dan richman

I've got some S7 cut into 2x2x3 just for dies if that would work for you. Dan

Did you get a copy of the plans? If not, I can provide you one for the normal purchase price. I have an agreement with Clay to do this and I pay him for each copy I make. Dan

Now we are up to 4 hammers in this build. Still don't have the hammers finished, but plodding along. Will post pic's as promised once I get a reply on how to do this.

I know it's a bit late to chime in, but if you have the funds available.; Have a machine shop level the base of the anvil, drill/tap opposite corners of the anvil and drill both the stand and anvil for 1/2 inch bolts with a corse thread. When attaching the anvil to the stand, put down a solid bed of Silkaflex on the table and oil the anvil base so it won't stick when bolted down. It will take the ring out of he anvil and the anvil will be removable. You don't need more than 1" for the base until you go over 150 Lbs. Larger anvils will need a thicker base, but should not exceed 1 1/4".

Still no news on a build for the Saltfork members. ( not sure why, because 24 of us signed up to make them) My friends and I have been forging ahead on power hammers anyway. We have almost all of the stock cut and have welded the main posts to the bases on three of them, I'll start a 4th next week. A minor variant I'm going to try is to use a 32" - 36" round base rather than the 2' square one. I think the 2' square base is a little small and the round base will have the anvil close to the center of the plate. I picked up (2) 1/2 x 32" rounds today. Using them for bases should promote a better balance, which should reduce vibration. One of us had some 5/8 plate we used for two bases. Those bases are 24" x 36" and should be more stable than the one in the plans, which are 24' x 24". I think the round bases will have the greatest stability of all. The round ones I got were scrap, so I will look for 36" round 1/2 " plate. This would allow for the anvil to be set in the center of the round plate , giving it better balance than the plan base. I'll update again when we weld again!

No tire hammer build scheduled at Saltfork yet. Not sure why Clay has not set one up with us yet. We had 24 people interested in building one at the conference, as he was our demonstrator there. I have been gathering the steel and have it all cut now. I'll post photos of the in process work once I find out how to do this. Going to contact I- forge to see how to post them. Have the upright welded to the bases on the two we are building now. My partner has the dies and hammer parts and should have them made up in the next few weeks. I'll post photos of them as well.

I have most of the metal cut for the hammers. Expect around 15 hours with a band saw if you use one like mine. A heavier saw would probably significantly cut the time needed. I'll add photos of the cut parts once I figure out how and follow with the welding up in a few weeks. Dan

Just downloaded and went to look up S7. Not found; is it referred to by a number, or just not there? I didn't see H13, O1,W1, D2, et al. either. Dan

I am a member of Saltfork and if you have any problems getting a copy of the plans, let me know and I can make arrangements to get a copy out to you. Clay's contact information is on the site and he responds to e-mails. He has been a great help with my questions as I have been gathering up the metal to start mine. Two of us are starting our tire hammers tomorrow and I will try to post some pictures of our progress. Dan

Where might one procure such a fine tool?