Wahoo I bought a trip hammer!

NickWheeler

NickWheeler

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I have to go down and pick it up this week... drove down and looked it over last night.

A -Transitional style- 50 lb. Little Giant.

The really cool thing about it, is I know the history. The seller's father-in-law bought it new in 1928 for his blacksmith shop in a small town in Oregon. He used it in the shop, until he was hired on as a blacksmith in the Panama canal zone in the 1930's. He parked the hammer in a barn, and it hasn't been used since!

It'll need a good going over, and a conversion for a motor (it's still set-up to run on a line-shaft)... but I'm happy as a clam.

I keep buying tools, I better stop and learn how to make knives! :)

Just wanted to rub it in you's faces! er, uh, I mean share, lol :D I'm just excited, that's all! :)

I'll get some pics of it soon.

-Nick-
http://www.wheelerknives.com
 
I hate you more with every breath I take..........

Just kidding.... :)

Thats great Nick, I think I'll just look for property close to your house.
 
Hmmm, how about that, I passed on a 100 Lb Little Giant this last weekend. The Guy wanted $400.00 already converted minus motor. My wife told me to get it but I decided to save the money for a press. However I did get a 193 lb Peter Wright anvil. :)

Jerry
 
J. Shorter said:
Hmmm, how about that, I passed on a 100 Lb Little Giant this last weekend. The Guy wanted $400.00 already converted minus motor. My wife told me to get it but I decided to save the money for a press. However I did get a 193 lb Peter Wright anvil. :)

Jerry
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I'd offer a lot more than $400. Let ME know too :D ... Please.
 
I think Jerry's yanking our chains! Hey Nick, that old Hammer was powered by a one-lung hit-and-miss engine probably. Do you know if there's one around anywhere? Most of the time they put those things outside because of the noise and smoke. Congrats on the trip hammer! You're going to love that thing, but don't forget that it can bite you good!
 
Nope I'm not pullin' your collective legs, It was for real, same guy had a different kind of forging hammer but I can't remember the name of it, it looked like a c'frame and was 25 lb. he wanted $1500 for that one. he had a couple of coal forges, some drill presses (one huge flat belt drive for $150) a beautiful post vice (big) for $175, a swage for $450 I don't remember what else.
I will drop by his place this comming weekend and see what he has left if anything, people around here use that stuff for yard art and will pay handsomely for it. I paid $350 for the anvil and have at times seen smaller ones in really poor shape go for $600 just to end up in someones front yard, heck a plain old wagon weel around here can set you back as much as $500.
these things are status symbols here. I promise I will find out what is left and let you guys know.

Jerry
 
Great score, Nick! :thumbup:

I suspect, though, that you might need a place to put it.......just thought I'd offer my shop as a safe haven for it! :D

Mike
 
Thanks Jerry-

I got a really good (fare) deal on the LG... $400 for a 100# would damn near be theft. Even if you had to dump a couple/few grand into it to get it running nice.

I know what you mean about yard art. I thought farm auctions around here would be good for finding blacksmithing tools. Well, they are good for finding, but not buying. Wealthy, snooty, antique dealers come to them and pay two-three times what they're worth as tools... then go mark them up another 50-100%

$350 is a really good price on that anvil.

The thing that pisses me off about the yard art people, is most of them don't even really appreciate what the tools are... they just think "rusty metal" is cool... tres chic.

Thanks Jerry :)
-Nick-
 
lets tar and feather Jerry for not letting anyone know about this before now :D

Nick nice going, don't be thinking about rrr aaahh well you know,things, while operating that baby, you can loase parts you might need some day :)
 
Nick, congrats! I hate you, but congrats anyway! This tool buying is an illness I admit it, but ain't it FUN :D I'm in the process of building a pole barn to put them in (and so I can have a nice cozy place for MY hammer some day...)
I love it that you were able to know the history of the hammer. Sounds like it ought to be in beautiful shape.....kind of a real "little old lady only drove it to church on Sundays" kind of thing. Way to go. Definately send us pics. You're too far away for most of us to hit with rotten fruit anyway so I guess you're safe :D
Ed
 
Nick you will like that 50# hammer BUT you would LOVE the 100#. I hope you can get it and TWO hammers is a good thing. I wouldn't trade my 100# LG for a 110# air hammer.

Don Hanson
 
Hey Don-

Trust me when I say I took your hammer advice to heart. I will keep an eye out for a bigger one... But this one is in such good shape and knowing the history, I couldn't pass on it.

I love my press so much, I am planning on using it for the big knock-down, and go to the 50 when I get down to 3/8"-1/2" or so.

I'll be getting some combo dies from Sid... and whatever other parts I need. It is SOOO cool, that you can get the serial number and Sid can find the history. Sid's history on it matched the seller's story... sold new in Phoenix, OR, in July of 1928, to Gill Davis.

Knowing the history was just as much of a selling point as anything (for me).

Thanks guys :)
-Nick-
 
Congrats on the new toy! Keep them fingers away and have fun poundin' :D
 
lets tar and feather Jerry for not letting anyone know about this before now :D
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Naw, lets tie him up, cover him with peanut butter and turn a dozen pomerians loose on him :rolleyes: :eek: :p
 
Yard art? I believe I may divert the load of metal scrap I was taking to the crusher and head for one of those big city auctions. Remember; one man's meat. That's a good find on the hammer. They shure save a lot of wear and tear on the old arm. You may find, after a while, you will want to, "upgrade" to an air hammer. They are quiet , smooth and precise. I always speak of my 100lb. "big blue" hammer with affection. Running one of the L.G. hammers is reminiscent of the old belt driven field thrashing machines. I always think they are about to come apart. M.V.H.O. Fred ;)
 
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