[TheForge] Power hammer questions

Mon Mar 24 22:17:01 2003

Yipes!
Steve

Cameron Stoker wrote:
> Yep, that's what I remember.  This was in relation to Christopher 
> Thompsons #500 chambersburg.  He said it needed _two_ semitrucks to haul 
> it.
>  The anvil block sits mostly under ground level (I think he said 
> approximately 5').
> 
> On Sunday, March 23, 2003, at 08:41 AM, Steve Smith wrote:
> 
>> 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 -----
>>>> From: "Jerry Frost" <[email protected]>
>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: 23 March, 2003 12:53 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Power hammer questions
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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?
>>>>>
>>>>> Frosty
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