[TheForge] ABANA conference

[Dan Brewer]

Tom Clark had two in on tent and two others in two other tents.  Big Blu was
there but only in their tent.  Striker had the most out  with Anyang
following up

Dan in Auburn

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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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