[TheForge] air hammers

[Ries Niemi]

This can be a Ford/Chevy kind of thing.
Basically, the Sahinler is a Turkish copy of a German Kuhn design.
That means its a relatively modern, fabricated frame, built up from  
plate. These machines are usually lighter, and theoretically cheaper  
to make.

The Anyang is a Chinese copy of a generic Chambersburg style machine-  
its cast iron, rather than fabricated steel. In a similar size range,  
they will usually be heavier, but more importantly, the mass and  
weight is concentrated where you want it more, in my opinion.

If both were being built in the same country- say, the USA- there is  
no doubt that a cast, chambersburg copy would run about 3 to five  
times the cost of a fabricated Kuhn style machine. Same thing if both  
were made in Germany. So the Kuhn style was developed to provide a  
more economical hammer, using modern techniques and materials.
Its kind of like the difference between a modern Scotchman ironworker,  
and an old Buffalo. The Buffalo is much more expensive, new, which is  
basically why they dont make em anymore.

However, its all thrown off, in terms of price, by the fact that the  
Chinese make the cast iron hammers, which are state subsidized to some  
degree. And the real Kuhns are so expensive, due to German wages, that  
the Turks have found a market for copies.

All that said, personally, I prefer the mass and the disposition of  
mass of a chambersburg copy over a Kuhn. I have run real Kuhns, and  
not been very impressed- they hit lighter, and are just tinny feeling,  
compared to my Anyang.
I have been running an Anyang for over ten years. It had one mis- 
tapped screw, which I fixed, and crummy electrical motor starter,  
which I replaced with Square D. Other than that, it has been reliable,  
no problems, and I like it a lot.
I have a two piece 88lb, which is no longer available.
My advice is buy a 165 lb, if you are buying an Anyang or a Shanxi  
(Shanxi was the other chinese hammer James Cosgrove imported as a  
Striker).

I have heard rumors of bad Anyangs- but mine has been great. There are  
probably 20 to 40 chinese hammers up here in Washington State, and all  
work hard.

ries


On Dec 18, 2012, at 11:42 AM, James wrote:

What's your experience or preference?  I'm looking to buy an air  
hammer, either Anyang or Shainler.

What's the points of comparison that makes one the preferred choice?

James
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