[TheForge] power hammer

Fri Jan 16 07:10:00 2004

Shannell,  What's lagging the line?

About the only thing that makes air systems in sub zero weather work is an
air dryer and even those are not fool proof(some moisture always
accumulates.  Sawmills run into the same thing and heated buildings are
about the only answer.  Air is fast, but it his it's draw backs in cold
weather. You can run alchohol in the tanks, but the hammer's exhaust would
be flamable near the forging area - so that won't work either.

Pretty much the hardest thing to build on a mechanical hammer would be a
good mechanical friction clutch.  Anyone know of a good mechanical clutch
and not air, electric or magneticly operated?

Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannell Sugrue" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] power hammer

> What if you lag the line and put one of those heater element wires under
the
> lagging? gotta be easier than building another hammer?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
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> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] power hammer
>
>
> > You obviously live in a warm climate or have a heated shop.My shop is in
> the
> > back yard
> > with only an extension cord to run lights.My compressor is in the
basement
> of
> > the house with a line to the shop.Around here it gets well below 0 which
> > means any moisture in lines freeze not matter how many filters one may
> have in
> > line.I have 2 air hammers that I built but they don't run real good
unless
> they
> > get air so a mechanical for winter use would be great
> >
> > Bob
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