[TheForge] Striker air hammers

[R.C.Mundt]

what size iron do you work w/ an 88# hammer, do you have enough contol for
1/2" square?  I've owned a 50# little giant for 5-6 mo., only power hammer
I've ever used.  How would they compare?
Randy Mundt
----- Original Message -----
From: "RIES NIEMI" <Rniemi@fidalgo.net>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Striker air hammers


> I purchased a striker hammer about a year ago, and have been using it
> heavily ever since.
> Mine is kind of an orphan, as it clearly says on it that it was made by
> Anyang, and striker on their website tell how much superior their hammers
> are to the crummy Anyang hammers. I think they bought a few, and then
> switched to another factory.
> So, I would expect that current striker hammers are better quality than
> mine.
> Mine has been a very usable tool-
>
> Pluses:
> Good bones- it has a nice heavy cast frame, somebody else machined the
> cylinders and worked out the valving. 1500lb anvil (it's a two piece).
It"s
> pretty compact, didnt require a special foundation- its just sitting on my
> 6" slab, and nary a crack to be seen after a year. A decent copy of a
> chambersburg, but cheaper, and new. Mine is an 88lb'er. I dont know if
there
> were chambersburgs of that size, but if there are any still around, they
are
> going to cost as much or more than the striker, and be 50 years old to
boot.
> You turn it on, it works.
>
> Minuses: the peripherals, such as mag starter, oiler, foot pedal, are
pretty
> crummy. I forsee having to replace them as time goes on. An overabundance
of
> bondo was used on the casting. Bondo burns, when in contact with hot
metal.
> Stinks, too.
>
> I know a bunch of smiths around here have Wolf selfcontained airhammers,
> also chinese. From what I understand, they also have the bondo problem,
but
> they look a lot slicker- better paint anyway. They seem noisier though- My
> striker is pretty quiet. You can run it without ear protection, for quick
> jobs, without being deaf for 5 minutes. Its actually quieter than my shop
> compressor.
>
> Some of these things are probably improved in the current generation.
> For the money (around 5 grand) I think its a good deal. Sure, depending on
> where you live, you can find a cheaper mechanical hammer. Probably not a
> cheaper self-contained, unless you stumble on the little old lady with her
> husbands unused nazel 2b in the back shed- hey, it could happen- people
> still find V16 Cadillacs in farm sheds in Kentucky for 500 bucks, right?
>
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