[TheForge] Air Hammer Air Schemes

[Dave Mudge]

Phil, I have seen the video of the "other" air control system.
It seems to work just about as well as the one I use which is
basically what Kinyon himself calls for. Everyone in this part 
of the country seems to use the Kinyon plan. I don't remember 
now what the advantage of the "other" system was. I don't think 
that there could be any better control, or harder or faster blows
given the inherent capabilities of the components.
On the other hand, I have never used a hammer with the "other"
control system so I can't make an unbiased judgement.

dave mudge
dave at magichammer.net
http://www.magichammer.net
http://www.metalsmithinghowto.com
 
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 11:07 AM
To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [TheForge] Air Hammer Air Schemes

My apologies for interjecting a blacksmithing question
on theforge.

I've built 3 kinyon style air hammers, all using the
air scheme on the Alabama Forge Council web site at:

http://afc.abana-chapter.com/air_control.html

I'm getting ready to build another.  I've been
considering using the air scheme represented by the
parts list on Dave Mudge's web site at:

http://magichammer.freeservers.com/pdi_quotation.htm

Has anyone seen both of these air schemes in action? 
If so, could you provide your opinion on them (pros
and cons)?

Thanks

Phil Rosche
Summerville, SC

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