[TheForge] Hyd press

Wed Mar 19 04:03:01 2003

http://warnerknives.com/xhydraulic_press.htm
Some good press pics


----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 19 March, 2003 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] My Powerhammer is done!


> Hey Shannell,
>           The wheel idea isn't mine.  I got it from www.anvilfire.com
(NC-JYH)
> I had the same problem with the shock stealing power so I lengthened the
shock
> so that it is hitting when the connection to the wheel is just below
> horizontal.  That means that the hammer is hitting when it's almost at
it's
> fastest.  It compresses into the strike.  It lessened the distance between
the
> hammer and the anvil but it increased the power of the strike.  It also
means
> that shock is in compression about 45% of the time....a bit more bending
> pressure on the rod coming out of the flywheel...may need a bigger
diameter
> rod.....haven't given it the full test yet....later this weekend
maybe...I'll
> post MP3 of it running
>
> Later
>
> Dan
>
> Quoting Shannell Sugrue <[email protected]>:
>
> > Well done, I like the spare wheel, driven flywheel, what do you think of
the
> > shock absorber linkage? I built one of these hammers and didnt like it
much,
> > the shockie took all the power out of the hits,about all it did was get
me
> > an anvilfire cap in their photo competition :) so I built an airhammer.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: 19 March, 2003 4:37 AM
> > Subject: [TheForge] My Powerhammer is done!
> >
> >
> > > I just finished my power hammer.  Kinda of a combination midwest-jyh
and
> > NC-
> > > JYH.  It works...You can see it at
> > http://www.irontreeworks.com/the_shop.htm
> > >
> > > Thanks to Jock, Mark, Steve, Brian, and anyone else on the list that
gave
> > me
> > > advice on this in the last year...It was received and used.
> > >
> > > Now.....I gotta tune my gas forge for welding and start working on
some
> > pattern
> > > welding!!!!.....hmmmm....better clean the shop first.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > > p.s. I just put a bid in to do some gates for the Audubon
> > Society...fingers
> > > crossed!!!
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