel plates exactly the same size as the bottom of the four corners of the work bench legs, drill a six inch deep hole in the center of each leg from the bottom, and attach four plates to the legs with a hole drilled in the center, and attach four hardened steel bolts (or, all-thread) to the other four plates. Put a hardened steel 3/8" nut on the all-thread along with a hardened flat washer. and set it on the floor. Align all four floor plates evenly and at proper 90 degree angles to each other, and then back the hardened nut up the shaft as needed to get a level table. Make sure that the bolts (or, all-thread) are hardened so it doesn't snap with side-ways wiggle, and use a pipe in the holes in the legs to give the all-thread something firm to lean against inside the leg. You would not have rolling casters at that point, but you could still scoot the bench around as necessary with dollies. You could even cut out four heavy-duty flat rubber feet (like old tire treads) to attach to the bottoms of the bottom plates so the steel would not mar the floor.
Anvil stand first. That way when you get the forge done you can test it out on the new anvil.
My grandfather had a Anvil mounted on a huge chunk of oil. Don't know where he got the tree but it was massive.
Personally the anvil stand then the forge. If you are willing, I would prefer both. I’m excited about your anvil stand design; and you will need the anvil ready when you complete the forge. Enjoy your day. God bless you.
Let’s see that anvil stand…I plan on a build soon myself. Curious to see how ya do it
forge set up / explore DYI insolation if I can find the video there is a cloth type material I have seen used as a make shift lid to a smelting furnace and it is vary thin ... maybe it could be used to make a door or curtain system to combat fuel cost when trying to keep temps up in the forge ...
The minecraft music caught me off guard
For future content I'll put in a vote for a forklift brake repair video!
I had a tool cabinet on a wood frame with casters and it tipped off one day when a tire caught a lock washer on the ground. I pulled the bottom drawers and zipped a couple lag bolts down. Just a thought for ya.
Thanks for all the videos that motivate me to get out and chip away on projects..... oh and to buy adult grade professional homeowner tools!
Cody, look up one of the New Yankee Workshop videos for a way to add flip up casters to the legs of the bench. Simple and very effective.
Anvil stand. So,you can use it as soon as the forge is complete
Use the old forge to build the anvil stand, mount the anvil, then build the new forge.
Let’s get the Anvil up so the next video can be the Forge assembly video then we can make a tool 👌🤟🏻🇺🇸
Cody, if you havent already done it. Could you please do a video chronicling your work and business history. I would be fascinated to hear a detailed account of your ventures and work experience. You seem like a really interesting guy and everything you say resonates with me. A man after my own heart.
I am 39, I am tradesman Bricklayer who went to University, after gaining my trade qualification, to become a CPA. Now I found myself unable to really ask too much of my body, yet not particularly comfortable in a professional environment. I would like to hear about your path through life as it would be inspiring to me.
Cheers
Thanks for the choice, I’d love to see the forge build
If you haven't already seen it, you might want to look up a video Jimmy Diresta did on a mobile anvil base. You might get some ideas on what to do or not do. I must say, it was a pretty clever idea.
I'm a welder/fabricator for a living and would love to see you fabricate a stand for that anvil. Some day in the future I'll build my own forge and anvil stand and will apply the tips and tricks I learn from your fantastic videos.
Put the Forge together first. You can always use the Anvil just about any where but you can't do anything with out that Forge being put together.
The shine on the anvil must have blinded me from seeing and/or hearing the 5 things as mentioned in the title of the video!
Cody, what good is a forge if you don’t have an anvil to go with it? Making the stand and setting the anvil first will allow you to get right to work the moment the forge is done. Plus, the anvil is the center of your blacksmith shop, so being able to place it where you want before you have to place the forge and vice could be rather advantageous!
It doesn't matter which.... I will watch both! thanks!
Hmmmmmmm I’m excited to see both! I’m gonna pick building the forge.
Doesn't really matter a lot which is done first, the anvil stand or the forge. You gotta have both. However, I would do the stand first, because I believe you'll use the anvil more than the forge.
I, for one, would really like a completion to the USA tool series.
Check out how Torborn Ahmad mounted his anvil. Best Blacksmith I’ve seen.
I want to see both so either one would be fine!!! Casters are an absolute game changer when it comes to small places and being able to work on a vehicle or project!!
For anvil you should get big log of Austrian Oak, and have some artist carve blacksmithing motiv on front
A nice oak or other hardwood round for the anvil. Not sure casters would survive under the anvil, yet your correct it is nice to be able to move things either where it is handy for the task at hand or to get out of the way of a project. Bless you and your loved ones and the content you provide for us
You can roll a round around pretty easily, granted not as easily as you could with casters
@@travisprince1701 sorry wasn’t thinking of rolling on the edge since the “rounds” I get for firewood are anything but round, and splitting away to make it round could place a crack in the rest of it weakening the entire piece
Anvil stand. The forge would be like putting the cart before the horse.
