[TheForge] Little Giant prices

Thu Mar 21 18:08:01 2002

My 95lb hammer cost me @ 1300 Australian dollars (650 USD) to build, using
scrap steel, scrap cylinder and all new air controls, took me about 2 weeks
I think off and on so say 50 hours of labour. Its a great tool, my next idea
is converting it to a treadle hammer using air on the bottom of the cylinder
as the spring, which is easily adjustable and a cable and foot lever to
drive it. After watching some of the UMBA videos of treadle hammers in
action I could see the control on individual hits is pretty fine so this
seemed like a good idea. Anyone else tried it yet?

----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Little Giant prices

> In a message dated 3/20/02 6:58:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected]
> writes:
>
>
> > >the best i did was $90 for a very nice 50lb at an auction (sold later
for
> > >$600). it still surprises me that guys will pay $3000+ for a 25lb lg
when
> > >they could build an airhammer and buy a compresser for less than $3000.
> > >why is that?
>
> yes, you can build a hammer for less than $3000 in materials .  .  . plus
> $10000 worth of labor
>
>
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