[TheForge] Self contained hammer was a yak

Tue Nov 18 06:38:00 2003

We should get together this winter for a day of projects discussions.

Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Self contained hammer was a yak

> Yes, I'm headed along the Massey route that Frosty has discussed. I
> think mine has a 40 pound ram. Right now I have the I beam column and
> bottom anvil attached to the base plate. Most of the machining is done
> on the ram and guide sleeve. So I'm pretty far along, just need to
> develop some spare time to work on it again. We're just about dug out
> from moving (or maybe we're going to quit for awhile!).
>
> Steve
>
> Ralph Sproul wrote:
> >         Steve,  Are you making a self contained air hammer?  I wasn't
aware
> > of this project if you were earlier.
> >
> > Ralph
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 7:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Self contained hammer was a yak
> >
> >
> >
> >>I had the same thought, Larry. I may already have this, but I'd like to
> >>make sure I do!
> >>
> >>Is there life after moving? Maybe. We're not dug out yet (we moved from
> >>Colorado to Maine last summer), but I'm starting to see the end of
> >>catching up on all the maintenence the previous owner had let slide.
> >>I'll probably have a life again by the end of the year. Then I can get
> >>back to putting the air hammer pieces together, with lots of re-reading
> >>of Frosy's notes.
> >>
> >>Steve Smith
> >>
> >>
> >>Larry Brown wrote:
> >>
> >>>Jerry,
> >>>What did you finally come up with? You might have sent it to me but I
> >>>had some computer problems and lost a lot of files.
> >>>Larry Brown
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>><snip>
> >>>>Valving and a short link crank connection mechanism.
> >>>>
> >>>>I wasn't satisfied with the Krause valving system and wanted something
> >>>>that
> >>>>generated less heat and wasn't generating compressed air while at
idle.
> >>>>
> >>>> Turned out to be Romper Room simple. <sigh>
> >>>><snip>
> >>>>
> >>>>Frosty
> >>>>------------------------
> >>>>If it ain't forged
> >>>>it ain't real.
> >>>>Wrought iron is.
> >>>>The FrostWorks
> >>>>
> >>>>Meadow Lakes, AK.
> >>>
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