[TheForge] Power hammer questions

Sat Mar 22 22:10:00 2003

From what Ive gathered, 10 to 1 is a good compromise, mines about 9:1, I
think 15:1 is optimal, above that is a waste, if I recall, anvil fire has a
little write up on this and what the commercial hammers use.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Frost" <[email protected]>
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Sent: 23 March, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Power hammer questions


> I'm contemplating a self contained hammer in the 100 lb. range.
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> How heavy should the anvil be? Is there a ratio I can apply?
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