[TheForge] Re: Little Giant advice sought

Fri Nov 15 17:58:01 2002

    Mike,  I believe his hammer runs around 400 rpm.  It is fast, but the 25
lb hammers move the skin of the material more so than the core.   If you run
it faster it will be easier to control what your up to, but the speed keeps
your stock hot and works the lighter material really quickly.

Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Spencer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 1:55 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Re: Little Giant advice sought


>
> > The speed seems about right for the lighter hammer.
>
> You mean 425-450, Ralph?  The specs on Anvilfire (tnx for the pointer,
> Geoff) for late model LGs says 437.  Andy's (nameless? :-) book says
> 375.  I was just out tonight cleaning up my 18" (steel, 2-piece)
> pulley and I think I have enough different pulleys that will fit my
> 1-3/8" jackshaft to give me three or four speeds between 388 and 465.
> If I build enough adjustability into the jackshaft and motor positions
> so that I don't have to make up different belts for each combination,
> I should be able to switch (with a good serving of PITA) if the one I
> try first isn't quite good enough.
>
> > ...and IF I were to do it again, I'd add about another 4-6 inches.
> > Getting it up to a good working height is a real positive
> > move....when doing artistic smithing you will find the anvil height
> > it comes with to need a lot of bending over.
>
> Heh.  Tell me.  Creak...groan.  Thanks for reminding me about that.  I
> have a nice 5' baulk of 8"x9" hemlock left from the A&O installation that
> I could use.  Gotta measure stuff up tomorrow and see if that 8" would
> work.  After a couple-three week-long episodes of bedrest for back
> cricks over the last decade, I'm getting real keen on ergonomics.
>
> - Mike
>
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