[TheForge] LG speed (was suggestions on hammer tooling.)

Sun Jan 18 19:25:13 2004

One other thing Clifton did was make the toggle arms longer so they actually
held the hammer slightly above horizontal when tightened.

At the St. Louis  conference there was a fellow with a jazzed 25# LG that
drew an 18"? taper on 1" square stock in one heat.  I think he was a show-me
local, and I believe he was hitting at about 200+- bpm  Anyone recall?  It
was an impressive show.  He could also get single snapping blows with the
clutch/brake setup.  Was right amazing what that little 25'er could do.

Kevin

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>  Sent: Sunday, 18 January, 2004 5:18 PM
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>  Subject: [TheForge] LG speed (was suggestions on hammer tooling.)
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>  > 	I think that for certain sorts of bottom tooling I
>  > 	would not want to be working anywhere near 300 BPM.
>
>  My 25 just would NOT hit hard and consistently until I moved it up to the
>  rated speed, which is 340 BPM.
>  Now, that's fast, I think, but I've learned how to work with it and I'd
>  rather have it hitting well at that speed than hit and miss at a slower
>  speed.
>  Also tightened the toggle linkage as Clifton described.
>  Andy G.
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