macbruce

Hello Simon and welcome aboard, that's a sweet anvil you found and my it serve you well. Does your place of employment have a website, if I may be so bold?

It's hard to tell from the pics but it looks like the real deal to me....Possibly a Hay Budden and worth every penny if the face is good.

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Job well done, yes. I think a little clarification in the begining would have avoided all the fuss about working under your modified Bull hammer with your hand seemingly in harm's way. I'm no Saftey Sally but I do take my share of educated risks. I'd like to see what you've done to your hammer to make this manuver *less risky* than it would normally be...... B)

I'm glad you cleared that up..... B) .......I figured there was an unseen safety measure you were using but to the inexperienced it could seem like it's ok to hold tools in a power or treadle hammer that way and it's NOT. My mangled left thumb is a constant reminder to be very aware of what can happen when things go wrong.

Thanks for sharing.

How do you prevent the round chisel shanks from rotating?

Ok, yours is a Bull and mine is a Bull and yours has a kind and gentle bite? I didn't see any restraints/stops like I've seen in some treadle hammers (which I wouldn't hold a chisel by hand in either) that will stop the hammer if the chisel gets knocked aside. If I were grooving the same sconces the zip would be my go to. Dat Bumblebee look like a mean motor scooter! Zipmax on steroids for sure....I'd like to see more of that one . How bout it Jim?

My hammer(s) which are Bull knock offs will do what you did in your video.....But I would never hold a chisel in my hand doing it.

Did you show yours on another thread?....The ''system'' that is.....hehe

Even I have to admit that bolting on dies in every situation is a pain in the butt, so at least where bottom dies are concerened it makes far more sense in most situations to have em just pop in n' out of a hardie hole type reciever which is what I opted for....I reckon I'll only use the set screw mostly for sloped dies that will want to squirt out unlike flat ones or kiss blocks that aren't so susceptible to lateral forces....I cut the main piece out of some 7'' x 4'' x 1/2'' angle which helped reduce fab time then welded the reciever to accept 1'' sq with ample clearance. It's similar in function to the one Becky Little demos at the Phoenix Hammer website.

When I got to the last pic and realized the SCALE of that honker I just about xxxx ! Can't help with the ID but that is one fine anvil...... B)

I agree with John, It just looks too good to be a fake....proceed with caution.

Too much weight will make it sluggish, and could perhaps give it a heavier blow but when you're doing finishing work the slower speed is a pain when you want to wrap things up quickly. Too light of a ram and it will be too snappy but it will respond better to air pressure changes. A correct balance will give nice hard blows and snappiness with a noticeable difference in performance/bps between say 80 psi and 120psi.

An obscene image......... :o

Cool table Preston! Never seen cooling fins on a tire hammer bearing guide before, how many bpms is that sucker goin' man...... B) :ph34r:

Well, well, What a difference a year makes.......I'm pretty sure this is the same one on CL but I don't need it at that price..... Little Giant power hammer (Ft lupton) 50 lb little giant power hammer. Great shape. $3000.00 obo. Also have some blowers and post vises. Call 970-539-xxxx. If no answer please leave a message. Thank you Location: Ft lupton it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interes

I think the local police would be honor bound to escort you to the local clink for a felony if they got involved in this righteous theft...... :lol:

From what I've seen, modern fabricated steel utility hammers are far stronger than LGs and are easier to repair. The self contained jobs not so much but their track record isn't bad. Now take a HF drill press or lathe and you're absolutely right, they will crap out and parts can be a problem.

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Why not use a v belt set up from the motor to the drive wheel? This works fine on many a Little Giant....

What valve unit would that be? :)

Learning from others mistakes is the smart way to go......Glad he survived.

I forgot to mention....I DON'T have the wrench...... :blink:

I have a 3'' x 8 tpi tap........