[TheForge] Little Giant bottom block shimming problem

Fri Mar 29 10:39:00 2002

I think that Dave Brown is right. This is the wrong die for your hammer.
It's that 1/3" thing that gets me chuckling,,, can't find 1/3" on my rule.
You could weld the 1/3" plate to the die. That would eliminate one problem.
Then you could simply forge a single new shim to replace the mess that
someone sold you. Of course the best thing would be to buy a set
of matched dies from Sid.
dave m

----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Ayen <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 8:39 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Little Giant bottom block shimming problem

> I'm having a problem with my 50lb Little Giant: in use, no matter how I
> try to use the wedges and shims that seemed to work well with the previous
> owner, the bottom block keeps loosening up and falling out.
>
> Can anyone suggest a web site or other documentation that may assist me in
> figuring out what I'm doing wrong?
>
> The current setup, which is how I got it from the previous owner, uses
> two opposing wedges with some copper shims between them on one side of the
> die, a single thicker wedge on the other side, and a support plate about
> 1/3" thick underneath the die. There is what looks like some significant
> wear on the dovetail on the base block portion of the hammer, but the
wedges
> and shims seem to make full contact on the bottom die.
>
> Any suggestions? I've tried cleaning everything (it was coated with
> grease and oil) and it stays in place longer, but will still work its
> way out inside of 10 minutes of use.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --doug
>
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