[TheForge] Re: Power hammer questions

Sun Mar 23 15:39:00 2003

> 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?

I just checked the specs for the 300# Alldays and Onions and no
weights are given except for the tup.  But I took the dimensions of
the anvil off the blueprints and calculated the weight:  5700#.

That's 19:1.  If the ratio is linear, that'd make the anvil for a 100#
hammer around a ton.

That might be +/- 10%.  Dimensions infra in case you want to check
my calculations.

(BTW, Frosty, the A&O is still tarped up.  Our 3' of snow is down to
6" now but more is falling as I write.  I'll look for the patent
numbers you wanted RSN. :-)

- Mike

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Anvil is sort of upside-down square mushroom shape.  The base is 27" x
30" x 8".  The rest of it is 20" x 20" x 36".  

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Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada 

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