[TheForge] U don't need

[Jerry Smith]

My hammer will run with a pancake compressor if I
want. Mechanical hammers don't have the forgiveness
that pneumatic have. 

But if you want a mechanical hammer here is Rusty:

http://www.appaltree.net/rusty/index.htm

In my hood, we have a big junkyard, lots of steel and
parts to build a hammer from.

Jerry

--- Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:

> Mechanical hammers seem to require less maintenance
> than home-grown air
> hammers- and don't require a big air compressor.
> 
> Ron C
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> Of Jerry Smith
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:34 PM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] U don't need
> 
> 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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