[TheForge] hammer dies

[Lon Humphrey]

yea  ......looking at the dies from the front they were off from side to 
side...but after removing them and cleaning out a pile of crud they now line 
up almost perfect...

   .now  does any one know how much axial play should be in the babbit 
bearings?...at this point i almost wish i hadent put that bar on the counter 
weight  and pryed up......

Lon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Brown" <lp.brown at verizon.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] hammer dies



End edges or front and back? End edges I would line up one side, front and
back adjust with shims
Try not to let it live up to its name
L Brown

At 11:07 AM 4/14/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>Question in regards to hammer dies and general info on my 50 pound hammer
>
>I just recently bought a 50 pound little giant hammer it seems the dies 
>aren't parallel to one another
>
>I pulled down the top die and from side to side they are out of parallel by 
>about ¼ of a inch
>
>My question is how do I tell if they are supposed to be like that or do I 
>have a bigger problem?
>
>Since im a new hammer owner any tips on care and feeding of this beast ..I 
>think im going to name it the "skull crusher"

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