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Powering up you anvil
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And leave your brains at home.Bring your hard hat
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I don't think there would be much to leave home!
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Beautiful,clear,bright sunny day. You shoot your anvil high into the sky. You look up to see where it is coming down. The Sun blinds you. Now,you have no idea where to stand to get out of the way!!! Ought to provide a bit of entertaining and frightening GOOD TIMES!!!!
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Instinctively you run into your CHICKEN COOP,and cower beneath the LARGEST STRAW NEST !! Stay tuned for the next episode of " Good old boy fun!" Brought to you by GRANNY'S LYE SOAP.
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Doesn't seen much different or more dangerous than using explosives to through a piece of lead at a target. Actually sounds like a lot more fun.
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No,at least you KNOW where a bullet is going,more or less,even if you are a miserable shot!!!
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Shooting anvils was once a common event at celebrations. No sane blacksmith would modify his anvil by which he made his livelihood for a little sport. Anvils commonly have a hole in the bottom which was used to manipulate the anvil during manufacturing. These holes vary in size but will typically hold an ounce or two of black powder. This was enough charge to make a loud bang and toss the anvil a few dozen feet in the air. Altering an anvil to take a 1 lb. charge to propel it several hundred feet in the air makes it a much different and highly dangerous game. Aside from the severe headache that would result from a heaven sent impact, the forces involved could rip the anvil apart and send shrapnel for considerable distances.
If you want to play with IED's, you can find plenty of them in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If you want to play with IED's, you can find plenty of them in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Figured I'd get some yucks from you guys. No George I wouldn't dream of shooting a valuable vintage anvil besides you need a matched pair. I bought a cheep, Chinese I assume 80# off eBay just to see how it was made. You would have to remove over .7" in order to true the bottom flat as there is an arc between the front and back feet. Multiply that times 2, I see broken fly cutters whizzing past my head. I don't think I will be using that particular model. I won't argue the safety aspects of this stunt which is why it has always been a non-starter until I found a land owner with enough space to consent. Theoretically, if the base anvil is plumb, level, and stable on a heavy metal plate, the bases are true to one another the "flier" should land in a 10 yard radius of the base. I have located a place where I believe this can be done safely from ample distance with additional physical protection. While I am quite flattered at all the concern for my personal safety could we get on with the technical aspects of how this might actually happen?
