[TheForge] power hammer

Tue Mar 25 21:49:04 2003

See my other post - I remembered that the #20000 anvil belongs to a=20
1000lb chambersburg (which isn't operational), not the 500.  The 500lb=20=

hammer has a 5T anvil.

I did get to spend a few days running this hammer - it is quite a trip.=20=

  The whole shop thumps with each blow of the tup (it's a dirt floor=20
shop). I didn't get to do any heavy forging on it, but from what i did=20=

get to do I can say the control on it is amazing.  You have the feeling=20=

that the tup will go to whatever height you ask it to regardless of=20
what'e between the dies. You also get the feeling that were it to hit a=20=

stout bar that wasn't exactly perpendicular to the die that you would=20
be flung in short order.

Apparently the hammer came from the naval scrapping operation in=20
portland. Chris Thompson, who is quite good on this hammer, forges out=20=

fire shovel blanks from a 1-1/4" bar over a 'loaf' shaped bottom die in=20=

about 2 minutes.

On Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at 07:06 PM, steve parker wrote:

> To cameron stoker
> The hammer your friend christopher has sounds like a industrial die=20
> forging hammer. These hammers typicly have a 20:1 ratio for the ram=20
> and anvil.
> Have you seen this hammer? I think i talked to this guy about a year=20=

> and a half to two years ago about this hammer.
> Does the hammer have columns thats set on top of the anvil base? If so=20=

> this is a die forging hammer. For closed impression die forging. A=20
> five hundred pound chambersburg C frame  air hammer would not have=20
> that big of an anvil. I run a 4B nazel everyday of the week. I believe=20=

> the anvil on this hammer wieghs about 7000lbs.
> I have'nt posted here before but i get the postings on my email. This=20=

> just got my interest.
> I know a few folks that do post here often, like ralph sproul and bob=20=

> bergman .
> Hope this helps
> steve parker.
>
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