[TheForge] Power hammer questions

Sun Mar 23 00:43:01 2003

If I recall correctly, larger self contained hammer have a large ratio=20=

-- hammer:anvil::1:40 i.e. a #500 chambersburg has a #20,000 anvil=20
block.

That would make for quite an anvil.  I suppose the situation is=20
different for a one-piece machine.

On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 08:05 PM, Shannell Sugrue wrote:

> =46rom what Ive gathered, 10 to 1 is a good compromise, mines about =
9:1,=20
> I
> think 15:1 is optimal, above that is a waste, if I recall, anvil fire=20=

> has a
> little write up on this and what the commercial hammers use.
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>> 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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