[TheForge] Blacksmithing, treadle hammer

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

The only place i generally go voluntarily is the BS conferences and then 
it's a low rent deal. Not much hopping on planes for us.
Appealing though.
My TH had really long arms in the first iteration, and thus a pretty 
long stroke and flat arc...but i used the springs (top leaf, rear) from 
my old '48 Chevy C60 , mounts and all  and it slopped all over the 
place. So i cut the leafs down and redid the mounts and bushings. The 
hammer shaft is an old wagon axle with a laminated steel head and a 
feather duster on top. The whole thing is about 10'tall, 90# falling 
weight. Swats pretty good and i use a light extension of the upstroke 
rebound spring for quick, small strokes.
There's a small 1 qt quench tank on the back of the anvil shaft,with a 
lid that closes when the hammer drops, for splashing.
The only thing i bought was swap meet welding rod and some assisting 
garage door springs.
Plans? We don need no stinking plans. We just piss weeks away dinking 
around and redoing things instead.

Andrew Vida wrote:
> Get on a plane to EWR.  Rent a car and drive south on Route 9 to Casino 
> Dr. in Howell.  Stop in at 663 and you will find the original.  It is 
> weird looking, but it really works well.
> 
> Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer wrote:
>> I'm still curious to try one sometime Bruce...
>> Sure do like the idea.  pf
>>
>> Bruce Freeman wrote:
>>> Grasshopper Hammer plans still $25 postpaid:
>>> http://grasshopperhammer.com/
>>> Advantages:  Weightless, ~75-lb-mass ram, vertical stroke of up to
>>> 22", quick-adjusting impact height, hard hitting,
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