[TheForge] hammer vibration continued

[GHS]

Tom, before you answer let me put my foot in my mouth and see if I have 
the principle down.

The greater the ratio of the anvil to the hammer the less the vibration.

Mike Graf

gladish wrote:
> So, Tom, let's follow this line of reasoning; if a big steel plate under a
> hammer absorbs the vibration (at least the portion of the vibration that is
> obnoxious to neighbors), does that mean that a cast hammer (heavier) makes
> less of that vibration to begin with and that a fabricated hammer (usually
> lighter) is more likely to be annoying?
> What if Shanxi were to make a 4000# 40 kg hammer for the US small shop
> market- would it need no pad at all except for stabilization?
> That agrees with my observations, by the way- the worst was a Turkish hammer
> (not a Sahinler- the other one) with an undersized anvil, the mildest was a
> big Nazel being run fairly lightly on 1" stock.
> Andy G.
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