[TheForge] re: I actually get to buy a new power hammer

[John Emmerling]

I have a Sayha from Tom Clark. The first hammer had some problems from a 
factory misalignment of the drive shaft on the flywheel. The oscillation 
wore out the bronze bushings at the wrist pin. There were three hammers 
in the batch of twelve that Tom imported that had this problem. It was 
the first time this problem had occurred and was new to Tom. He was very 
responsive and after several phone conversations, sent parts to 
hopefully correct the problem. When it became obvious that the parts 
sent were not going to correct the problem, Tom drove to Oregon with a 
new hammer...3 days ea way.

That was almost 2 yrs ago and I use the hammer daily, and sometimes 
really hard. Its held up well. On Toms' last swing thru the NW, he 
stopped and upgraded the hammer to newer specs...no charge.

Whatever hammer you decide to buy, be certain service is part of the 
deal. I can't say enough good about Tom and the Sayha. I do wish Sayha 
made a 200 lb hammer. :)  If you buy a Chinese hammer, who you gonna call?

John