[TheForge] Little Giant

CGRAF adveniam at att.net
Mon Jun 22 14:03:09 EDT 2009


The two are not directly interchangeable in function.

There is some overlap sure, but designed for two sets of needs.

Think of the treadle as one striker good for coining and chiseling , any 
operation that requires two hands plus a hammer. You need to supply the 
energy to make it happen.
Great for detail work.

Power hammer , think a crew of strikers with sledges.
Great for shaping and for texturing endless runs of stock with minimum 
exertion of your part.
For the most part I do not think of them as detailing tools.

You can or course texture and shape with a treadle and do some details 
using dies on a power hammer, but in each case you can do it better and 
faster using the correct tool.

That is my .01 worth

Mike Graf


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