[TheForge] air hammer question

[Phil]

of the short run air hammers built in the US, I like
the Phoenix the best.  I've used a couple of them and
they are well behaved.

I'd really like to see the plans for Ron Kinyon's new
air hammer.  Anyone have an update on it?

Phil Rosche
Summerville, SC

--- Cindy and James <jallcorn at suddenlink.net> wrote:

> I'm considering (thinking only) about buying a new
> air hammer.  What are 
> the primary differences, etc. and your experiences
> with whichever one 
> you have experience with?  If you were buying one,
> which would you buy 
> and why?  (I would consider a used one that suited
> my needs.)
> 
> I have an air compressor that will run most hammers
> (7.5 hp/ 175 psi/ 25 
> cfm).
> 
> I have a Moloch (Little Giant pattern) 25 lb in
> great shape, but it is 
> limited in it's use and I like the features of slow
> hitting, holding, 
> multiple die set ups, etc.  I would buy something in
> the 100 lb 
> (approximate) range.
> 
> My preferences so far, just by looking at web sites
> and literature, are 
> either the Big Blu or Phoenix.  But I have NO first
> hand experience with 
> anything my my little Moloch.
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts and opinions.
> 
> James Allcorn
> Bois D'Arc Forge Blacksmith Shop
> Paris, TX
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