[TheForge] Krause/Nazel type air hammer

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...Well stated Norm.
dave m

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Subject: [TheForge] Krause/Nazel type air hammer


> The discussion on the Krause hammer is very interesting to me 
> and I hope that it continues.  I've been gathering the steel items 
> needed to make a Kinyon style hammer but have on an air cylinder 
> that could be used as far as air parts are concerned.
> 
> I like the Krause hammer very much and think that Mark has done 
> an outstanding job of developing the hammer.  I think that one item 
> that makes some people shy away is that for sure there is 
> machining involved and many don't have access to the mill and or a 
> lathe to get the job done.   If I remember correctly the valve located 
> between the two cylinders on the hammer was totally 
> fabricated/machined by Mark.  The cylinder in the rear had grooves 
> machined in the shaft to allow air to escape from the cylinder to 
> help control how much air gets to the valve.  I would think that both 
> these functions should be able to be solved using off-the-shelf air 
> items (but this statement probably shows how little I underestand 
> the problems involved).  
> 
> To my way of thinking Mark's hammer is a truly self contained air 
> hammer, but I remember about a year or so ago some took great 
> exception to calling his hammer self contained.  But this feature of 
> supplying it's own air is what makes his hammer so neat.
> 
> Norm Larson
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