[TheForge] Power hammer questions

Wed Mar 26 09:03:00 2003

The hammer also... not so much for people watching from a distance but for 
the operator(s). I can hold a piece of steel at the wrong angle  under a 25 
- 100# hammer and can get away with it... stings, but I can hold 
it....  working 4" round at the wrong angle can break body parts....   This 
hammer requires an operator and a driver so there are 2 people right 
there...  and God forbid something should come apart on the 
hammer......just ain't worth it..

mike


At 11:23 PM 03/26/2003 +1030, you wrote:
>Ahh did Mike mean the boiler
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ralph Sproul" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: 26 March, 2003 10:54 PM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Power hammer questions
>
>
> >         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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