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Thanks for important info...as it looked they had no bushings surprisingly the bolts wasn't hard to get considering this hammer sat for 20 + years so the clutch is on there with tapered keys?

Thanks for the info, today i took everything off except the lower die and die block, the trip pedal and the motor mount. The top babbits were cracked in more than one spot so those will have to be replaced. I took the fly off with the clutch so i dont know what the bearing in the clutch looks. Should the toggle links have bushings on both sides?

Thanks a lot for the info. Today i got the top die off but the lower die seems to be on there...any thoughts?

I was looking at sids video and was thinking about buying it, but i have wait to save up some funds to start the rebuild process..so to say.. I was just wanting to get some info brewing up between the now and the rebuild start. Thanks for the info guys

Well i finally got a #25 lg but it needs a little work. I was wondeing if anyone has any suggestions on what to do/check for first. I know that the dies need changed atleast the top die, the ram guide is kinda loose and the ram is off center, the clutch needs some work as when the guy ran it it hit hard and fast and when i got home i put the belt back on and its loose to where i cant get it to hit now other than that it just needs cleaned up and sand blasted and fresh paint. Does anyone know the original paint color on little giants. The serial # is 6366 from what i looked at on the site it was built between the 40s-80.

Ahhh the king slayer....lol pretty cool stuff

I have always wanted to do this since i saw in on a nickolodean show Called Avatar the last air bender they forge a meteorite into a sword.

how much it is to build a clay spencer hammer?

so Jeff you build that from the rustys plans... that looks like a nice hammer. How long did it take you?

Thanks for the input and the plansi didn't mean to sound like a jerk or anything i guess i was looking for plans to those specs i guess ill probably just buy plans for the rusty and mod it

Here is where you'll find the plans for the hammer you'd like to build    http://www.appaltree.net/rusty/index.htm  but from the questions you'r asking I think you've got a lot of reading/ learning to do before you attempt making one.
 
Do you know anything about electricity, welding, or mechanics in general. If you don't you might want to find someone to build and install it for you or be ready for a long self taught course in basic mechanics and a start on your hammer about a year from now!
 
And only then if you work very hard toward that end!

I've done a lot of reading, but mostly people only post pictures and don't explain things, and ive looked in the blue print section of this form but those treads aren't the best. I reason i ask questions is so i dont screw something up that could have been helped and i was just going to build a hammer from this picture. Just because i dont know some of these things doesn't mean i'm some guy thats never touched a hammer and is looking to dive right in.

Ive looked at the rusty hammer and it looked kinda of small and i didn't know if it would be able to pound 1 1/2-2" solid bar stock.

Hi guys im looking for help to start building a power hammer. I am kinda of a newbie so ill be asking what seems like a a lot of questions. The things i will be doing with it is only making damascus and maybe the occasional katana from w2 stock. I have a picture i found on the internet of one that i would like to build but cant find any plans similar to it. my first question is about the spring. i know people say to use a leaf spring that has been straighten but can u use anything else? if not where can u find a straighten leaf spring at? The next question is what are those pivot heads called and where can i get them? MY next question is if i buy any electrical motor say 1/2 hp to 1 hp can i wire it straight to a plug in(220v) or do i need other stuff?. I have more questions but cant think of them. any help would be appreciated.

 

I watched his youtube video and was thinking about buying his dvd myself and now i probably will. Thanks for the post

Hi i was just wondering where in the hocking hill are you located i myself am from the hocking hill region about 13 min from old mans cave