Big day today

After unloading it, I started soaking the bearings in Slick 50, and the main bearing just broke free, and I can turn it over with one hand. :thumbup:

I'll probably still disassemble the bearings and clean them out, but it feels nice and smooth. I could almost hook it up to a motor right now and go to work.

Speaking of motors, it came with a 5 horse single phase motor, which was used to run the lineshaft. The motor is 1775 RPM, and these hammers are supposed to run on 900 RPM. I could rig up the lineshaft, which has a step sheave on it, or I could mount the motor on a stand, and use a jack shaft to reduce the RPM's. Which one do you guys think is likely to be the least hassle?
 
SShepherd said:
Awesome score on the bradley:thumbup:

Did you manage to get the specs on the pad you need for that to sit on?

I tracked down a bunch of info when was ready to have the pad poured for my #150
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Hi,
Yep, Matt Lamey sent me a manual which has all that info.

When I had the slab for my shop poured, I had an area poured 6" deep, and that's where my current hammer is mounted. It's not as deep as I would like, but so far it's worked out. The thicker area is cut so that it will break from the rest of the slab instead of start some big cracks going.

I'll probably just sit it on some horse stall matting and anchor it to the floor for now, and when spring comes, pour a better foundation.
 
Here's the motor. It's actually a 3 horse, not a 5. Still plenty of power, though.

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It's got to weigh at least 125#
 
Score!!! looks a lovely little thing :cool: I cant believe this thread has run into 2 pages without Sam drooling on it :p!

Im sure direct motor connection will be loads easier, but how cool would a line shaft be???? I would go to the extra effort now and get the shafting set up, once the hammers running (unless your super motivated) doubt you will want to spend shop time re-setting it all at a later date!
 
a Jackshaft would be the simplest method IMHO. you only need a RPM reduction of 1.972 so you could go for a straight 2:1 ratio and call it good. Great Score BTW! Love that guys forge!

Jason
 
Dude, I'm pretty envious. My hammer has a long way to go, and yours looks like you could just fire it up and go!

Of course, that style looks like half of my little 40 pounder, though. ; )

Let me know if I can help!
 
Matthew Gregory said:
Dude, I'm pretty envious. My hammer has a long way to go, and yours looks like you could just fire it up and go!

Of course, that style looks like half of my little 40 pounder, though. ; )

Let me know if I can help!
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Thanks, Matt! I may take you up on your offer of borrowing the wrenches.
I have some big sockets and a breaker bar which I'll try first.

Your hammer looks real solid. I'm looking forward to seeing you get it going. Any progress lately? I've read that the straight helves hit harder than guided helves of equal weight. Should be great for drawing out damascus. :)
 
SShepherd said:
LOL..these hammers have a learning curve for sure. I had to reverse the direction of my motor after I hooked it up, it will only run in 1 direction!!
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Yeah, same with this one. But it does tell you which direction it runs.
 
SShepherd said:
out of curousity, do you have a supplier for the drive belt ?
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My local Tractor Supply has rubber flat belt in bulk and the ends to mate them up. Check and see if a farm store near you has something similar.

You know you HAVE to set up the line shafting right Phillip? I mean, who wants to run 2 motors to run that grinder and the hammer? :D

-d
 
deker said:
My local Tractor Supply has rubber flat belt in bulk and the ends to mate them up. Check and see if a farm store near you has something similar.

You know you HAVE to set up the line shafting right Phillip? I mean, who wants to run 2 motors to run that grinder and the hammer? :D

-d
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Thanks for the info. I have a TSC and a Rural King 15 minutes away; I'll check them out.

Actually, I probably will set up the line shaft, for a couple reasons. I won't have to store it some where that way. I won't have to build a motor stand, which would then take up precious floor space. And, like you pointed out, one motor can run multiple tools, though I can't really see myself using that grinder. My KMG spoils me. :D
 
Today we moved the hammer from just inside the barn door to it's final home. First had to move my "old" air hammer out of the way:

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Then just roll the hammer over. This was the easiest part of the process so far. We literally just pushed it across the floor, using a spud bar for course corrections:

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My can of Kroil came today:

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The line shaft:

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Now I have to figure out what pulleys to use to arrive at the correct RPM's at the hammer....

Here's a pic of my part time shop dog, Logan:

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thats really a nice looking bradley:)

I only know of a few people that have them

too bad we can't get all of them to post pics of them
 
Phillip, this is one of the most heart warming threads on the net! I'm so happy for you. Its going to be awhile to get everything up and running smooth but you've built a legacy for your family. Your kids and grandkids will be remembering you for your shop and your famous knives. You are a blessed man.
 
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