[TheForge] Video of Kinyon hammer

[Mark and Sylvia Mondloch]

Nice Job Todd.Couldn't tell from the photos, did you use an alignment 
coupler between the ram and the cylinder? When I built my first hammer I 
thought I had every thing lined up perfect but after a few weeks the 
cylinder was trash. It puts side pressure on the plate in the cylinder where 
you can't see it. Mine wore the end seal and than the internal endplate cut 
into the cylinder wall. Put an alignment coupler in between and it's been 
running great for 8 years.Mark
mondloch at silvercreekpottery.com
www.silvercreekpottery.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Rich" <torin at panix.com>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 5:48 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Video of Kinyon hammer


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> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008, Mark A. Pesetsky wrote:
>
>> OUTSTANDING Todd...
>>
>> Did you happen to take any pics of the UHMW liners that the hammer ride
>> on? A shot from the top? I am assuming that there are tensioners keeping
>> the UHMW in contact w/the hammer? That is what I plan to do w/mine.
>> Would like to see what you did though. What thickness did you use on the
>> UHMW?
>>
>> Thanks/Good Luck
>> Mark
>>
>
> I haven't taken any close up shots of the UHMW yet, but I'll try in the 
> next day or two.  They are being held in place by 3/8"-16 bolts that fit 
> in holes I milled/drilled into them.  They only go about 1/2-way into 
> them.  I don't remember the exact thickness, but it is a little less than 
> 1/2" (3/8" maybe, or 7/16")  I've got 1/2" as well, and it is just a 
> little too big.
>  Todd
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