Big day today

AWESOME HAMMER! :) :thumbup: :cool: :thumbup: :)

I'm kind'a surprised you haven't insulated your shop yet, doesn't it get awfully cold over there?

I'd love to have an old grinder like that! For removing forge scale and hogging off material for weld prep... they'll walk circles around the best belt grinders out there. We had a 3hp 2"X12" Baldor pedestal grinder at the school that I'd LOVE to have.

Nice score on the table and vises too... VERY stout set-up!!! :cool: :thumbup:
 
NickWheeler said:
AWESOME HAMMER! :) :thumbup: :cool: :thumbup: :)

I'm kind'a surprised you haven't insulated your shop yet, doesn't it get awfully cold over there?

I'd love to have an old grinder like that! For removing forge scale and hogging off material for weld prep... they'll walk circles around the best belt grinders out there. We had a 3hp 2"X12" Baldor pedestal grinder at the school that I'd LOVE to have.

Nice score on the table and vises too... VERY stout set-up!!! :cool: :thumbup:
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I was over at my farmers place picking up some stuff to help with moving the hammer, and noticed his barn walls had the sprayed on insulation. I asked him how much it cost, and he replied $10,000. My shop only cost about $20,000. :eek: Of course, his barn has 4" of insulation, I'd probably only put on 1 or 2. But still...

My finishing room is insulated, and heated, but I don't mind the forging area being colder. Though the last week has been ridiculous. It's 24 right now. Got down to 4 a couple nights ago. :mad:


Well, since I'm planning on installing the line shaft, I might as well hook up the grinder to it. My old South Bend lathe should run off the line shaft too.
 
The spray foam is nice.

as long as the wall is solid enough to keep the mice out, it is a great solution.

Since the insulation is stuck right on the wall, there is no condensation trapped inside the wall. I have seen lots of pink batting that is useless because it had gotten wet.

It's perfect for application direct to a basement or cement wall to stop wet walls for that reason.

If you are going to apply it, more thickness is cost effective.
Setup costs are fairly high, the extra thickness isn't a big part of the expense.
 
12345678910 said:
The spray foam is nice.

as long as the wall is solid enough to keep the mice out, it is a great solution.

Since the insulation is stuck right on the wall, there is no condensation trapped inside the wall. I have seen lots of pink batting that is useless because it had gotten wet.

It's perfect for application direct to a basement or cement wall to stop wet walls for that reason.

If you are going to apply it, more thickness is cost effective.
Setup costs are fairly high, the extra thickness isn't a big part of the expense.
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Well, I won't be able to afford it any time soon, but it sure would be nice.

Send me an email at phillip at pattonplades dot com and I'll send you the manual.
 
Phillip, hope you don't mind me posting this, but here's a link to the start of my 'documents' page for Bradley hammers... I've got pdf. files for the cushioned helve, compact helve, and the upright guided hammer.
Sooner or later I'll get back to working on this site... if you're willing, I'd love to include anything you're willing to provide me with, too!

Bradley Hammer Documents page
 
Phillip Patton said:
Yes, the grinder and line shaft were thrown in with the hammer. The two post vises were $400, but came with a nice, very heavy stand.
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Wow, nice set of stuff you picked up there.


Power hammers always make my fingers tingle just thinking about them (both from the desire to try one, and the even part of fear at getting a finger or hand in one).

Those vices and stand are monsters too!
 
Bruce, thanks for the kind words! I hope the world holds together long enough for your predictions to come true. :)


Matt, I don't mind at all. The more info the better. You probably already have the documents I have. I'll look at your site and see.


SShepherd, I will be using the lineshaft. It'll leave more floor space free, and I can use that grinder if I want to.


In other news, I didn't make much progress yesterday. All I got done on this was figure out what sizes of pulleys need to be used to arrive at the correct RPM at the hammer (actually me dad did that for me, using spreadsheet on the computer), and I took all the pulleys off of the shaft, which was way easier than I expected.


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I also ordered new brush springs for the motor. One of them was broken.
The motor looks pretty good. It turns fairly easily, after soaking in lube for awhile, and feels smooth.


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Great find Phillip, im glad you were able to strike a deal and get this amazing hammer. These are work horse industrial hammers, #75 is PLENTY, John M Smith used a #75 "COMPACT" Bradley to make some amazing Damascus over the years. The guided ram beam hammer you have was meant for much harder/heavier use then the Bradley Compact, so rest assured.... thats plenty of hammer. If you ever find it lacking, email or call me I will buy it off you for what you paid plus $500!!;)
 
RMLamey said:
Great find Phillip, im glad you were able to strike a deal and get this amazing hammer. These are work horse industrial hammers, #75 is PLENTY, John M Smith used a #75 "COMPACT" Bradley to make some amazing Damascus over the years. The guided ram beam hammer you have was meant for much harder/heavier use then the Bradley Compact, so rest assured.... thats plenty of hammer. If you ever find it lacking, email or call me I will buy it off you for what you paid plus $500!!;)
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Ok, Matt, if I ever need to upgrade, you can have first shot at this one. ;)

Hey, I do have a 60# Kinyon style air hammer you're welcome to. :D

BTW, who was it you told me to get dies from? I forgot, sorry...
 
Yesterday I went to TSC and bought 30 feet of belting, as well as a splicing kit. Also an oil can:

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Today I took the ram off, partly to clean it up, but also to make it easier to get the die off, and to weigh it.


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Actual weight of the hammer and die is:

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Man, bro... that thing looks positively NEW compared to mine! ; )


Links should all work now, guys.
 
More pics. Got the upper die off of the ram. Now I'm working on the lower die. After 10 minutes of swinging a 16 pound sledge, I think I've moved it 1/4". :eek:

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