bigjohn

I would recommend Maine,West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. If you are not used to being blazing hot, don't ride in the Southern United States during summer. If you happen to get near Memphis, I can point you on some killer BBQ.

When I do public demos, I almost always get that question. so this thread fired my brain up a bit. On my next demo I'll take one of those cheap swords with me and forge it into something useful. So when posed the question again, I can say "Yes, I do make swords.................... into something useful." I could make a variety of useful items. What would you make?

I went with the magnet on the column trick. No pesky cords, chains, cables.

After wearing out 3 Milwaukees in 14 years I would have to say they are by far the best saws. I use 10-14 varipitch bi-metal blades.They are just pure evil on solid bars of steel. Definitely buy two. One for hand use away from the shop and one beater to convert to a vertical with a foot switch for the welding table or I use two h beams for my layout table. Pawn shops are usually a good spot to score porta-bands.

I just delivered a 100lb Mayer to a smith in Norwalk, CT it had a brand new spring mounted on it. I'll dig his phone number back out and you could call him for dimensions if you ask real nice.

I would have to say my Suhner belt grinder it is similar to a dynafile but a whole lot better. it's great with 1/2" wide belts , you can run abrasive belts or non-woven. First runner up is a Bosch variable speed angle grinder. They seem to outlast a Dewalt/ B&D about 8 to 1.

When considering the specs supplied by Little Giant, bear in mind the concrete technology was not quite what it is today. A more shallow isolated footing can be used. And I have cracked 4" thick concrete with a 50 and 100lb LG the first ten minutes or so of operation. It kind of spiderwebs the concrete. It's kind of fun watching the dust jump around till the hammer starts to do it's little dance. Building a new shop now out of an old church. So down where the baptismal font was located is now a great spot for power hammers.

Well I won't be far off. The site is in PA and i'm delivering a 100lb Little Giant to a friend in CT near Norwalk. If you are on the way I could stop by. That way I only have to drag two of them back. I am still calculating how much Sam Adams equals power hammer. Quite a bit I should think.

Well, it sounds as if they may be worth the drive and effort to get the hammers. I may hire a rigger and a lowboy trailer to drag these back to TN. Then I can take all the forges anvils, tongs and other small stuff on my truck. If anyone is interested in the Bradleys, just let me know. I should have all sorts of tools available around mid February.

My wife knows what to get me for Christmas. A dozen pair of Thorlo military boot socks. Those socks will make your feet very happy when you stand on concrete all day. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Does anyone have an idea of the actual weight of this hammer? I'm going to be moving three of them in January. Any information would be really helpful. These are going to be the unguided variety. I'm not sure if they are worth getting or not.