[TheForge] "DROP" Hammer - Question

[Bruce Freeman]

I've been wondering for some time about that idea - loose lead fill in a hollow hammer.  Seems to me that only would only work in a "driven" (e.g., hand-held dead-blow) hammer.  

I would gusss that, in a drop hammer, everything (hammer and lead fill) would be falling at the same speed.  Unless compression of the fill were involved, there would be no less tendency to bounce.  But then, I've never tried it.

Bruce
NJ

>>> lughaid at earthlink.net 10/4/2005 4:20:09 PM >>>
Yup, I used to work with Michael Stewart at Quick Silver Minting, 
Tool and Die. We made the crank up drop hammer you saw, and quite a 
few others.  Hammer head is a well casing with a 3 inch plate welded 
to the base, capped and filled with lead shot. about 125 pounds head 
weight for a dead drop to keep from double striking the 
"coins".