Will. K.

Its a vise for holding a wood saw for sharpening it with files

The menards home improvemant stores have a rebate going on the nu-tek products right now. I think its like $0.99 a can after rebate. I almost bought a can but wasn't sure if the stuff was any good.

Isn't the lower anvil portion of the frames on the Little Giant hammers a hollow cone?

It looks like the die inserts have a shank that fits in a hole in the die. Are the recessed holes on the sides of the dies set screws to grab the shank?

A skull with crossed hammer & tongs was the original badge for the Theta Tau professional engineering fraternity. I always liked the way the older ones looked. On this page there is an example, not as nice as some I've seen: https://thetatau.site-ym.com/store/view_product.asp?id=567408

I know some people who have had things cast by taking classes at local community colleges. might be worth checking out if there are any colleges or highschools offering any courses in your area.

I rarely buy things off ebay anymore, It seems like prices have really went up on some stuff. I've found with traditional auctions it depends alot on the auctioneer, the area of my state its in and what other stuff was for sale. Of course rainy & bitter cold weather usually helps by thining out the crowd. Vise grips and air tools seem to go for crazy prices at most auctions around here, often as much as they cost new in the store. I went to an auction back in the fall were I picked up 4 post vices, a power hammer, a box of really nice blacksmithing books and some other misc tools for what I saw a cheap import bench vise sell for as at an auction a few weeks ago.

Have you seen the video on you tube of Grant Sarver's engine block junkyard power hammer? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tPTLwmxsWc

What are the specs on the box car spring (wire size, coil o.d., free length)? Did you get it new from a supplier or used?

An engine hoist can be real handy when moving stuff around.

How are you handling the pump/compressor side on your self contained project? Are you using an air cylinder in "reverse" for that? If so how are you converting the rotary motion to linear motion? It seems problematic to me to try and turn an air cylinder into a pump/compressor because it doesn't have the rotary swing available like a connecting rod/piston combo an engine or air compressor does.

low pressure but a lot of volume, 6" x 44"= approx. 3/4 cubic foot. I think at least one of them was rebuilt just a few months before they were taken out of service.

Couldn't hurt to put a want ad on craigslist. Most of the scrap yards around me have went to no sales to public in the last six months. I figure craigslist might be a good way to find small scale scrapers to buy stuff from before they bring it to the big yards. Just a thought.

Fist off let me state I'm pretty bad with penumatics. Fluid dynamics was one of my worst subjects in school. I have these two rather large air cylinders that I've had sitting around for 5 years or more. They are steel tie-rod syle cyliders with cast heads for flat mounting, 250 psi max. If I remeber right they are 6" bore X 44" stroke w/ 3/4"npt ports,a 1 1/4" rod and a clevis end. I beleive the clevis unscrews from the rod. I keep thinking i should just get rid of them to clear out some space. There previous duty was manhandling large rolls of paper. I've never done anything with them because I figured they'ld be unsuitable for use on normal air hammers. Massive air requirements and gaint size. Lately I've been wondering if one might work for making a long stroke air "striking" hammer, low blows per minute so less air consumption. Maybe with a hollow/tubular anvil for slipping the end or bars in. I realize this would make for a pretty tall hammer. Note sure how fast it would be with the size ports it has. Any thoughs? Any other practical application with these?

Nice looking Hammer. Whats the throw on the crank plate? Would it be possible to get some rough dimensional information on the spring/elliptical path arrangement on your hammer? I'm interested in collecting this data on the different sizes of beaudry hammers. I've attatched a basic sketch.

They must have tested A LOT of picks on that! How much wire you figure you went through welding it up?

I don't think i've seen a pin die holding arrangement like that before. Wonder how it compares to dovetails

Neat old machine. How thick of material do you figure it'll handle?

My big truck is a 1991 F-super duty dually with a service box. Used it to haul the beaudry hammer i bought a few years ago. My everyday driver for the last year has been a 4wd 2000 GMC Sonoma. Used it to haul a large die block and and several hundred pounds of other steel home last year. More recently it helped me drag a Kerrihard power hammer home.

I'ld be most concerned about possible cracks or problems with the frame casting & ram and the condition of the bearing on the main shaft. Most of the other stuff could be repaired with enough time & money. The condition of the spring arms and rollers is important to but I've seen people get those replaced/repaired. Location and situation of purchase & removal can make a big difference on price. I paid on the high end for the one I bought but it was in fair condition, close to me, and the fellow I bought it from had a crane to move/load it on my trailer. The literature I've seen list a #7 as 200lb ram weight and 4400lb machine weight. Also calls out 225 rpm at the main shaft of the hammer (850 rpm motor if no lineshaft/jackshaft is used)

Around my area, large bench/machnist vices in decent shape tend to go for far more than I see the usual post vise sell for. I can't recall seeing a nice 6" or larger machinist for less than $100. I've seen plenty of 5 1/2" and under post vises for under $100.

I have a similar ridged tapered tool that came with a small t handle that fits loosely in the back with a pin. I got in a box of stuff from a garage sale. On mine the ridges are all parallel and don't form a thread. I always assumed it was some type of specialized hole reamer.

Two weeks ago I happened to see an ad for an auction that listed a "Kerrichard Co. metal worker" and my brain said "that might be a kerrihard power hammer". I happened to be in the area the day of the auction so I stopped by. Ended up getting: - 30lb kerrihard power hammer - 6 1/4" post vise - 3 smaller post vises - hand crank blower - brand new hot cut -guillotine type tool with two die sets and a length stop bar, needs the hardy posts welded on yet - belt lacer - a box of real nice blacksmithing books Cost me under $200 bucks and that is including what I gave to some guys who helped me load the hammer in the truck. It was a great day! There was a lot more blacksmith and shop tools. I was just running out of room in my truck. Also received a bunch of heavy truck spring a week or so back.

Seems to me like it might be nice if there was an option to have another foot control or pedal to open the dies. Maybe a cable type arrangement.

My Beaudry has the internal clutch in the flywheel so the belt its always driving the flywheel. It came with slow speed motor (i think 900rpm) with a 4"-6" pulley on the motor, I don't recall the exact diameter. I haven't run the hammer yet so i can't say how well it works. The motor mount has a screw take-up to tighten the belt.