[TheForge] Air cylinders

Sun Jul 14 01:39:04 2002

Steve,
If you want to recover your cost, I could use an 8" cylinder for the same
reason. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested. I would
appreciate it.
Thanks,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Air cylinders


> What I bought isn't going to compare well:
>
> four 8" diameter, 10" stroke
> one 6" diameter, 10" stroke
> one 2.5" diameter, 6" stroke
> The lot went for $57.50 on Ebay, plus significantly more in shipping.
> There was some confusion on the part of the person running the auction
> (who no longer works there....), there were supposed to be six 8" x 10".
> Mike threw in the little cylinder. I figured the price was still too
> amazing a bargain to pass up! The person-no-longer-working-there gave me
> a way too cheap shipping cost ($14 each). I was amazed that Mike stood
> by it--when he shipped me the cylinders, he paid UPS more than I paid
> him! When he shipped, he was out 6 cylinders and about $50.
>
> After I checked the cylinders out, I sent him a check to make up the
> difference. I was really impressed with his attitude. He was absolutely
> following through on the deal that a fired former employee set up. All
> told, I paid Mike $57.50 and UPS about $200, so he made out all right.
>
> They were supposed to have been used as a door press (i.e. squishing
> stuff together to glue up a door). The cylinder walls are non-magnetic
> and look like aluminum; the end plates are steel 1 1/4" thick. All
> cylinders are double acting.
>
> I'm pretty sure all the cylinders that Blackhawk carries are used (which
> I should have said before). They mostly deal in wood machinery. I don't
> know if they make porta powers, but doubt it. There's a lot of blackhawk
> this and blackhawk that in Iowa.
>
> I'm aiming at using one of the 8" and the 6" to make a self contained
> Krause/Nazel type air hammer. I don't know if I will be making it this
> winter (and have to move it), or after I get out East. I'm going to
> experiment with ram weight a bit to see how many HP it takes to drive
> how much weight. My larger phase converter has a 7.5HP motor, and I have
> a nice 10HP motor also. I will probably put the 10HP in the converter
> and see what kind of hammer I can make with the 7.5HP. Unless, of
> course, I end up with three phase.
>
> Steve
>
> Ralph Sproul wrote:
> >         Steve,   What did you buy the air cylinder for?  and air hammer?
> > What was the size vs price so as to compare it to McMaster Carr or
another
> > manufacturer in reguards to mass produced items like they carry.  Was
the
> > cylinder you purchased steel or aluminum barrel?
> >         If this was a special order item needing to be manufactured
custom,
> > I would then say we can't compare soup to nuts here.  Do they have a
line
> > sheet of the products they carry or is it all custom to fit orders?
> >         Just curious as I buy a fair amount of this type of gear and I'm
> > wondering a bit more on the "quite satisfied" part.
> >         Another question for you would be:  Are these the folks that
make
> > the Blackhawk porta powers for body work?
> >
> > Ralph Sproul - Bear Hill Blacksmith
> > Webster, NH
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]>
> > To: "theforge" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:18 PM
> > Subject: [TheForge] Air cylinders
> >
> >
> >
> >>If you need an air cylinder (probably hydraulic cylinders too), I
> >>recommend you try:
> >>
> >>Blackhawk Machinery
> >>54 Lane Street
> >>Waterloo, Iowa 50703
> >>(319)232-8184
> >>
> >>I recently completed a purchase from them and was quite satisfied. Tell
> >>Mike I sent you.
> >>
> >>Steve Smith
> >>Loveland, Colorado
> >>
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