[TheForge] Treadle Hammer

Tue Jul 8 08:47:01 2003

I have drawing dies for mine, probably used them more than anything, a
little less now that I have  a power hammer, but I still use them. I also
have swages for tennons and viening dies.  You'll love the treadle hammer, I
don't know how anyone can live without one.
Randy Mundt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Horgan" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:06 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Treadle Hammer


>
>
> I just posted a couple of in process pictures of the treadle hammer I'm
> building on the photo site under Power Hammers.
> No, not a mistake, it's built to be motorized later when I move.  ( I do
my
> work on the patio of my apartment, don't think the neighbors would
> appreciate the power hammer!)
> Kind of a cross between Clay Spencer's original hammer, and the Rusty
power
> hammer from http://www.appaltree.net/aba/
> I started with 75 pounds of steel for the anvil, welded to a 6 inch square
> heavy wall column. And there it sat for several years, getting used
> occasionally as an extra anvil, until I went to the CBA  Spring Conference
> and got to see what Mike Boone could do with a treadle hammer for carving
> and repousee. I looked at all the hammers I could find at the conference,
> and online, and decided I wanted a vertical hammer. The grasshopper looked
> nice, but complicated, Clay's skate wheels just didn't appeal, so I built
> it like a machine slide. Half a turn on any of the slide bolts lets me
lock
> the30 pound hammer head in place, or let it run free. The extra link at
the
> top of the hammer allows the lift arm to pivot while the hammer head goes
> up and down.
> The three rod sliding linkage from the treadle can be clamped at any
> length.  Once I establish proper heights for some of the tooling I'm
using,
> I'll drill through from the side for a locking pin.
>
> I got to use it this weekend. Made up some hammer tooling, and forged out
> some oak leaves,  then made a few acorns with the top and bottom dies I
> made recently.  Looks like I need to relieve the edges a bit more,
> though.  Also laid out a tooling plate so I can use hardy tools on it, and
> looks like smithing will be a lot more fun.  (My striker is only 2 years
> old now, and not too much help!)
>   So, any suggestions for hammer tooling?  I already made a fuller/flatter
> in a "D" shape with one edge cut off  to hammer on and the other edge left
> sharper to use to isolate an area if a bar.
>
> Michael D. Horgan , [email protected]
> http://members.aol.com/lughaid/
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