[TheForge] Video of Kinyon hammer

[A Vida]

This is especially problematic with the crappy little pneumatic 
cylinders that are typically used on these hammers.  They really are not 
engineered for this sort of use, so if you're going to employ them that 
way things really have to be up to snuff in the alignment department.

Mark and Sylvia Mondloch wrote:
> 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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