[TheForge] China Hammers

Tue Jan 15 02:11:04 2002

At 09:27 PM 1/14/02, you wrote:
>Pete, care to elaborate?
>dave m.
>----- Original Message -----

Sure,  I was part of a group  of CBA smiths that  ( pre striker)  ordered 2 
shipping containers  of Anyang hammers. There were endless delays and 
complications...was almost a year in coming.
Anyang has always responded to our emails with very nice 
sentiments..courtly even...not much substance.
First, the motor starters were toys.
2 of 4 motors running went belly-up..and the pulleys seem to have been made 
with 50 cycle electricity...so they tend to run fast ( of the ones tested 
so far)  The larger ( 165) hammers seem better made I'm told.
The dies, which were wonderfully cheap, all came soft. The machining on the 
dovetails  was inconsistent.
There is core sand still in the casting and there must be a cup of sand and 
gravel in the bottom of the crankcase on mine..sticking on the walls too.
The linkage needs replacement, could be worse.  Some other small problems 
so far, mine's not running yet...the manual is hilarious .
Anyang expresses a great eagerness to help and does nothing.
Looking up at the bottom of the casting yesterday wasn't comforting.
When the problems are worked out, they are reported to be hard 
hitting...mixed reports on control...parts are available for less than 
modest prices apparently...in  Red China. Getting them here also appears to 
be way less than modest.
That's off the top of my head...perhaps we got what we paid for, It was 
cheap...
Imagine ordering a power hammer from Harbor Fright  and you will be pretty 
close.
The cheap guy pays the most in the end, goes the old saw....guess that's me.
elaborate enough? Let me note that there are supposed to be several 
factories making similar hammers, there are allegedly differences between 
them. Communications seem to be difficult across the language 
barrier...that difficulty may be selective.
Pete

> > Dear List;
> > It is a good thing that Dave is not endorsing this company.
> > I bought one of their power hammers and
> > I am NOT endorsing it either.
> >
> > Pete Fels
> >
>
>
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