Boley Staking Tool Help needed by fellow owners

[316lad]

Hi,

Hope someone can help me with this.

I've recently acquired a Boley staking tool set and am obviously delighted with it. The tool itself is in fine condition as are the stakes with only a couple of anvils and a couple of stakes missing. Also missing is the base - which is the subject of this post.

I got in touch with Boley in Germany and they were unable to help me with a replacement. However, the chap suggested a 3D base might work. I would now like to do this and wondered if any Boley owners out there would be good enough to help so that I can draw it up in 3D for an .stl.

What I need our dimensions - particularly with regard to the inverted stake hole and the hole that secures the base to the main tool.

Photos would be brilliant as well to get an idea of the curvature.

Thank you in advance of your help,

Jim

First pic is my new set

Second is showing one with the base which is what I'm trying to make.

 

 

Edited October 7, 2023 by 316lad
Added additional pic

[Darthkram]

I'll try to remember to take a bunch of photos and measurements this week (unless someone else beats me to it!)

[praezis]

I really doubt that a printed plastic base will be of any use for you.

Its fundamental quality is being an anvil with heavy mass to make hammer blows efficient.

A printed base can hold a stake, but without heavy mass it will flex and make hammering very inefficient.

Frank

[mikepilk]

You don't really need anything shaped. Just a block of metal with a couple of holes drilled in would provide a steady base to hammer on.

[316lad]

Thanks everyone so far.

My plan is to make a metal anvil with the correct holes for the stakes and line-ups and then 3d print an encapsulating cover for it.

[Darthkram]

Sorry for the delay, here's an album with a bunch of measurements https://imgur.com/a/5ITc5gs

The one with the base on the green cutting mat I thought might be helpful for the shape of it. The cutting mat squares are all 1cm