[TheForge] Power hammer questions

Wed Mar 26 07:12:01 2003

        If you ever look at an insurance disasters book..............you'll
note about 95% of the tragedies were steam boilers going off and taking
whole plants, blocks, or factories with them............sort of like that
small steam tractor explosion last year that killed those folks around the
machine.  Steam has some awesome power in boilers when it goes out of
control.

Ralph


----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannell Sugrue" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Power hammer questions


> Dont get me the wrong way but in what way is it dangerous? apart from
being
> a lot bigger its the same as any other hammer isnt it? as long as its
> maintained I guess.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Linn" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: 26 March, 2003 1:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Power hammer questions
>
>
> >
> > 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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