W-2 Round Forging

Don, when are you coming to Uvalde so you can tune my 100#er up for me? I've done everything by the Manzier video, but it still hit's and misses a lot. I have the hammer ways pretty loose, and the arms holding the hammer are just about horizontal when the hammer is at 6:00 O'clock. Something else interesting is that it hits hard at lower speed, but when I press down on it, it slow's down more. Any ideas? Sorry if this is to OT, but I want my LG running smooth before I tackle some of Don's W-2, which I've been collecting for a while now. I could do it on my Sayha Tom Clark, but I think I'll sell it and keep the LG.
 
Robert,
New style or old?
First tighten up the ram guides, the ram needs to be tight but still move freely.
Next, you want about 2" between the dies when the ram is down.
Then, tighten up your spring a bit, the arms should be level.
How many blows per minute? Too fast or too slow is no good. 280/290 is where you want it.
Might need a picture....

My 100 LG will run circles around a 110 lb air hammer and with almost as much control.
But I still like Tom's hammers :)
 
Robert,
Here's a couple of more suggestions. Don was right on make sure you have the proper spacing between the dies. You also want to look at the your die height on the lower die. Are you using new dies or old ones? Also check the die depth in the dovetail in the frame. All the items list by Don and myself can lead to the dreaded double tap.

I'm with Don if you could post a pic. that would be great.

Let's see your hammers!!!

Dave from Diller
 
Dave makes very good point; 100 lb dies should be 4" tall.

Robert has a 25, 50, 100 and 250. Almost a complete set :D
 
Don Hanson III said:
Dave makes very good point; 100 lb dies should be 4" tall.

Robert has a 25, 50, 100 and 250. Almost a complete set :D
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:( No more Don, I sold off my 25 and 50 because my Tom Clark does everything they do. However, my 100 will do everything the Clark does, so I'm going to sell it and keep the 100. It's an old style BTW, but good babbit. I build a brake system for it also, and that really helped. My brake band may be dragging on the big flywheel casting though, and that could be where some of my hit, miss, tap, etc comes from.
Then there's the 250#'er. It's HUGE, but purrs like a kitten. There again, I don't really have a need for it, so if anyone wants a LG 250, come see me and you can play with it. The motor is 3 phase, and I know a lot of you guys don't have 3 phase. I do because of my woodshop.
Ok, back to the 100#'er, I'll try some of your suggestions here and get back to you. Thanks, as always, for the info!
 
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