[TheForge] Kinyon style hammer help

[Dave Mudge]

Could be your oiler. Too much oil will gum up the spool valve.
It should use a lot less oil than one might think.
If you use a drop of oil per day, that is too much.
dave m

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Todd Rich <torin at panix.com> wrote:
>
> Several years ago, I built a power hammer based off of the Kinyon plans.
> I did the modification with the regulator to balance strike and return
> pressures.
>
> Anyway, it seems to have a bit of a problem.  After running for about 15
> minutes, the speed of the ram slows way down.  This doesn't seem to have
> anything to do with the switch sticking (I installed a line oiler right
> before the sensor switch), or the height of the work.  It seems to be
> mostly time of use related.  I need some help in figuring out what is
> wrong and fixing it. I'm willing to post pictures or run tests as
> needed.
>
> Here is a link to a video I made shortly after I built it.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkUFgoU_LO0
>
>                    Todd Rich
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