[TheForge] Another air hammer question

[robert hensarling]

I've had a Blu but sold it.  It was a great hammer, I have nothing but 
praise to say about the BLU hammer.  It was my shop air compressor that let 
me down.  My compressor is strong enough to run my woodworking sanders and 
so on, but in order to run the Blu, it pretty much had to operate full time. 
Keep in mind that hardly no one needs to run a hammer 100% of the time.  You 
forge for a bit, then back to the fire, forge a bit more, then back to the 
fire again, and so forth.  With Tom's hammer, that unit is running 40 hours 
per week if you want it to.  Simply watch the oil level and fill up when 
needed.
It takes the kind of electrical plug that runs your oven or stove.  It also 
runs at a constant speed, but you can vary the "hit" pressure by the amount 
of footfeed you give it.   Noise level is not bad at all, and in fact you 
can run the exhaust and intake piping/filters to the outside so that almost 
no piping is required.  I don't even do that (run the piping outside), I 
find that the amount of noise is easy to work with, especially if you use 
some of those foam ear plugs.  I have 4 Little Giant hammers that I'm 
wanting to sell as a unit if anyone is looking for a great "deal" on buying 
4 hammers at once (25#, 50#, 100#, and 250#).  All run great, but everything 
I do in my shop can be run within the scope of Tom's hammer.   Another plus 
to me, is that I can move Tom's hammer around my shop with my forklift. You 
should anchor it to the floor when you're ready to use with some lagbolts or 
the like.  I can even place it outside for when I use my coal forge.  Ok, 
enough about Tom's hammer, I just simply really like it, it works good for 
me and my operation.  Is there a plus over the four Little Giant trip 
hammers?  Maybe, maybe not.  It could be taken to a job site if necessary.
So, I like all the hammers.  They are as good as the operator's experience 
with them.  The "above" guys said it best by advising you to try and visit 
around and test out each hammer.  Good luck!  Have fun!
Robert Hensarling,
Uvalde, Texas






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy and James" <jallcorn at suddenlink.net>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 7:39 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Another air hammer question


>I attended the SCABA conf. in Perry, OK this past weekend... good 
>conference, good demo's and great people.  Very worthwhile!
>
> Tom Clark was there and had one of his Turkish air hammers.  He is very 
> interesting to watch and I enjoyed visiting with him.  He is good with his 
> air hammer.
>
> Now the question:
>
> Several commented to my first question that they had Bull (Phoenix) 
> hammers or Big Blu.  Does anyone have one of Tom Clark's air hammers?  If 
> so, what is your opinion, use of, etc., etc.
>
> The Turkish hammer Tom sells does not require an outside air compressor, 
> but is self contained.  Tom says it is better.  Is it?
> (It may be, but I would say that too if I were selling them!)  I have a 
> shop air system that puts out 25 CFM air (7.5 hp 3-phase, 2 stage, 80 
> gallon) and is piped throughout my shop w/ 3/4 inch pipe.  Tom's hammer is 
> roughly $2 to 3000 more expensive than the Phoenix or BigBlu, about the 
> same cost as an upgrade of my air system to a 10 hp/30 cfm unit (if 
> required to run a non self contained hammer).  I could probably get by 
> with my current air system although I might have to wait a bit here and 
> there.
>
>
> James Allcorn
> Bois D'Arc Forge
> Paris TX
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