HJP

thanks Gentlemen, Oh.. one thing i forgot to add re oily sludge in my Massey ...the first person who is to reply to my post wins the right to help me dig the foundation.... :P .. so Woody you are the lucky one. and the beers are in the fridge.

Hi this is the first time iam posting something with pictures so i dont know how this will turn out . last month i bought a Massey 3cwt build in 1967 which was stored in a shed since mid -late 90. so not an old hammer at all . when i got it home (not on the back of a japanese pick up truck lol) and finnished hugging it , decided to open all the lids ...as one does..first the oval cylinder sidecover ,oil is clean and enough of it, next the circular cover above it ..shock horror ..rusty watery ..oily sludge came out ,( see picture),but after i cleaned it out it looks ok so my question is ...would condensation build up in there, as the hammer gets hot while working, has anyone seen something like that in their hammers as well, and how clean should it be in there?? .. also took the cylindercovers off on top ( see pictures) nice and clean. the ram is also in good condition. so overall i am happy with my new toy ,I am even getting used to the collour,when i first seen it i thought it was repainted but it looks like it was yellow from birth, does anyone ...John N??? know if Massey did yellow hammers, maybe by request? So i would be greatful to hear frome anyone who stripped or opened hammers up. cheers HJP

Hello Hans here from Atherton , been on the Tablelands since 86 ,and love it ,got my own shop here since 92 , and just bought a......3cwt Massey :wub: ...just hang on... i heard a noise outside..................a yea ...its only Woody, trying to dig under the fence to get to the Massey :P .. hope to hear from others from around up here .cheers and Get it hot and hit it hard.

yea its like a ballerina wearing Overalls

Yes Andrew that is ... or was my hammer left the shop today ,a bloke making damascus billets bought it .

Hi Andrew just found your comment re hammer iam after a Massey 3cwt , if you know of one for sale please let my know , if not i ll take your 2cwt :rolleyes: , i read with interest your account of the installation of your hammer. Cheers Hans

Woody you could use that steam engine to drive that steam hammer f yours around to the local fair

Hi All Joined this side last week i live up in far north Queensland on the Atherton Tablelands .made my first candleholder in 1965 as a boilermaker apprentice in Germany.been here in OZ since1975 set up my shop in 1992 and been working fulltime at it since 1994 , love it ,looking for a larger hammer at the moment,as i have a shop in an industrial estate so noise is not an issue anymore .good to chat to other "locals" (Aus) cheers Hans

Hi to the silent ??Queensland Blacksmiths? are there any out there ? I am up on the Atherton tablelands near Cairns and i like to talk to the local smiths as well not only to the Yanks . although the brothers across the pond have a lot of good info ...Cheers HJP