50# little giant

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Paul Savage

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I just had a 50# little giant offered to me , which I accepted at a very fair price and just wanted a little input from those that may have one. Currently I have a 40# air hammer that I built but tend to use my 40 ton press for drawing out and a hand held hammer more. Thanks for any thoughts. Paul
 
I have one and would hate to be without it. If I had to choose between the hammer and the press or mill I would definately take the hammer.
 
Both tools are very important IMO.

I have a an automated press that I use for welding course billets (assemblies, such as Viking sword constituents, are welded by hand with a hammer.)

Because it's automated (configured to reciprocate between adjustable parameters), my press is much better suited for drawing than the power hammer.

The hammer (I have a 50 lb. Little Giant) is very important because it 'straightens out' the layers of a damascus billet that have become a little undulated under the press' drawing dies. It is very difficult to do this on longer pieces with planishing dies on the press. There is always an 'part' in the work where the dies end. That sort of operation is actually more cumbersome with the press compared with the hammer.

A place for each, definitely.
 
I also have a 50#. The best thing I did was to buy the video from anvilfire.com by Dave Manser. He goes through how the hammers work and has a lot of info on how to make them work better. If you do nothing else, build a guard over the spring to keep it from breaking and taking your head with it. Quote from Dave " Wearing parts of your hammer in your body does not improve your bottom line". I also built a brake for it. It is nice to be able to hit something once and then stop the hammer completely, all from the foot pedal.

You can get info on rebuilding a LG from Littlegianthammer.com. They also have most parts if needed and Sid is super nice. Congrats on getting a tool that makes beating steel a sit down, no effort activity.
Chip Kunkle
 
Thanks for your thoughts guys. I will be picking it up in two or three weeks once I have made a little room . It sounds like the anvilfire video might be a good place to start. The hammer has already had guards installed by the current owner and converted from line drive to motor driven and appears to be in very good condition with out any play.
 
A 100 lb. air hammer sitting along side a 25 ton press; ahh Sweeeeet forging:D
Between the two, there is not much you cannot do.
 
I still need to rebuild my 50... it's outside. :( My 100 is inside and halfway rebuilt! lol :o

The WildRose videos are interesting, but I would HIGHLY recommend the rebuild video from Sid. It's $95 for the 2 disc presentation, and it's AWESOME.

Even if you have ZERO problems or desire to rebuild it anytime soon, it will show you 100% how they go together and work, what to look for in a good running hammer, how to see what's worn, and how to make it run like a top. Sid's video is clear, has great sound, and he is a natural teacher.... definitely one of the best videos I have in my technical video library.

And no, I'm not getting paid by or free parts from Sid for saying that ;) :D
 
Thanks for the info and I will definity check the video out. One can never have to many "how to" vids to drive the wife nuts. kind of anti chic flic on a friday night . Thanks Nick
 
Congrats on the hammer!
The Little Giant power hammer is my favorite tool. I have a 25lb, and 100lb, also a 24 ton press. The press sees little use these days, I do almost everything with the big hammer.
Sid and Keri at Little Giant are great folks and very helpful :thumbup:
 
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