[TheForge] power hammers

Mon Mar 24 10:09:00 2003

H13 is great, 4140 also, buy it already heat treated if its still a mystery
to you, grind to shape, weld just about anyway u like, (ive argon only
migged some and they r strong as)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 25 March, 2003 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] power hammers


> I made mine out of H13.
>
> Phil Rosche
>
> >Can someone post a website or tell me where you bought your hammers (or
more
> >importantly your dies)  I just finished building mine and now I have to
make or
> >buy dies for it.
> >
> >Also..big question....What should I make the dies out of/
> >
> >bigger question....How do I harden it safely and temper it....Step by
step
> >instructions would be really appreciated....how long to
heat...color...how long
> >to temper in oven....welding rod to use for attachment
plate....etc.etc.etc
> >
> >
> >Dan
> >www.irontreeworks
> >
> >Quoting "R.C.Mundt" <[email protected]>:
> >
> >> 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" <[email protected]>
> >> To: <[email protected]>
> >> 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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