[TheForge] Tire power hammer

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On Feb 20, 2006, at 9:34 AM, Ron Childers wrote:

> Power hammer workshop in Tallahassee: The target date is May 26, 27 & 
> 28 for
> a build in Tallahassee, Fla. at Mike Bettenger's welding shop. His 
> e-mail is
> bmchild2 at aol.com if any one is interested. We could do it for less if 
> we had
> a source for cheaper-than-new 6"x36" steel, square or round.
>
> Ron Childers
>



I used 4 pieces of 2"x3" bar arranged in a square. This left a 1" 
square hole in the middle (handy!).

I bought it new and it wasn't cheap but it was easier to handle a 
2"x3"x36" bar than a 6" diameter bar. The 2"x3" weighs 20lbs per ft. if 
I remember right. I think Clay Spencer mentioned this in his treadle 
hammer plans.

Bob