HJP

Thanks again Jim     As we speak John N is working tirelessly through the night to get the Massey info  onto the postmans bicycle and the "Missing postman'( see youtube)is delivering it himself to Oz  cheers Hans

Woody         why dont you buy the grey 2cwt ,the one i send you a picture of and you can pull it apart (in my workshop B) i will make a  corner available for you to play ) and see what makes it tick and you put it back together again of course,and i let you use it . -_-  :P this is the only way for you to get peace of mind (and to keep your fingers of my 3cwt :D  Hans

Hi Jim   Thank you very much,i didnt expect such a great response , its much appreciated. I have been considering the idea to isolate the foundations .At the moment my neighbours are friendly but that could change.And work is only building up as time goes by.John Nicholson gave me a price on the information pack  and i think it is money well spend.  cheers hans

A year ago i bought this hammer (its a relatively new hammer build in 1967 and retired end 1998) and have  been slowly doing things to it to get it ready to install , i even ,with the help of Woody, tracked down the blacksmith who operated the hammer from new at the Bundaberg sugar mill.     Between jobs and finnish building my house ,it took longer then expected ,but doesnt it always? life gets in the way.But it gave me a chance to accumulate a whole lot of questions,as well as solving some of them .the ones that are left i would like to bring up here and seek some answers. I am 194 cm or 6 foot 4inches tall and iam not keen to bend down too low ( for lots of money yes but...) so the options i see is to raise the hammer (or dig a trench around it :rolleyes:) only kidding.  and put it on hard wood beams  lets say 150mm high . or  raise the concrete slab  150mm up ,in either case ,would it be advisable to put a thinn layer of  a softer playwood under it as well ,to make sure it imbeds level? next Q. removable anchor bolts,are there any plans around ,what size ,diameter,length, mild steel ,high tensile etc? Although, I am in an industrial estate ,but the hammer will only be about 8m from the boundry to my neighbours so I would like to put the anvil on a shock absorber , is there an Australian supplier? and what alternatives are there? Is conveyor belt rubber a good idea? re concrete i think i follow what is recommended  in the Massey booklet " Instructions for Erection Working and Maintenance".Are there any more detailed books around covering these subjects? is there anything else to consider re installation?    am trying to add some pictures but its not working . will do so in the near future  . Cheers Hans

Hallo Massey owners. I am looking at a 2cwt clearspace ,what year did they change from a round Ram to square? unfortunately i was not able to get the ref. number.but it has the square ram. Cheers Hans

Farmweld - I am interested to know why  being a Queenslander  the hammer wouldnt be worth much , did Queenslander flog theyr hammers more then  lets say Victorians or others :(  :rolleyes:  south of the border?  just kiddin . This one has got a trail of oil coming out from the pump piston lid thats why i think it must be full of water, i offered $1000  last year  and they said no ,but i am tempted to up the offer.  Cheers Hans

Talking about hammer prices ,what would one pay for a 2cwt Massey  clearspace  that has been sitting out in the weather for the last 20 years or so , possibly full of water, and a rusty ram.?ah yes the pump piston lid is not bolted down , the nuts are missing so something must have happened inside the baby.     iam not  desperate  to get my sweaty paws on it, ( but it would look good next to my massey 3ct :)  :wub:  :rolleyes: )  cheers Hans

Ben   the above info is for a 2 cwt  clearspace , is that what you got ? Hans

 Hi Ben according to Massey its a 12kw/15hp , average consumtion 4.2 kw per hour, and 713motor speed     ,iam sure others will confirm this cheers Hans   Ps welcome to the Massey club. if you need more info seek out John Nicholson he is the Massey guy     

 Phil  i did film you and Moon making the hook  and i did send moony a copy   (DVD)  it should be on there what you are talking about,    i would post it on youtube but my computer skills a the same as my Chinese    Cheers Hans

woody come and pick up your drillpress :angry: 

No Woody..... you dont have to travel all the way to london ....just up the hill to my place ....you can have all the volunteering you want...just bring a shovel { to dig the foundations for the Massey)  Cheers Hans

Have a combination gas /oilburner start your forge with gas till hot and then switch to oil and you will not have any smoke problems , cheers HJP

Yes Woody  we could have one at my place but the first meeting wouldnt be called hammerin.. it would be called shovelin..or diggelin.. youknow why Woody......(for the uninitiated  it s to dig the foundations for the 3wc.  But seriously  i have been thinking about it for a while to have a weekend or so for us Far Northerners let me know if anyone is interested i am on the AthertonTableland   in Tolga  .  cheers Hans

A   question for John N   .   i bought a 3cwt  7 month ago (the orange one ,you sugested i should paint green) when somebody comes to the workshop the question pops up how much was a hammer like that new ? mine got a ref no:2250 and i belive it was build 1967 .  cheers HJP

  Hi Woody    contact Massey and give them the ref number , they  can tell you what colour underwear the  engineer was wearing on the day the hammer was shipped out, my guess is ,white, and on your hammer   late 1960          but  DONT take the  valve apart until you spoken to John N   (and your boss)

Hi John   What happened  with the white one from the MOD?

Hi Mac If you never welded before ,i would suggest go and do a welding course ,there should be handyman courses around ,or borrow a mig welder from someone or hire one over a weekend and ask a friend one that can weld ( beer is a great persuader).By the end of it you should be in a far better position to make the right decision. i would strongly recommend a Mig, within an hour you should be able to lay down a goodlooking weld , as compared with stick (manual arc) the same quality weld would take you 2 days or more . take that from someone who taught welding for a living. good luck HJP

it has started ...the Mayans are gone............... :ph34r:

I see your wife irons your overalls :P 

John N I have got a great idea every Xmas you gould drop one of those little beauties of some where in a country lane and we go and find it .........go on.....

a man of view words Hello fellow smith

Ah yes and one more thing Phil HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ....HIP.. HIP .. HURRAY.... Hans

Hi Phil thanks for looking at it . this particular one is open to the valves so moisture could get in . i mean condensation could build up in there , it was about 80% oil and together with the water formed this rusty sludge that spilled out when i removed the cover .but after cleaning it all up it looks okey. in fact iam quite happy with the hammer although i havnt had it run yet. cheers Hans

go and buy or build your own shop if the repayments are the same ( there is also the possibility of tax insentives) .i did ,and in an industrial area,maybe you can add a caretaker residence as i did and live there . and in a few years its all yours and you can do as you like , i just bought a 3cwt airhammer , i couldnt have bought it if i would rent , and your bussiness only grows , cheers HJP GET IT HOT AND HIT IT HARD