[TheForge] Air Hammer Guides

[Larry]

All this has has given me an idea.  One missive spoke of welding in some stock
to pack out the tube.
    What if the blocking was welded on one end, with bolts on the out side of
the tube that applied pressure to the tube side of the blocking.  This would
allow the blocking to act as an adjustable slipper such as a cam chain tensioner
in an overhead cam motorcycle.  The bolts would have lock nuts on them to hold
them in place once the correct slack ash been set in the ram.  This might not
work, but in my head I can see it clearly as a way to set the slack, and adjust
for wear.

Larry

Ralph Sproul wrote:

>         Good question.  I haven't done it yet as I wanted to mill the block
> to fit halfway inside the tube, so maybe I should just look for another
> block of steel to slide up in and weld around the edges.
>         I'll see what I can find in a 5 3/8 demension(or close) next time
> I'm up to the fellow that carries all the cut offs from machine shops.
>
> Ralph
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shannell Sugrue" <sjs@ihug.com.au>
> To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 8:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Air Hammer Guides
>
> > My ram was 6" square with 5 1/2" round welded inside, I welded some strips
> > down the sides of the round to pack it out a little and then just welded
> it
> > top and bottom inside the tubing, its worked fine.
> >  Ralph isnt it easier to put something inside the tubing instead of
> > attaching to the end?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Newman" <johnnewman@sympatico.ca>
> > To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Air Hammer Guides
> >
> >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for all the input on the hammer guides  Today I got the support
> for
> > the
> > > guide tube and the guide tube welded on to the upright. Tonight I will
> > weld on
> > > the tube for the press and a cap for the top.  What I had planned to do
> to
> > hold
> > > the steel in the ram tube, was to V the face of the filler pc.  then
> weld
> > into
> > > the gap.  I will grind the face flat on a disc sander.  I may put some
> > dowels in
> > > from the sides I am using two strips of UHMW on each side so I will put
> > the
> > > dowels in between them. I don't know if this helps you or if you see
> > anything
> > > wrong with this.
> > >
> > > John Newman
> > >
> >