[TheForge] lucas oil treatment, LG 50 belt, hammer brake

[Cindy and James]

http://www.lucasoil.com/retailers/search.sd
Go to the link above, put in your zip code and it will list the Lucas 
retailers in your area.  I don't think Wal Mart carries it, but the auto 
parts stores do, O'Rielly, AutoZone, etc., plus the Detroit Diesel and 
Cummins engine shops, truck stops, etc.  The quart size is really handy 
as you clip off the end and use it as a dispenser.  That's how I oil my 
hammer.  I ran it in my 91 Dodge diesel for 13 years, 1 qt to an oil 
change and when I traded it off, still did not use oil.
> I haven't heard of Lucas oil treatment and didn't see it in Wally 
> World's auto section yesterday. Of course that was Wally World and not 
> a real auto parts store. I didn't pick up a bottle of DuraLube either 
> as it was $16+ and I just doctored a gl. of bar oil a month ago. I'll 
> check out the Lucas product if I can find it and it isn't way 
> expensive. Of course seeing as the last quart of DuraLube lasted me 
> about 8 years . . .
>
My little Moloch 25 lb was originally a line shaft hammer.  Sid S. in 
Nebraska City rebuilt it for me and put a double pulley on the motor.  I 
think it is about a 3 inch diameter.  Run 2 V belts.  They are heavy 
belts, not the little lightweight ones.  And they run LOOSE.  I think he 
said this does not put any stress on the bearings in the hammer (the 
Moloch has bearings in the shaft).  There is sufficient traction that 
the belts never slip, even with oil everywhere.  I keep it well oiled 
and greased, and it throws stuff everywhere.  I probably put too much 
oil on it but that's way cheaper than wearing something out.
> A few of us were looking at setting up a 50# LG (I think) this summer. 
> It was set up originally to run off a line shaft and we were kicking 
> ideas around for changing over from a flat belt. My thought was to use 
> a small rubber wheel or tire straight off the motor for the drive, 
> like the newly developing tire hammer. The new owner used a pair of 
> "V" belts with no problem. I agree with going with a proven tech but 
> would've liked to experiment a bit.
Do any of your hammers cycle when running idle?  Sometimes my Moloch 25 
will continue to cycle when I quit hammering and return to the forge.  
Sid Sudemeyer had fabricated a brake mechanism for a 25 lb LG.  My wife 
drew a sketch of it.  While I haven't built one, it seems simple enough 
and according to Sid, worked well and stopped the idle cycling.  Doesn't 
hurt anything but is annoying as all get out.

Just curious.

James Allcorn
Bois D'Arc Forge
Paris, TX