[TheForge] Cylinder Size

[Mike Linn]

I'm running a 5 way dual pilot with a 2.5{quot} cylinder and my hammer
hits HARD....


half a dozen hits absolutely splinters a 2x4....


mike


At 06:43 PM 7/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:

One of the problems I've noticed is
the relatively soft hit if the Kinyon

style hammers.

 I suspect the automatic reversing switch in the single pilot
control is

valve is the culprit, since the piston switches direction before the
hammer

hits the billet. This also reduces dwell time of the hammer on the
billet.

A double pilot control valve will eliminate this problem but the
bottom

pilot valve must be adjusted for the billet thickness.

Is there any brave soul out there who has played around with stroke

completion sensors to maximize hammer dwell time and automatically
adjust

for stock thickness?

Chuck



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