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

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On Nov 18, 2007, at 7:26 AM, Cindy and James wrote:
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> 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.
>


On a Little Giant this can be an indication of a worn clutch bearing.

Bob