Big day today

Phillip- $$$ is always a good, solid... end of story type answer! :) I feel 'ya! :)

I didn't realize you have your finish area all buttoned up. That's really the type of work I was thinking about doing in the cold winter over there.

A good friend of mine has his 36'X36' shop insulated with foam and he seems very happy with it. He painted his white. I have become addicted to "Garage Journal" forum looking at all the shop/shed/garage build threads... Anyway, one fella had the option of the insulation crew painting his ceiling white when they were done blowing the foam in. He put up 1/2" OSB 8' up the walls and painted it white. Makes for a very BRIGHT, clean, and super tight interior.

I'm very excited to see your hammer up and running.... that is one slick piece of equipment!!! :cool: :thumbup: :D
 
NickWheeler said:
Phillip- $$$ is always a good, solid... end of story type answer! :) I feel 'ya! :)

I didn't realize you have your finish area all buttoned up. That's really the type of work I was thinking about doing in the cold winter over there.

A good friend of mine has his 36'X36' shop insulated with foam and he seems very happy with it. He painted his white. I have become addicted to "Garage Journal" forum looking at all the shop/shed/garage build threads... Anyway, one fella had the option of the insulation crew painting his ceiling white when they were done blowing the foam in. He put up 1/2" OSB 8' up the walls and painted it white. Makes for a very BRIGHT, clean, and super tight interior.

I'm very excited to see your hammer up and running.... that is one slick piece of equipment!!! :cool: :thumbup: :D
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Hey Nick,
Yeah, I insulated the finishing room the same year I built the shop, because I knew I would get nothing done that winter otherwise. LOL

This is the first winter I've not used electric heat at all. Makes an enormous difference to the electric bill. :eek:

What I need to do is start looking for "remnants" of insulation. We built our house using a lot of other peoples leftovers. It's a cheap way to do it. :thumbup: Though it can be slow.

Yeah, I'm excited too. Should be running next week. :cool:
 
Don Hanson III said:
Congrats on the hammer, Phillip. You will love it!
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I already love it, and I haven't used it yet! :D

I'll be very interested in seeing how long it takes to draw out a billet of damascus. On my air hammer, it takes about 6 to 8 heats. I'm hoping I can do it in one with the Bradley.
 
Phillip Patton said:
I already love it, and I haven't used it yet! :D

I'll be very interested in seeing how long it takes to draw out a billet of damascus. On my air hammer, it takes about 6 to 8 heats. I'm hoping I can do it in one with the Bradley.
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It'll do it in one/two heats. I drew out a 3.5"x 2-5/8" (5lbs) piece of W2, to 3/8"x1.5" the out day, in one heat with my new 100 lb Little Giant. I usually do slightly larger damascus billets in two heats, just to keep the temp up. And when I do damascus, I draw em out 30+ inches, to cut and re-stack.
 
Don Hanson III said:
It'll do it in one/two heats. I drew out a 3.5"x 2-5/8" (5lbs) piece of W2, to 3/8"x1.5" the out day, in one heat with my new 100 lb Little Giant. I usually do slightly larger damascus billets in two heats, just to keep the temp up. And when I do damascus, I draw em out 30+ inches, to cut and re-stack.
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Cool. Of course, your new LG has a 140 pound ram, right?

Even if it takes 2 or 3 heats, I'll be happy. 1 or 2 sounds even better. :thumbup:

BTW, I'm wondering what the most versatile die shape is. Since you do a lot of forging to shape on your hammer, what's your opinion on dies?
 
Phillip Patton said:
Cool. Of course, your new LG has a 140 pound ram, right?

Even if it takes 2 or 3 heats, I'll be happy. 1 or 2 sounds even better. :thumbup:

BTW, I'm wondering what the most versatile die shape is. Since you do a lot of forging to shape on your hammer, what's your opinion on dies?
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The ram and die weigh 145 lbs on the new 100 (3"x8" dies) :D

Die shape, I leave 1.5" flat down the middle and put about a 10 degree angle across the front and back, kind of like a slight drawing die. I then round off all edges and corners real good. These dies will draw good with hard blows, but give a good flat finish with light blows, also very good shape for forging blades. I posted pics in my New 100 LG thread a while black. I'll see if I can find them.
 
The motor, that is. The new brush springs came today, and I tried it out. After spitting out a bunch of acorns and dirt, it runs great. :D

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Also got the lineshaft mostly ready to go. I have to move one of the pulleys to the other side of a hanger...

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I removed the plate that someone had welded on top of the lower die:

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Also put the upper die back on the ram and the ram back on the hammer:

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mine came with half of the top die being a rounded drawing die.

if you would like I can shoot a pic of it for you:)
 
Got the hammer mounted on 2 layers of 2X lumber. Right now it's free floating, but I'll be screwing it to the floor to keep it from walking away.


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Also got the motor mounted:

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We used the lineshaft as a winch to lift the motor up. :cool:
 
This morning my dad wired up the motor and switch (I'm not good with electrical stuff...) while I immobilized the hammer and reversed the bushings in the hangers. The line shaft is normally hung opposite of what I'm doing, so the oil reservoirs were upside down.

Also cut one of the belts. After making the belts, there's not much to do. Next pictures after these will probably be of me using the hammer. :thumbup:

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