[TheForge] Springs

[Jerry Frost]

Bob:

This is in reference to a mechanical power hammer. A 
shock absorber in the crank connecting arm just sucks 
the power out of the unit.

Springs in the arm connection is necessary so there's 
give or it'd break when it hit a piece of iron, hot or 
not.

The shock absorber linkage got inserted into a treadle 
hammer thread in the spirit of brainstorming. As far as 
I know it's only ever been tried in a power hammer and 
almost immediately removed as counter productive.

Frosty
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From: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>


> -----Oeiginal Message-------
> From: "Marc Godbout" <marc at ironringforge.com>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] ALT Treadle Hammer Springs
>
> Jock has mentioned many times on his Anvilfire.com 
> site that, although
> it did work, it made for a very inefficient power 
> hammer. He
> recommends against using a shock absorber for this.
>
> --Marc
>
> ---Reply----
> Maybe if you put overload springs on the shocks it 
> would be more efficient,
> and still have the cushening effect.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
>