[TheForge] ABANA conference

[Steve Smith]

If you mean the green hammers with a little more modern look, I think 
all the ones at the conference were Turkish hammers from Tom Clark. The 
one I bought from him works very nicely, and Tom is a quality operation. 
They come in 50kg and 60kg weights. They are self contained air hammers.
http://www.ozarkschool.com/tools.html
about halfway down the page.

Highly recommended.

Steve

mpaietta wrote:

>        I have found the chinese striker hammers, but what
> was the other ones that    most people seamed to be using
> for the demos?
>    Thanks
>    Martin
>    
> 
>>>Toby Hickman talk power hammers--just for five minutes or
>>
>>so. I didn't >get up until lunch time. Not only is Toby a
>>good demonstrator, but he >showed some pretty useful
>>stuff. I've seen the like before, but somehow >his
>>   presentation really helped me get the point of using
> 
> tools
> 
>>under the
>>
>>>hammer. He is really skilled--he made upsetting 3/8 x 4"
>>
>>   plate look >trivial. Toby feels very strongly that the
>>hammer treadle should be >worked with the heel, putting
>>your toes on the hammer foundation. The >muscle group is
>>much stronger, your position is more stable, less >fatigue
>>and more control. Not having tried it yet, it sure sounds
>>   >reasonable. Quote: "You can finesse anything, but
> 
> there
> 
>>is no substitute
>>
>>>for power".
>>
>>Toby Hickman is a really neat guy, and a great asses to
>>the CBA. If anyone gets the chance they should see one of
>>his demos.
>>
>>
>>>Toby strongly recommends "Blacksmith Manual Illustrated"
>>
>>by Lillico as >the bible for power hammer setups.
>>   
>>For those who are interested, it's available online as a
>>PDF:
>>
>>  
> 
> http://www.countryside.gov.uk/NewEnterprise/Economies/RDT03.asp
> 
>>   http://tinyurl.com/pdu6f
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