Steam Hammer

Great hammer !!

And a beautiful rolling mill too :thumbup:

Almost looked like they were hammering and drawing massive chain links that had been cut in half.

Thanks Sam :)


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Fantastic equipment...wonder how long you're rolling that lump of hot iron before you're on the controls for the hammer? :D
 
I'm the guy in the blue overalls. I let my technicians do the heavy work.
 
David, that's exactly what they are doing. I remember in an issue of the BABA (British Area Blacksmith's Association) magazine photos of a big hammer in at Ironbridge museum, there were HUGE piles of wrought iron links in 3 and 4 " diameter round. Also, speaking with John Nicholson from the Massey hammer company, he says they are babying it.
 
I wonder how much it costs to fire that hammer up:eek:

and did you notice how clean the place is ?
 
very cool hammer. I think a shop size rolling mil like that one would be handy in my little smithy.
 
Clean makes a difference .Workers tend to care more about their work and make better product. It also may save people and structures as happened in one mill I knew of where an I beam ,covered with dirt, broke .A clean shop may have seen the crack before failure and saved a life !!
 
I worked in a forging plant that has been running since the late 30's....it was anything but clean, dark/dirty and dangerous. Did I mention hot?

You learn to pay attention quick after a 1200 degree 600lb billet slides down a conveyor 5' behind you. I though someone had lit me on fire !:eek:
 
:) its like an old friend!

A couple of years ago we had a conference there, they left us the keys and we got a big open fire going next to the rolling mill, and drank untill the early hours. Found myself wandering around a victorian museum at 4 in the morning unable to find my way out (infact, pretty well unable to see!!) forging the next day was a tad painfull :barf:
 
I forgot to mention it was MR John N who kindly sent me the Baba issue on that conference! Thanks again John.
 
oh, just to add the wrought chain links are rolled to that size in the vid, then go on to another company and are rolled into more useable sized sections and sold to blacksmiths for restoration work etc. Re-use, dont recycle :)
 
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