macbruce

DON'T CHANGE THE FINISH, clean it and let it be......Err on the side of caution as dablacksmith says and have a gunsmith look it over if you intend to fire it. Modern ammo NO WAY............

Looks like a fine hammer but the poor thing looks and sounds like it use some oil :wub: :wub: :wub:

Looks like a usefull addition for bashing and bending..........I have drawn an attachment that could prove usefull........Basicly it's a pair of non paralell bars conected at the ends of say 1.5'' round and would have pegs to drop into opposing hole in your plate for curving and straitening. The taper is usefull for accomodating things like twists in bars where you don't want to mess up the flutes when truing them up....just a thought.

I can...... ^_^ If you go to the web adress listed in the ad you'll see that it's a Hercules (HB clone I believe and a good one) and it weighs 70+ lbs............ Don't worry I'm not going.... :ph34r: :lol:

Hey Dabb, that home made ANVIL shows you have the FIRE in your belly to learn and you won't let the lack of a 'real' anvil stop you. I remember your posts about trying to acquire an anvil that was too dear for your pocket. If I was your Dad I'd be proud you went ahead solved the problem on your own instead of sniveling about how you can't, because you can, and THAT is worth a shipload of 'real' anvils................ B)

No, actually they don't in many cases.........The image shown is exactly how Grizzly ships it. These are among the most dangerous tools in in my shop and they get my full attention and respect when I use them. All the guards in the world can't make up an operator who doesn't know what the heck he's doing and I don't mean you Tran.

For me the problem was as Tom said, the face would dent while working hot A36. The horn was not the problem.........Personally I'd take a chunk of RRT over the ASO any day and have given away several chunks to noobs just starting out, it's tough stuff..........

Lookin' good, should make a nice railing.............. B)

When I took mine out years ago it took two swipes with an 8 pounder, one fore and one aft, these boys get pretty strung out about it.......I believe my 165# Peddinghaus could survive such a smattering of abuse but it certainly would have some damage.......The video is pretty mindless in it's entierty but I understand how they felt about the thing. If one of these asos were to darken my doorway again I'd give it away to some noob who could get some use out of it, after all they're still better than working hot metal on a rock.....I guess........

I did the same thing to mine 40 odd years ago after realizing I'd wasted my money......It could have been made from the same mold. Thinking of buying one? Just Don't.................

In my opinion a power hammer shold not be near in scale to what you can swing with your arm, it should take you into another realm and beyond. Making a minature PH requires as much planing, fabrication and skill as making one (aside from the cost of steel) that will handle 1'' sq+ without any problem. Go bigger, you'll be glad you did.

Great stuff, thanks for posting.......... B)

Common motor oil will work just fine. Just squirt some it till it backs up the hole and you're done.......Don't worry about getting the 'perfect' oil, running it without ANY oil is a greater sin.......

I do not, but if you find a true air filter that matches or is larger than your intake pipe threads then it would likely be ok.

The above mentioned ''filter/mufflers'' don't do either function well at all. I added up all the little 3/32''+- holes once in one of those things and calculated their area. The results amounted to a 25 to 30% restriction if I remember correctly and that imo isn't something I'd want to do to my rig. I'd get a REAL cfm rated intake filter and either rout the exaust outside or into bucket where it can catch oil as well instead of blasting it into the work area.

GAH! Shure enough........

Thought I'd seen it all when it comes to anvil abuse but this takes the cake. I had to be a deliberate, very labor intensive act to heat this beautiful tool, put it into a large hammer or press and wreck it.....Why, oh why..... :angry: :(

''You've got to spend money to make money.'' I agree wholeheartedly that there are time it's just foolish do everything yourself. I remember one instance when I needing 5-600 pickets once and dreaded the thought of handling 75 lengths of 3/4'' sq and cutting them into 30'' pieces........Then I asked the supplier, how much to cut em? Cripes it was less than $150 and saved me probly a whole day of lifting and sawing and when I picked up the load it was on a pallet.....a forklift put it neatly into my truck and away I went, no lashing 20 footers onto the overhead rack, no flags......I spent a hundred and saved TIME, wear and tear on yous truly and that was good return by my reckoning........ B)

UGLY??? I'll give you UGLY!! :P

It's a Columbian and a nice one at that....... B) What weight?

Ahh, never seen that before........ B) So that can't be it.

Which pulley did you buy?.................. Belt Type A (1/2") Datum Diameter 1.90" Belt Type B (5/8") Datum Diameter 2.30"

You should only need one belt to transfer 1.5 hp....IE; it's easier to tension one belt instead of two.

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." — Dr. Seuss............Rock on Thomas......... B)

Saw this on FB......It kinda defines primitive blacksmithing, human inginuity and will power rolled into one........ B) The word traditional was intentionally left out..... :P