[TheForge] Another air hammer question

[Andrew Vida]

Oh Robert, Robert, Robert... we're going to have to have a talk.

You see, in this situation, the right thinking would have been to buy a 
new compressor, not get rid of your hammer.

Repeat after me: keep hammer.  dump compressor.

Got that?

Jesus... kids these days.  Sheesh.

robert hensarling wrote:
> 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
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> ----- 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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