POWER HAMMER

indian george

indian george

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The ever popular habor freight has a 4 ton electric log splitter. Would this be a good build'g block for a power hammer?
 
I don't know exactly what a power hammer is, but I have a log splitter and the hydraulic cylinder on them moves pretty slowly if that makes a difference. If your interested in making your own, go to TSC
(Tractor Supply Company) Its catered towards farming.They have a couple different sizes of hydraulic cylinders along with the lines and pumps and everything for very good prices.They have a great selection of tools including air tools, metal cutting bandsaws, chop saws,hand tools, cut off wheels, and a whole lot more. They carry a ton of fasteners too. For anyone intersted in building their own grider, they have pulleys, V-belts, bolts specially made for high torque operations and some other stuff. Its a great store.Hope that helps.Oy yeah, their webpage is www.tractorsupplyco.com


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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !
 
That's not a power hammer. Are you interested in making damascus? Many of the makers use a hydraulic press to make the welds, and then draw it out with a hammer. A friend of mine said he saw a man doing a billet weld in a post vice. The bigger the billet the more POWERR, is needed.
 
I don't know about the 4 ton part..I have a 30 ton press and it works great. Welding billits as thick as 3 inches is no problem and with a drawing die it will turn a 3 inch billet into a 1/4 bar in no time.


 
where can i find these dies, i have a 36ton hydraulic press, that i want to use for damascus making, just can't find the dies. thanks in advance. i should have my forge ready pretty soon, so this would be a big help.
 
Most smaller forging presses are in the 15-20 ton range. The thing to remember with hydralics is that smaller dia. cylinders require very high fluid pressures to achieve more tonage. Most hydralic lines are burst rated at 3000psi, so be careful. My press uses a 6" dia. cylinder, and is rigged with a "by-pass" valve that keeps the line pressure below 2000psi. Even if a line where to give at that pressure, what ever body part was in the way would likely be removed. As for the dies, most produce their own dies. However, Jeff Carlisile of Swain spring, here in Great Falls, offers custom made dies and fabrication. If anyone is interested I can look up and post his 1-800 number.
I have both a press and a power hammer in the shop, and have found that each has it's own advantages. After having and using them both, I don't know which I would deam as more important in my shop.
http://www.mtn-webtech.com/~caffrey

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Ed Caffrey
"The Montana Bladesmith"


 
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