Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.
The cooling fins on the hammer are because we are running tight tolerances and it really helps keep the UHMW cooler which keeps the hammer from siezing up...and then having to let it cool down before using it somemore. We do not run it really fast as that lacks control. It is very controlable, and easy to do single strikes. She maxs out at about 160 bpms. The anvil is a railroad axle weighing 650 pounds and hammer head totals 80 pounds. Easily worked the 1 x 2 material the hard way.
The table is about 30 inches tall and 26 inches in diameter. The largest stock was 1 x 2" and the smallest was around 3/4 x 1 1/2". The table weighs about 275 pounds.
That is not me pictured, but our founder Peter...and yes he should have been wearing safety glasses. I always have on safety glasses ;>)
The S Fire Screen pieces were laser cut from 2 patterns, welded together, and woven to creat that firescreen. The cleanup was long and very tedious.
Will keep posting as we creat new things.
Very Best Regards,
Preston