[TheForge] Little Giant advice sought

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On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 15:00:36 -0400, you wrote:

>Since I'm sort of starting from scratch, any advice about speed or
>setup would be welcome.  I have in mind mounting the hammer on a piece
>of 1/2" thick gravel conveyor belt on the concrete floor.  Anyone know
>if that's a really bad idea?  The base of the hammer isn't really
>flat and needs somthing.  Would, say, 3/4" of plywood or maple be =
better?
www.anvilfire.com has something about hammer speeds and HP, iirc. I
used conveyor belt under the anvil of my Hattersly and Davidson hammer
on the advice of some very experienced local smiths.
geoff