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kevano

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  1. The lever is a pump used to push oil to the top of the cylinder prior to turning on the machine at the beginning of each new shift. The factory recommends about 20 or so tugs of the lever. You will need a grease gun with a flexible spout as one or two of the grease nipples are somewhat awkwardly accessible. I will see if I can locate my manual and if so make some plan to get a reproduction to you.
  2. I fill my oil pump to the top. You cannot overfill it. It leaks xxxxxxx unfortunately and does not really work all that well. The sump overflow pipe appears to be in place on your machine but to what it is attached is unclear from the picture. I use the oil repeatedly. The dies are correctly positioned and should remain so. Removal of the cover, above the pipe will reveal the sump and also the grease zerk points. Apart from the odd idiosyncracy. a perfectly good, reliable machine.
  3. Yip, you're correct, they are out there.
  4. I have followed this thread with interest. In 2004 I saw some information on the internet about air hammers from Anyang. Merely to amuse myself I sent an email asking for prices. Within hours I was surprised by the relative affordability of a Chinese hammer. The C41-40 (88lbs) at US$3300 was within my financial grasp at that stage and after a bit of internet haggling they agreed to $3000 FOB. I had NO idea of how to go about buying a 1000 pound hammer over the internet from China while I sat at home in South Africa. However, I went to my bank and within a short period of time took the gamble to buy the C41-40. Long story short, 38 days after the bill of lading and final payment had been made my hammer arrived at the front door of my workshop. The following day I received a phone call from Anyang in China to ensure that the machine was in my possession and whether I was satisfied with the service I had received. What is more, they asked if I was interested in taking on the representation of Anyang hammers for South Africa and beyond. I received my hammer sometime in November 2004 and on Christmas day of that year someone phoned from China to wish me and my family a Happy Christmas. The whole experience was one of the most profound commercial undertakings that had ever occurred in my life and gave me reason to understand why China has become the second largest economy in the world. It took me a good few days to move the hammer onto the mounting I had pre-prepared because I had to "borrow" lifting equipment...but to this day that hammer has not given me one moment of grief or disappointment Phabib, I wish your experience is as sweet as mine. Regards, Kevan
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