[TheForge] Fw: Fw: Blacksmithing, treadle hammer

[rfertner at cox.net]

We did the classic adjustable swing arm treadle hammer. It was the easier design at the time to build. There were 5 of us and we made a extra 6th one for the club shop. My contribution of labor was drilling most of the holes and making sure they lined up in the 6 treadle hammers. When your gang building something, it's easier if all the material for each thing is uniform with each other. This means buying stock materials and that costs. If you're building an one-off item for yourself, you're a lot more free to scrounge for cheaper materials. I'm really happy with my treadle hammer.

Rob
Wichita, KS

---- Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote: 
> Our hammer work shop using skate wheels cost about $400 several years ago. I
> made several design modifications on the one I'm building now. Welding rods
> and a few nuts & bolts are probably about $50. Marc's idea may be better
> than my idea of using brass bolts in the ram guides. 
> 
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> When I built mine several years ago (it was a group effort to build 6) it
> cost me $350 plus sweat equity. Last year, talking with Bob Alexander from
> BAM, said that the cost in materials would run $700-800 to build a treadle
> hammer yourself. Now if you got access to the right scrap, you could do it
> cheaper.
> 
> Rob
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