[TheForge] Power Hammer Dies... revisited

[Steve Bloom]

At 10:39 AM 3/14/2003 -0500, RW Swisher wrote:
>  I would prefer the hardy hole to be part of the die for greater
>versatility (imagined or real).

I built a collar out of 1: square stock that sits around the lower die  on 
my 50lb Little Giant. On right end (as one looks at the hammer)  and the 
front side is a set-bolt (1/2 x 13 Allen bolt with lock nut) and the other 
is a 1" x 1" x 2" deep hardy hole, all made from mild steel.  The lower die 
face is 1" above the body of the hammer, so tooling sits flat on the lower 
die.  I've built a number of 'tools' - swage plate, shapers, etc. that work 
reasonably well. The collar does vibrate loose after a while but has never 
slipped off.  ...just another option.

Steve
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