K A Willey

Thanks for the input Ric And JNewman I'm always looking to make the best tools I can I have the ability the heat treat about anything .Ric or anyone else what do you think would be the best choice for sharpe edges and a clean finishon mild steel (1018) I'm looking to make some unique dies for some spur blanks, I will be doing them under the Beaudry in as minimal heats as possibleI will be leaving them in as forge finish as clean and sharp as possible.

Thanks Ric and Clinton I have used 1018 and 4140 for the the tooling I have made, the 4140 ones have held up much better under the power hammers and for cold work in my press the first ones I made out of 1018 and case hardened them they held up well but mushroomed out the center under the press but worked well under the hammer, I run a 100lb Beaudry for my hot work and a hydralic press for my lower temp work for crisp lines the 4140 is holding up well for the cold work so far as I have only run bout a 100 pieces through them, thanks again for the imput its always nice to see what is working for other smiths Willey

What have you guys found to be the best steel to make powerhammer spring tooling out of, what holds up best in the long run, 90% of my work is forged hot but I do do some small stuff at a lower temp. Thanks Willey

Thats a xxxx nice hammer you'll like it alot better than that little gaint I'll bet , nice hammer hope you like it, it outa have good power and control. Willey

Great hammer you'll love it,looks to be in great shape.

I used a single phase 220 5hp motor with a 3 inch double v belt pully on the motor to a 21 incn pully to a 15 drive pulley puts me close to 300 rpm to the drive pully on the hammer but I have the stroke shortened on the crank to give me the quicker action I want with this hammer I love the contol I have with this hammer the way I have it adjusted know it is very close to a quick air hammer action it is also very useful this way with some sping tooling I use Here is a pic of the drive tower it is 5inch 3/8 wall square the supports for the pullys are 2inch 1/4 wall square and is very solid the belting is a canvas rubber composite, it drives the hammer very good the dive pully is directly above the hammer pully this way the idler falls away on its own Hollis Wooldridge gave me that idea. There are alot of little adustments you can make with this hammer that can make it hit hard ord or very fast and light I love this hammer and would love to have another one set up just for drawing.

I finally got this hammer running and tuned in alittle here is a short video of me forge welding a billet laterz Willey

Hey Matt thats a really nice hammer, looks like you will get alot of good use out of it looks to be in great shape, be great to see it up and running.

Welcome, I also have great love for mechanical hammers and pointy things.

Nice Hammer Don.

Thanks fellas Will K the paint on my hammer was peeling really bad and I scraped most of it off that could that, that I couldn't get I used a really good respirator and a wire wheel on an angle grinder the degreased the hell out of it with purple clean from Napa till a rag was clean then rinsed it with water then the casting was very clean before I painted it, that old paint was really flaking bad, if you use a grinder make sure you use a very good respirator, that old paint can have lead in it. Willey

Great lookin hammer, I don't think I would be real concerned about that gouge in the ram it may be and oil gouge put in purposly if other hammers out there the same size also have the same gouge, on your hammer does the main crank bearing have a drain pipe near the drive pully end? Willey

Thanks for the comments on my hammer I really want to get this hammer up and running but my shop flooded the other day so its gonna take me alittle longer to get done now (good thing are worth waiting for I guess) Thanks Willey

Here are a few pics of my Beaudry tore down and put back together Here it is as I got it Here is the bare casting and all the parts ready for paint Here it is repainted and put back together the original paint was a flat black This hammers ram weighed 110lbs with the flat die in it according to the literature I had it was supposed to be a 50lber but according to the serial # it left the factory a 100lb hammer Which explains the ram weight and the bigger crank and all put together the hammer weighs 2800lbs I haven't put the treadle on till I bolt it to its foundation. I still have to power it and tune it but I think it will be great, it had very little wear and is silky smooth turning it over by hand.

Nice Work and enjoyed looking at your site.