![]() Two different materials with an interface do not become one as much as one would like them to. For reference, the approximate weight of 1 cubic yard of concrete is only 4024 pounds Any type anvil stand is a compromise to a direct connection to bedrock via the pier. If you can not find bedrock, then pour a massive concrete base to substitute for the bedrock. Anything less than going into bedrock is a compromise (the stand resting on different types of dirt or material above the bedrock). What is the most solid way to connect the two? One way would be to drive a large pier into SOLID bed rock, and then attach the anvil via a solid connection to that pier. Will it work the same? (This disregards the size differences of the anvil face, hardie holes, etc)Īnother way to say this is the anvil of YOUR choice (the one you use) is connected to the ground (earth) via the anvil stand (for convince and height). With the 500 pound anvil resting directly on the ground, we can construct a 450 pound stand for the 50 pound anvil and get the same mass in contact with the ground. If the stand weight adds to the mass of the anvil, then why do we have different weight anvils? For discussion let us take a 50 pound anvil and a 500 pound anvil. To get perfect contact you can use a 3 point contact system, but that raises the stand off the floor except in those 3 locations, and makes the stand to floor connection with an air gap under a lot of the stand. Unless the floor is flat and in perfect contact with the stand it can wobble a bit. Put a pad in the mix and it fills the air gap but does not improve the design. Will there be, or develop in time, an air gap between the wood and the anvil (anvil now supported on the concrete) or an air gap between the concrete and the anvil (anvil now supported on the wood)? If an air gap develops then the shorter length material has lost its effectiveness. Give some thought to the interface between the anvil and stand. ![]()
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