Anyone had experience with Phoenix Hammers and their customer service?

[birdog4]

Geez! No one running Fairbanks/Dupont?? hehehe My 50# serves my purposes well.
I regularly work on a friend's 75# ironkiss and it is as fine a machine as I would want. jmo bruce

 

[jdm61]

I guess that I didn
t notice because Cliff's hammer was surrounded by pavers over the dirt floor in the back room of the shop, IIRC. LOL.

Joe, yes, the huge chunk of concrete makes em hit harder. Big difference there. I didn't put enough concrete under my new one (140lb ram), didn't realize it was goin to hit that much harder than the old one. It'll have to do though. My thought on the 25 & press, was him building the press. And Cliff's Say Mak is actually on a concrete slab, you just forgot, or didn't notice. I helped him set it up over the phone.

Javand, there are more Little Giants out there than any other hammer. And most are not set up and tuned Right!
I've been around some that would hardly run, but only needed 30 minutes of tuning to get em back in shape. Others needed a complete rebuild. In both cases their owners didn't really know any better, or seem to care. And the 100 lb LG is a completely different animal than the smaller ones.

 

[Don Hanson III]

I guess that I didn
t notice because Cliff's hammer was surrounded by pavers over the dirt floor in the back room of the shop, IIRC. LOL.

The small encloser where the hammer is has a 6" slab. Paving stones between it and the shop.

Cliff came pretty close to gettin a Little Giant, but my 100 scarred the hell out of him.

 

[Salem Straub]

God, that Machineco link nearly made me drool myself to death. That looks like the company to watch for your forging hammers. Wow. I really wanted that Nazel 3B. Just right for me.

 

[Wulf]

Birddog - I have a 75# fairbanks sitting under an awning in front of my shop, but it needs a bit of work before I can get it running. Sadly, I'm not sure when I'll find the time to give it the attention it deserves

 

[mgysgthath]

Salem, I agree.. and they sell a lot of other machinery too, big milling machines etc. I definitely appreciate that link

 

[Kentucky]

One day Id love to get a big hammer.Ill have to have a new shop first though... Beaudrys, Nazels, Alldays & Onion and Chambersburg hammers changed my mind on what "Big" means in the hammer world..
Theres a lot of work out there for a smith who has the tools to handle industrial needs.