time for a new forge area....

kerrystagmer

kerrystagmer

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As I have lost my mind and bought yet another power hammer, the time has come to add a new space for me to get all the hot working tools in one place.

The new hammer is actually the small one , a 90lb rated Iron Kiss air hammer. This is joining my 250 Beaudry hammer and a Rube Goldberg inspired drop hammer of aprox 200 lbs. Also in the same shop will be our 3 big screw press and one 27 ton punch press. Add a couple of anvils and forges and I'm already in trouble!

The space is limited to 30 by 30 but will only have 20 by 30 under roof. The area does already have a pickup truck height door opening into my shop. The door is 10 ft high and 8 ft wide. Currently it swings , but it will have to slide in the future ( I already bought the hardware).

Main reason for this thread? To force me to stay on it! I had a rigger stop by and move the pile of machines stored in the spot already. Now just some smalls to move by hand and replant the huge butterfly bushes that grew against the shop. I love these bushes, they stay flowering and covered with butterflys till november.

So here is the clean slate upon which I have to work...

well ok, not very clean but imagine it last week with machines piled up and brown tarps everywhere!

Its raining pretty good, but I WILL make progress today.

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Kerry Stagmer
www.baltimoreknife.com
www.fireandbrimstone.com
 
Wow, where'd you hide all the stuff that WAS there Kerry? :)

Glad to see this finally taking shape. I'd have offered to come help this weekend, but I'm stuck outside Dallas until tomorrow on a work junket.

Can't wait to see how it goes!

-d
 
Man, thats cool. Can't wait to see more.
 
some of the raw materials!

they are 6" by 12" fur beams 20 feet long, removed from a 100 year old building in downtown baltimore. A gent down the street is a demolition guy and they were throwing these out so be brought me a couple dumpster loads of them. A hand full, maybe 20 are clean, straight and full 20 foot lengths. the rest I'll cut to usable sizes. I've already pulled a few. There is about 100 total

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kerry stagmer
www.baltimoreknife.com

www.fireandbrimstone.com
 
Damn. What a resource. Watch for nails. THem aint fun on a circular saw.
 
I'm crushed with work this week and can't get back to any construction till friday. I figured you guys might like to see the drop hammer in action!

Its basicly a pile of scrap welded together by someone who knew EXACTLY what they were building. It works extremely well and hits hard as hell

This is a video short where we are using the hammer to straighten a railroad anchor prior to forging it into a katana blade.

The video clip....

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7939960018918635764

here is a pic of the hammer itself

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Kerry Stagmer
www.baltimoreknife.com
www.fireandbrimstone.com
 
Wow , really a pile of work moving those beams! Even with a Bobcat it took all day to clean and stack most of them at the build site. We pulled about 50 over here to sort

The Iron Kiss Hammer also arrived today thanks to Tige from the Blacksmiths Guild of Central Maryland. More on this later with pics of course!

I guess this is progress!

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Kerry Stagmer
www.baltimoreknife.com
www.fireandbrimstone.com
 
I love it!-keep 'em coming-I'm in the planning stages of my smithy(the garage/driveway just isn't cutting it anymore)thanks for the inspiration:thumbup:
 
Think anyone would notice if i broke in and changed the shipping label to my house? I dont even have a big enough air compressor to run it probably, but I need more powah! If anyone knows of a good deal on a mechanical power hammer in new england, let me know =)

Old lumber like that is great when you can get it. Good luck with the new shop!
 
Hey Justin, changing the label wouldnt help much as the hammer is now here :D

Larry,

Let me know whats good for you. I'm here most of the time. If I know in advance evenings are fine, weekends we will have to set up a time I'm not running around

Kerry Stagmer
 
Wow. Lots of progress. Awesome!
 
Just saw your Forging a katana blade from a railroad anchor #1.
Is there more?
I've streightened those things with a hammer....It's a bitch. That drop hammer makes it look easy.
 
I found 1,3 and4....No 2.

I had some time to kill this morning so I stopped by your shop...No body home. Couldn't stay long so maybe another time.

Larry
 
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