[TheForge] Air Hammer Guides

Sun Apr 28 23:33:00 2002

If I understand what you mean this is sorta how I put my hammer together, I
have dimples drilled in the outside of theUHMW and have bolts from the outer
tube that sit in the dimples and push the UHMW against the ram with
countersunk bolts coming from the inside of the UHMW attaching it to the
outer tube so it doesnt move when the ram is up or down. Works great and
easy to adjust, UHMW doesnt really wear either so it will be a long time
before I have to compensate for that.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Air Hammer Guides

> 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" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > 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" <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > 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
> > > >
> > >
>
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