[TheForge] Power hammer Vs air hammer

[Grover Richardson]

I stand corrected.  Only been around a few of the self contained air hammers
and had forgotten.  Thanks.

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>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ries Niemi
>*>Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 12:19 PM
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>*>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Power hammer Vs air hammer
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>*>On May 22, 2006, at 7:24 AM, Grover Richardson wrote:
>*>
>*>> 	Thing to remember is that a power hammer, when it is 
>*>running, is 
>*>> obvious and dangerous to the casual observer.
>*>>
>*>> 	An air hammer, when running, is a rat trap waiting to 
>*>be tripped. At 
>*>> a meeting last Saturday, I announced the danger of an air hammer.
>*>> In
>*>> that it is armed and ready to go, and the air compressor 
>*>is 2 buildings
>*>> away.  There is no obvious sign that an air hammer is 
>*>ready to work, 
>*>> other
>*>> than the fact that the air lever is moved 90 degrees, or the wood 
>*>> block is
>*>> underneath the foot leaver.  Non-blacksmiths would miss such signs.
>*>>
>*>> 	Not long after, someone (I leave the name out because I 
>*>almost did 
>*>> the same thing years ago) stepped on the operating lever.  
>*>It moved. 
>*>> Immediately the wood block was re-placed underneath the 
>*>foot leaver.
>*>>
>*>> 	Air hammers are good, but can be a silent killer when 
>*>visitors are in 
>*>> the shop.
>*>>
>*>
>*>Only Utility Air hammers are like this.
>*>Believe me, when my self contained is ready to hit, you know it- the 
>*>5hp motor is running, the 2 foot diameter flywheel is 
>*>spinning around, 
>*>and the compressor cylinder is WHOMPA WHOMPA WHOMPA ing 
>*>quite loudly. Russel Jacque's 750lb Chambersburg, with the 
>*>40hp motor- well you can 
>*>feel that one about 500 feet away.
>*>Nobody would mistake it for being turned off.
>*>
>*>Ries Niemi
>*>Industrial Artist
>*>
>*>http://www.RiesNiemi.com
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