[TheForge] bolt-on dies

Tue May 20 22:45:01 2003

on 5/20/03 11:46 AM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:
> From: Larry and Pat Brown <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Little Giant frame repair
> Reply-To: [email protected]
> 
> To the guys who made bolt on dies for your Kinyon style air hammers;
> Are there any problems with the bolts coming loose from the impact?
> Do you think a similar die bolted to cast iron would work also?
> Larry

Dear Larry,

I have designed and built more than 400 air hammers with bolt-on dies (two
5/8"  bolts per die), and they work very well, even on a 250 lb. hammer.
They don't come loose if tightened adequately, and will not loosen suddenly,
you will hear and see the die clattering up and down before it comes off. If
you are concerned about the cast iron, you could use insert threads which
are very strong.

Tom Troszak