[TheForge] Power hammer questions

Sun Mar 23 10:40:01 2003

The few hammers of similar size I've seen haven't had anything like that 
large an anvil. 10 tons sounds a little excessive. You sure you've got 
this right?

Steve Smith

Cameron Stoker wrote:
> If I recall correctly, larger self contained hammer have a large ratio 
> -- hammer:anvil::1:40 i.e. a #500 chambersburg has a #20,000 anvil block.
> 
> That would make for quite an anvil.  I suppose the situation is 
> different for a one-piece machine.
> 
> 
> On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 08:05 PM, Shannell Sugrue wrote:
> 
>> 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 -----
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>>> I'm contemplating a self contained hammer in the 100 lb. range.
>>>
>>> How heavy should the anvil be? Is there a ratio I can apply?
>>>
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