FabienC.

hello Guys! I have the same hammer. Hercules is a 160lbs and I've change speed 160 to 200 hit per minutes, it work well better...... mine must be an older version...... you can find some pictures on metal artist forum..... best regards....

thanks for your help Peter ! I'll try some changes.....

Hello Glenn! I think it'sn't very difficult to make a similar hammer, I have see industrials hammers who has made like this.... most easy to make an hammer like the big blu with a second cylinder and a motor for produce air movements. bye.

thank you Glenn for this link! someone can tell me where we can buy the book they speak in this interview? bests regards...

hello Peter ! you don't have a friend with a camera:D my Hercule hammer strike 160 per minuteswith a 10hp , I have change springs with two industiel rubbers..... arms has been welded, but too long, I'll make other later.... sometimes, at slow speed the hammer don't strike normally, now I think if the speed is more hight it could be better..... with this slow speed, I must adjust the excentric highter. bye..

Hello! I'm happy to see my hammer is'nt orphan:D you can take my pictures about it for your website;) I 'll take pictures about my friend Goliath Hammer.... your pictures said me I was in right when I said arms must be straight! thanks a lot !!!!!

Hello ! this type of power-hammer is selling between 500 and 1200/1300 euros in France! Ebay is the better place for selling it! I don't know if you speak french but you can send me a private message if you have other questions...

hello guys! two pictures........

Hello Mr Hofi ! I 've find in old thread you use WD40 for finish handle, do you think it could be this oil who change the "grip" (a friend of me soak his knives handles in linen oil and it give them more "hand adhesion"...)? I hope I could return to your students school soon....

hello guys! Can I ask a other question about this hammer on this thread? I have bought an Hofi cast hammer 2 years ago, but the handle doesn't want to stay in my hand..... I have stick a rubber tennis racket for avoid this, it very well..... but I have try same hammer in a school forge in France (Eynate and Shraga School) and their hammers don't slice in my hand.... aspect was different, seem like warnish or oiled... could you say more about this ? I don't think it's student sweet who have polish them... Thanks!

Skunkriv, I appreciate your help

Skunkriv, I have see the hofi's dvd and all this elements was made only with power-hammer, with special dies...... are this tools only for making surface effect???? :confused::confused::confused:

hello ! for give you an idea of size tool, this stamp is near 1inch large...... no easy to use repousse tool under power-hammer.... if you find a picture work made with similar tool, I'm interested:rolleyes: bye! Photo removed as it was copyrighted material Fabian if you own the copyright on this photo, please repost the image. A similar image to the one removed has been posted.

Hello Guys ! There was an hammer-in last week-end in France, on a dealer table I could see this set of stamps ..... I know is for marking metal with hammer or power-hammer, but I have no idea of a finish object made with this tool, have you any examples???? thanks......

hello ! I understand, I'll don't use it for mosaic damascus. I go to shearch a picture on google........ thanks for your help , guys !;)

hello Guys ! when I'm making damascus billets, I'm using cutting abrasives wheels ....... now I want too cut it under power-hammer but I have never see an hot cutter for power-hammer ! have you any picture to this tool and have you any ideas what steel is the better for making it? thanks for your help! (and excuse me for my poor english speaking!)

Frogvalley, thanks for your advice about springs, I 've find two industrial "plastic" spring, I'll try them later..... Have you any picture when you use this "hardy hole"?

with a small stool, it's a good spot:D

another mistake:mad:

thanks for yours very interesting links Ed:D this is the picture hole frame (6 inch diameter, I can work large billet:D )

hello ! sorry I have not precise it is an old english hammer, Hercules 160 lbs, Samuel Patt ltd........ I have try to found other information, but if we can found some detail Samuel Platt 's life, it is impossible to found something on this hammer..... (except some guys on british blades forum who have the same or the smaller size, Goliath 60lbs...) That's right, hole through the frame,I take a picture and I post it this afternoon...... before I tense springs (on each side) I haven't very different blow at hight or slow speed, this hammer strike metal with hammer weight. now at slow speed, hammer is retain and more controlable...... I hope my posts are not too difficult to read, my english speaking ....:(

hello ! my hammer work better at slow speed in this position spring, I hope they accept this new stress ....... have you any remarks........

thanks Jim, i'll buy this video with the other one......... I have try compress the two springs and I have a better control at slow speed......... but no-one have experience with this ? :confused:

hello guys...... I have a answer for you, I have an old power-hammer but I don't know if I must compress the springs. the two arms who maintain hammer are not horizontal, hammer is heavy (150lbs!), but when I watch several power hammer pictures on google, many of them have horizontal arm.........http://www.eptingknives.com/Photos/PowerHammer.jpg but sometimes I see other like this:http://home.comcast.net/~paabasec/CoopPH1.jpg What's the best ???

thanks a lot for yours answers, there are all very interesting.... :)