My "new" power hammer

M.Griffin

M.Griffin

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I bought this hammer a couple of weeks ago. It needed a little TLC, but is looking better now. It was used in the Carson Valley blacksmith shop for 40 or 50 years, and was built by the smith there. It has an old rear end on the top and when the treadel is engaged, it applies a brake to the rotating hub (non hammer side) which in turn causes the other hub (hammer side) to engage. Pretty cool and very controlled. The hammer is a 60lb. It ain't pretty, but it works and that is what matters. Total weight is a bit over 1600lbs.
I added the bolt-on dies, new switch, new flat belt, paint, and tore apart the motor for cleaning. It runs great, and I got it really cheap. I am stoked.

-Mike

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i wish one day i can find a power hammer or in my case i should be building one myself . cos is really hard to buy here in thailand , i saw some guy selling a old 20-30 years hammer for like 10k serious just a small one .

sometime i really you guys with all the great toy
 
Gabaski said:
i wish one day i can find a power hammer or in my case i should be building one myself . cos is really hard to buy here in thailand , i saw some guy selling a old 20-30 years hammer for like 10k serious just a small one .

sometime i really you guys with all the great toy
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Have you seen this ?

Ray Clontz Tire Hammer Plans by Clay Spencer

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These plans are for a 50 lb. power hammer that uses the rear axle and hub from a front drive car and emergency spare tire and weighs about 700 lbs.

It is powered by a 1 hp, 1750 rpm electric motor, 120 or 240 volts, runs about 250 blows per minute and uses a spring toggle mechanism similar to Little Giant hammers.

The anvil is 6" solid round (minimum size) by 36" high and the frame is 5" square tubing. The plans are 40 pages, printed front and back on 20 sheets that include parts list, detail and assembly drawings, sources, notes, installation, adjustments and maintenance.
Over 200 hammers have been built using these plans.

Price is $30US including postage to US and Canada,
$32US to other countries.
Send check or money order to
Clay Spencer,
73 Penniston Private Drive
Somerville, AL
35670.
Tel: (256) 498-1498 or
E-mail clay@tirehammer.com
 
yeh i saw this before and is doing some research on it . there is a few design great one on the market . i will be looking at one of this possible within 6 month or so once i get my workshop all setup and at the moment i am still at Diy KMG stage :)

i sure hope i can get one of those second hand Hammer that look so great like the one above .

i saw one huge hammer near my town and is not working . from the size of the motor i think is run by a 15hp motor at least . and can do serious hammering . but he is asking like 25k for it . and is not even running . so is kinda risky to buy it . whahhaa knowinly little of hammer at the moment i not even sure if it working like a hammer maybe i should take some photo of it some day to show you'll .

Great hammer still loving it
 
great looking hammer. I am hoping to build a tire hammer in the near future. I do have the plans just need the time and the stuff.....steve
 
Man, this thing opens up a whole new world of forging. The amount of work it does is unreal and I sweat a lot less. Fun stuff.

-Mike
 
Awesome. I'm stoked for you. I may get one soon, I have a line on it for cheap. I'll post pics when I do. Have fun with that!
 
You can't believe the work a power hammer can do until you see it.
It's also difficult to imagine the amount of damage it can do unless properly mounted and used.
I'm not just talking about squashing something, or getting hurt by a hurled piece of hot steel.
One of those things, even a small one, can send vibrations in the ground capable of cracking walls in your house a hundred meters away, given proper soil structure.
Perhaps in the USA, with lots of wooden houses, which can better withstand such shocks, it's better.
But you have to be careful how you mount it anyway.
Believe me, I've seen it.
 
Salem Straub said:
Awesome. I'm stoked for you. I may get one soon, I have a line on it for cheap. I'll post pics when I do. Have fun with that!
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I'd definitely say go for it. I had never run a hammer until I got this one and it is a lot of fun. I have a lot to learn, but that will come with time. I find it does good stuff really fast, but man it is quick to make you screw stuff up too. Kind of like going from files to a grinder.

-Mike
 
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