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  1. Dillon Sculpture
    U need 1 :D
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    I have four! One is hand held :blink:
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    Another great piece Andrew, I especially like the incorporation of the glass.
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    Great work, keep em coming
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    Patrick, when you figure it out post some pictures of the 500!!!!
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    Somebody killed that one... All the major parts are gone or destroyed. Better luck next time :(
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    You have any pics Bruce? Sounds like an interesting tool to have.
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    Thanks again, not much modern materials but punching the holes could probably date back even further than the 20th century. I could have thrown a laser cutting and maybe some plasma welding?
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    A master of expression in iron... http://www.claudiobottero.com/oggetti-sculture
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    Your correct in both descriptions of the sword and Ken's hammer. Grant fed his hammer a small secondary air line to increase control and have that control close at "hand". Good stuff...
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    Finally get a look at the valve, kinda looks off the self modified but I'm not sure <_< Great hammer, congratulations!
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    Thanks all, The holes were punched under my iron worker, filed and then I hammered the edges. Here is a process shot showing some of the elements. 3/4" angle smashed to 60 degrees, the half oval was plug welded then the panels were riveted. The top hat was also pined to the very top, as well the sides of the hat were riveted. The glass is held in by small copper tabs that were also riveted. Very tedious work for my big hands, just to focus my eyes on these small parts was a challenge :wacko:
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    John, the pivot for the sword has a nut on the end which I simply used a wench to add a second lever much like Grants handle. What this does is take the sword out of use and allows for positioning the motion valve directly. At a high level of throttle I can mash the ram down without cycling, kinda helpful for a full power one hit. Wood, I couldn't embed the video but it is Grants little steam hammer video on youtube. These modification are very inventive and imo are the best I've seen for control and power.
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    Iron, 11-1/2" tall 7" across, mostly riveted, seeded glass with brass hardware, electrified.
  15. Dillon Sculpture
    250 Murray, 500 Bradley, 200 Chambersburg, 800 Niles Bement Pond, Mildly seeking for a 2000 H frame B)
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    I'd like to offer up this one for discussion, Grants modifications allowed control for a single operator. I have fiddled with the link between the sword and the motion valve basically creating a bypass. This allows for increased throttle without cycling which was not as apparent in this video but could be capitalized on in a air hammer with the steam hammer valving. It is a bit different than my 200 Chambersburg set up that has the foot control linked to the sword/motion valve, which at a certain point of throttle it will start to cycle. Grant also has a secondary air line that allows more control of the throttle, both are great engineering features that are worth pointing out.
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    Some better pics, I didn't win the compitition but it will get built someday, I'll just add it to the list!
  18. Dillon Sculpture
    Great piece, I look forward to the next build. Thanks for sharing!
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    Thanks for the thanks Woody :D Thats a great pic of a early Massey, any idea the year or specs? Retrofitting your hammer would be more work than its worth, I think the valving is just to dissimilar from utility to self contained, not only would you have to build the piston but all the valving. Just get some AIR! John thanks for the diagram, thats some crazy looking valve for sure. My hammers have a much shorter and simpler motion valve but you have to consider the utility is also directly tied to the ram through the sword. Could you include the description of #17-22? Not sure how the "art" smiths get blamed for dangerous equipment but I'll take it! AND like it!
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    Great piece Mac! Good to see you cranking out the work, keep it up. You may need to come up and forge out some more chunks B)
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    My friend Bill Brown stopped by yesterday so we had enough hands to give it a go. Started with a 2" block 8" square. Used a 1-1/4" to fuller the top bottom and sides under the Niles. The bottom fuller gave us problems when we went to the sides the feet wanted to fold in. We got it close enough for me to pull out the horn and heel then it went back under the Niles to lay the top flat. Way to many heats and clean up but not bad for my first. I will have to develop better tooling and technique if I'm going to forge the 3 heat 30 lb. anvil I want to. This one is nicely proportioned at 2-1/2" wide 5" tall and 12-1/2" long and 18 lbs. Not sure what that is in stones? I may go back in and split the feet outward and pop some holes to nail it down.
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    Those are two of my favorite hammer pics Phil, the photography is amazing! I too am disappointed that Matt's hammer won't make this thread... Forging an anvil with Bill Brown.
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    Deformation and connections...
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    I've forged a few small ones under my Bradley 250 using Clifton Ralph method and tooling from his video. My idea is one that will fit within my die size of 6"x12" or slightly bigger, 30lb. billet starting as 6" square 3"+ thick. Double horn with feet possibly a tongue...
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    Pillow blocks tend to break, babbitt would handle the load...
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