Big day today

Sweet! So do you think you'll be able to knock down the damascus billets in a heat or two or three, like you were hoping? Will getting the hammer anchored more securely so it doesn't rock around net you more power? What are you going to hook up next to your line drive? Geesh you must be one VERY happy camper!
 
Phil Dwyer said:
Sweet! So do you think you'll be able to knock down the damascus billets in a heat or two or three, like you were hoping? Will getting the hammer anchored more securely so it doesn't rock around net you more power? What are you going to hook up next to your line drive? Geesh you must be one VERY happy camper!
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Phil,

I haven't used it enough to tell if the answer to your first question is yes, but I did just use it to reduce some round stock, and I could tell that it did it faster than my air hammer. Maybe twice as fast.

We anchored the hammer a few days ago, and while it doesn't rock any more, I doubt that has too much of an influence on the power. Pouring a bigger foundation certainly will though.

I might hook up the grinder to the line shaft, I'll also be keeping my eye out for any old planers and jointers. :cool:
 
Today I reshaped the dies:

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And here's some pics of some work I just did with the hammer. First item of business is completing the treadle, which I'm using rebar for.

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And I also drew out some material for making a billet of laminated steel. 52100 and 416 ss

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Owwwwww Man that's frikkin sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to run it so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Don Hanson III said:
Very Nice, Phillip! I like the shape of the dies, will move steel quick...
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Thanks! I was trying to emulate your dies, but I think the angles on mine ended up sharper. Mostly because the previous user mutilated the bottom die. :mad:
 
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Finally got the lower die off. This thing is a mess. I'm just going to buy a new one, once I find out where to get them.

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Also spent an hour or two today re-arranging my forging area. Of course, since none of you saw what it was like before, these pictures are kind of pointless. :p

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My sword length salt pot, which is not finished.

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Here's another video showing the hammer in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_zXRG-Wlw

I had a bunch of 15n20 in a size I never use anymore laying around, so I decided to weld up a billet of just 15n20, and maybe forge a chopper out of it. I'll grind the edges clean tomorrow and see how the welds look. The dies are not parallel, so it doesn't forge things straight...
 
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Man that hammer is sweet. Do you have a Mill? might be worth the time to make up a set yourself? Does the literature you have give die dimensions?

I'd be so tempted to do a 100% complete tear down and sanblast and paintjob, that hammer is all there!
 
Sam Salvati said:
Man that hammer is sweet. Do you have a Mill? might be worth the time to make up a set yourself? Does the literature you have give die dimensions?

I'd be so tempted to do a 100% complete tear down and sanblast and paintjob, that hammer is all there!
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Well, Sam, if you're ever in the area, feel free to give it a paint job! :D

No, the manuals I have don't talk about dies at all. Except to mention weight restrictions.

I'm probably going to have Phil Cox make me a lower die. The upper die is in fine shape, but it needs to be surface ground because right now it's tapered a little bit.

And no, I don't have a mill (yet). :(
 
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