iron woodrow

moved the old girl today, to my outlaws place for a bit of t.l.c. looked tiny hangin from the crane! ill put up some picture soon!

the picture is there for all to see. looks like a nice one, and im sure if you picked it up to save it from scrap, you could offer him scrap prices? im sure if you got it you would find a buyer who would happily give it a good home, within the next year or so...... not too sure on prices though, the most ive paid is $40!

it was me! not really....

hi im from australia too. any thing you need to think it is already thought on this site, or if it isnt, the thinkers will soon help you think it through.... welcome.

basically that is directly attached to the control valve, i have been studying this thread for quite a while! virtually the same action as one with a sword.

i am highly amused! what a cheezy blacksmith!!!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41924895@N07/6763182577/in/photostream this it the way i was thinking of turning it into a multiple blow machine, but this is set up so as to function without a treadle, and i would need to rig it up to a treadle to the part T. but that would then restrict me to a prescribed throttle setting. "when the lever T is pulled to the extreme right of it's sector Q, the hammer makes short rapid strokes,the strokes becoming longer and corresponingly slower as the lever is moved from that position towards the left. When the lever T is at the extreme left of its sector, the self acting mechanism is pulled out of gear, the hammer having then to be operated by the hand lever. A self acting mechannism of this kind is applied to most smithy hammers, so that they may automatically stike a series of uniformly light or heavy blows, as the work may require." 1906. i like grants hookup too, but i cant quite work out how it is done, just from the video. and that hammer has been scrapped hasnt it?

where did you see that diagram?

thanks for posting those jim, i am really starting to love steam hammers... just from researching them... dou you really notice the difference when run on steam vs run on air? when you say "Mine is a 250 lb. steam hammer converted to air with a GrimmerSchmidt 175 compressor" did you re ring or sleeve/machine it or did you just whack an air hose on it? is the treadle linked directly to the control valve, single blow style, or does it have a multiple blow setting hidden from view? i am trying to fathom a plan to convert mine to multiple blow- single operator. and is yours then a 175 cfm compressor??

tell me more about your hammer jim, what size compressor to what size hammer? steam hammer? dillon, i really havent checked what is in the background, its all old mates stuff, in his shed. he put the inlet on, to see how it went

esca catalogue 1911 http://www.flickr.com/photos/41924895@N07/6740240611/in/photostream

next i need a boiler to follow me home......

ill get a shot when i go to my outlaws place again, it's my father in law that has it, rusting away....in the salt and humidity, but at least its under cover...

i am interested in spinning because a lot of roman armour was produced by spinning, and also it woul speed up the process of raising helmets, so to me, armour, blacksmithing and spinning are inextricably tied. i have been told that i can have an old flat belt lathe, hence my question, and would like to know if it is worth me getting what may just become another machine i cant use.....

i am glad i looked through old posts and replied, as i would like to know more, definately, i have had an interest in spinning for a while, having done a small amount whilst working for a silversmith. but i would like to learn more about it, and any advice on corrections of errors would be a great deal of help before i get started. is it a special spinning lathe you are using? or a converted lathe? homemade tools or bought?

modern machine processes say that tools need to be boring. im sure if someone stole one of those he wouldnt be too hard to track down! one of the great sides of tool decoration and personalisation!

could an old flat belt drive lathe be used to spin? or is it better to have a geared drive?

no way that is ever going as scrap!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41924895@N07/sets/72157628439741909 he only wanted 40 bucks! it hasnt followed me home yet, but it is on the way!

spoke to old mate today, i asked him how much he wanted for it, he ummed and ahh'd for a bit and said, how's $40 sound?....!! now i just have to move it.!

i cant help you but i had come accross this in looking for steam hammer info. http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/18297-big-blu-max-65/page__p__186484__hl__+steam%20+hammer__fromsearch__1#entry186484 there is somone who comments that works for them?

nice one mate, as long as they keep talkin, theyll keep the knowledge flowin. its amazing how much these old blokes retain isnt it? i look forward to hearing more ripping yarns from around the forge!

are you regularly annealing?

yeah that seems to be about right, but if you are going off an original, have a look how far apart they are on it, as they knew what worked! remember, you are not trying to make a boiler! so dont get too caught up in making it watertight.... i generally put 5mm 9head size, not shank size!) round head rivets about 8-10mm from the edge, and about 25mm apart. i like my rivets to be at least 1 1/2 the thickness of the material. so for a 1.6mm sheet i would use 3mm shank rivets.

hmm, thanks andrew, im looking into it now..... i have one 8'x3' (approx) tank waiting for me, it is a little rusty inside, and i was going to cut it up to make a charcoal burner because i didnt want any fine rust getting into any air tools, but i might have another look at its usability..... that is a big massey to be run on a "not massive" compressor....... and phil, yeah im lookin at the laws, probably just need some sore of laminated card, like my qld licence..... just cut it out of a cereal packet and away you go!!!