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

[Andy Vida]

Larry Brown wrote:
> 
> I don't recall the speed but Sid Sudemeyer said if a 25# wasn't running
> fast enough it wouldn't  hit hard enough. I was working on the hammer that
> the Northest blacksmiths have at Ashokan, NY which had been set up with a
> jack shaft. When it was eliminated it worked much better
> L Brown
> 

	I'm not sure I understand all this.  Usually when I slow the
	hammer down, I want a lighter blow.  If I want high power
	precise single shots, then I'm probably better off with a 
	kickass.

	I've wanted to build a hammer with both sorts of valving.
	What about a silicon controlled flow valve for adjusting
	the rate while the treadle controls power?