Show us how easy it is to wind the pads down so the unit does not move, & then adjust the pad so as what they are attached to is level.
Thanks Cody the Minecraft music when you were marking the holes gave me a little laugh
Forge for sure, I loved building mine. Then you know how and ware to position your anvil. Keep on keepin on...
8:31 Got excited there when he started talkin bout my boy Puddin. They are both professionals if you ask me.
I remember the videos in the old wood shop where you really got into depth about the design of your tool wall. Just for you to give up on it so easily!
I like how you subtly (yeah, right) got the anvil in on some of your shots.
5:53 music
Sometimes, I shake if I have to do something that I’ve never done before -- maybe not noticeably, but inside. But I'll do it, because I know it’s not an insurmountable task; I've done plenty of tasks in my life.
The anvil stand. I’m hoping you use a large old heavy log.
Quite excellent. Putting on casters is a game changer. 👍
Just a suggestion could you build a small partition wall between woodwork and metal work and then 1 it's safer for sparks away from wood and 2 you gain wall space to store things like your tool chests against instead just in middle of everything
If I'm going to video for you buys I need 6' of clear floor space around every table or tool,
Gotta love the minecraft music that slipped in there
Anvil stand! Thanks for all the work you do! You're my favorite channel!
The box on wheels are a game changer!
I would love to see both the anvil stand and the forge, but honestly order of operations requires an anvil to work on before you put together the forge to heat the product to work on the anvil.
Cody, can you give us an update on the addition to the shop or what are your plans to build for the equipment, I think I remember it’s on hold due to wetlands or something like that. Anvil stand please. Thanks man!! Love seeing the temp in the upper corner, thanks
Cody, do the anvil stand first and the forge next. It’ll be great. Nice casters by the way. I’ll have some use for a couple of them too.
Anvil stand please. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. It's appreciated!!
Please finish the $1000 tool set series first!
Two things I'm curious about is, what roll does your buddy (think, Josiah) play in your homestead, and why he is not in more videos, because it seems like he plays a bigger roll than is seen. 2, I would like to hear more on the social, political, physical, and moral thoughts and ideas on current US & world conditions; what we as Americans might be doing to get/be ready for what is coming.
Like to see both,but have to choose. The anvil would be first.
I would love to see a forge building video. I have been wanting to build one myself.
I love the subtle minecraft music at 6:00
having equipped shop is so nice .
Thank you for working smarter and not harder when flipping the cribbing.
The minecraft tune.
Such good music.
What happened to your Friday video wrenches 🔧?? Thanks Cody
Cody check out Tidal Gardens for what casters he used on huge aquarium grow out tanks. Heavy duty leveling casters worked out great for him!
Screw a couple handles into the top row of the cribbing and you will really have something there.
You need to get the Snap-on stubby soft grip ratchiting screwdriver.
For my .02 worth... Would like to see the forge set-up. I know you will probably end up showing both anyhow, but it's good to ask for input.
That’s a pretty practical looking set-up, tough I’m not sure those casters are as skookum as the cribbing base. Oh, and stand before forge.
Anvil stand! Just got a 175 lb anvil from my grandpa that was his father’s! I was thinking of how I wanted to make a stand for it and I’d really like to see your take on it!
i would suggest getting the forge up and running before you do the anvil stand.... just in case you need to bend a strap for the stand, or need something heated to affix it to the stand
anvil stand or forge assembly. yes please. lol. I do want to see the log you choose to support the new anvil.
You have always said that you don’t like tool boxes and that they don’t make sense unless you’re in a mechanic shop.
You should check out and get some insperation from what Will Stelter did for his big anvil stand.
Actually I thought you were going to use the tool cart as the new anvil stand however casters may need to be locking steel wheels.
A new anvil stand it is.Thanks
You could do a separate series for each “build”. Maybe a 2 part video for the anvil stand and 3 part for the forge? I don’t know. I like your videos and watching your habits of putting tools away once you’re done with them has helped me to do the same. Thank you!
Love your work! You should build the same stand you made for your tool box but for your anvil but instead of wood use steel RHS.
Please do the forge next.
Tight cribbing has been bar none, the best anvil stand I’ve ever had. Steel is very strong but unless it was bolted down I noticed it always walked on me, and open cribbing is just asking for tools to fall between and get lost forever. Although I’ve never had the opportunity to try using a big hardwood round as there is none around me locally.