G'Day all ,
yep , from the land that brung youse the rotary clothes line , the lawn mower & a heap of other stuff too .
Now it's a Height Adjustable Helve Hammer , yep youse read rite " Height Adjustable "
4 yrs in the makin' , 2 tries & " lot's of tears " it finally came together .
I've $ 50.00 AUD ( about $ 45.00 USD ) in this ( Clutched motor ) . No idea how many man hrs .
The " helve " is mounted on a carrage that moves up & down 2 uprite square bars . 25 mm ( 1" ) threaded rod attached to a 75 to 1 reduction box to raise & lower the helve carrage . Flame cut 600 mm ( 24") pully ( thanks for the cutting tip's Jr ) A pair of cut down trailer axels for pivit for helve . Main beam is a " straight leaf spring " 150 mm x 10 mm ( 6" x 3/8" )& a length of 150 mm x 50 mm ( 6" x 2" ) plywood . Anvil is a hyd cyl shaft off a scrapped D9 dozer
Still ave ta rework dies , mount foot peddle & cable for the drive , " find " a V-belt that'll fit it ( although it worked fine with makeshift hay bail twine today
) , replace the handle on the reduction box , mount reduction box crossways on carrage ( just sitting there now ) & mount small eletric motor ( was gonna use a wiper motor off a car as it'll run forward & reverse ) make guards & paint .
Will be mounted on a cement pad ( was thinking of about 300 mm / 12" thick ) as it does " bounce " a LOT .
Blame Jr for this , he was the 1 who told me to think " outside " the square ......
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Dale Russell
p.s . yeah i know i'm CRAZY , but i was told it'd NEVER WORK so i just had ta finish it ta prove it does .....