Spent $80 on a fancy anvil stand and it tipped over on day one

I thought I was being smart buying a premade anvil stand from a dude on Facebook Marketplace for 80 bucks. First time I hit a hot piece of rebar, the whole thing wobbled and sent my anvil crashing onto the shop floor. Anyone else have luck with homemade stands vs store bought?

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wells.karen14d ago

Felt that. @juliashah my buddy bolted his straight to a railroad tie and it's still standing.

juliashah14d ago

...and honestly, my buddy made his own stand out of stacked 4x4s and some lag bolts, it's been solid for four years now. He just drilled it straight into a heavy section of his concrete floor and bolted the anvil down with big washers. Tbh, $80 for a marketplace stand that can't even handle a first hit sounds like a total waste compared to that.