[TheForge] Period power hammer?

[Peter Hirst]

But was it ever built????

pgh
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Barrett" <stircrazyben at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Period power hammer?


> Got any examples?  (seeking pedal-powered "power" hammers, or
> variations of treadle hammers)
> I found this: 
> http://www.google.com/patents?id=02NaAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA39&dq=power+hammer+pedal#PPA39,M1
> which I hadn't seen before... looks kinda like a catapult!!  :)
>
> tnx,
>
> Ben
>
>
>
> On Jan 2, 2008 12:41 PM, Grant Marcoux <gblacksmith at alamedanet.net> wrote:
>> They also used pedal-powered hammers and lathes up to the point when 
>> rural
>> America was electrified in the 1930s.
>>
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>> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of David E. Smucker
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:31 PM
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>>
>> Consider both a treadle hammer and / or a flypress.  In a one or two 
>> person
>> shop you can do almost anything you can do with a small power hammer --  
>> only
>> slower with more heats.  Treadle hammers date from the 1600's and were 
>> used
>> in making chain.  Flypress are newer, but at least 200 years old.
>>
>> Dave Smucker
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com>
>> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:47 PM
>> Subject: [TheForge] Period power hammer?
>>
>>
>> I have the opportunity to take over a historic shop, on one condition: 
>> no
>> electricity.  This is fine with me, as 90 percent of what I do anyway is
>> hand work  (can do my electric welding and grinding off site) but I have
>> been hoping to get into some heavier stuff with a small power hammer.  Is
>> there any period technology (other than water or steam) for say a 25 lb
>> hammer?  Treadle and flywheel maybe?  Just starting to research this so 
>> any
>> help is much appreciated.
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