[TheForge] Re: test

[MHF]

Mike, I have had 2 different 250# Moloch hammers.
They weighed 6,800 lb each.
I ran them with an old 5 hp motor and very long 4" wide flat belt.
They worked fine but could have used more power.
dave m

~-----Original Message-----
~From: Mike Spencer [mailto:mspencer at tallships.ca]
~Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 12:30 AM
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~Subject: [TheForge] Re: test
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~> boo
~
~Okay, okay, some smithing stuff, just to pick up the pace on a slow
~day:
~
~
~I went to have a look at a Murray 250# hammer today. It's been
~sitting outside for 10 years but looks to be in restorable condition.
~Too heavy to move on my own truck or load with a mere come-along.
~
~Seems to have bronze bushings on the shaft rather than Babbitt.
~Removable sow block, bosses in the original casting for an on-board
~electric motor despite having a flat-belt pulley, symmetric toggle
~arms with an adjustment nut on both sides.
~
~How big a motor would I need to run this? 5 HP be enough?
~
~Any comments on a Murray hammer, pro or con?
~
~- Mike
~
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