[TheForge] Power hammer questions

Tue Mar 25 22:45:00 2003

Right now the Murray is laying on its side under tin at the Shelby 
Ironworks Historical Park in Shelby, Alabama. The hammer was operational 
when it was removed from ACIPCO a few years ago. We dont have the 
foundation built yet, and no compressor to run it. An 1100#  hammer head is 
a lot to move around.  It was steam powered and we have been considering 
converting back to steam as we have an old 25hp boiler that needs to be 
rebuilt.  I doubt it will ever run again as its rather dangerous and we 
dont have anybody with the expertise needed to operate it safely...

mike

At 06:46 AM 03/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Where are you, Mike?  Is the Murray set up and operational?
>
>Chris Caswell
>Caswell Wood & Iron
>Burlington, VT
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Mike Linn <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:47 PM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Power hammer questions
>
>
> > Our group has an 1100# Murray Steam Hammer and the original plans call for
> > a 13 foot pit with cross ties and gravel as the filler...
> >
> > mike
> >
>
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