[TheForge] U don't need

Jerry Smith jerry_smith at anvilsandinkstudios.com
Fri Mar 16 12:34:26 EST 2007


Grover,

My air hammer has an appropriate warning for hand
damage. Here is the north, it is snowing at the
moment. I have valves on a lot of my pneumatic
equipment, so when it is not in use, close the valve.
My hammer has the valve is on the back, so when it is
not in use, and I want to use it, I have to walk
around it and turn the valve.

But in the work that we do, there are a lot of warning
and cautions that we have to heed. I even got a hug
from Smokey for showing that I could control the fire
in my forge and I had several fire extinguishers
onhand.

Grainger has a Welders First Aid kit that is nice to
have around the smithy, except I have never had to use
it so far.

Jerry


--- Grover Richardson
<grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu> wrote:

> Two cautions about air hammers:
> 
> A.	In the south even water separators don't get all
> the water out.  I
> was doing work outside one cold December day and my
> air tools kept freezing
> up.  Literally, full of ice.
> B.	Air hammers do not openly display the fact that
> they are on.  Many
> times the air compressor is installed far away for
> convenience or noise.  I
> have almost turned one on by stumbling and almost
> stepping on the live foot
> valve lever.  Unfortunately, my hand was going to
> the anvil to catch myself.
> So when not in use, have a simple gadget that is
> necessary to activate to
> make it work, at least during demos when others are
> around.
>  
> All the Best
> 
> Slobber, drool, nice hammer.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> Of Mark A. Pesetsky
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 12:39 PM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] U don't need
> 
> That is the PERFECT size and exactly what I am
> after...Thanks Jerry 
> 
> 
> Mark and All,
> 
> Here is my power hammer, Kim's is a little heavier
> than mine, but having
> a power hammer is a blessing you never appreciate
> until you have one.
> 
> http://anvilsandinkstudios.com/airhammer.html
> 
> 
> 
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