Joel Worley

That's kinda what I thought, Frosty. I do that all the time. I think the spring shop that I found in Ohio will do a very good job judging from the conversation I had with them over the phone.

Thomas, I'm on the board at SOFA and Quad State is where I got the hammer. Trust me, I looked for a spring and asked a couple of people who are very good at rebuilding power hammers if they would like to rebuild it. They seemed like they weren't to keen on trying to track down parts and I don't blame them. That and even if I had someone rebuild it, the cost would be a lot more than an average Little Giant job. Also, I'm really enjoying diving into this project. Here's a few pictures. The hammer when I got it, as I started to tear it down soaking in degreaser, My son cleaning it, a coat of primer and finally two coats of O.D. green. Please forgive the side ways photos.

Frosty. Thanks for the welcome. I'm glad to be a part of the forum. I don't think Little giant sells parts for Champion power hammers. If I had a LG , finding parts would not be an issue as I know a couple of people who rebuild a lot of them. Parts for the Champion power hammers, as far as I know, don't exist unless you can find them used and if there is a manual that includes the Champion hammer please let me know where I can get a copy, I'd love to own it. This is the reason for getting a few extra spring packs made. I don't think there is a high demand but It would be nice if people could have access to them if someone were to need one. Most other parts can be fabricated by any decent machinist. The trouble with the spring pack is that although I can make the leaf spring, fitting it in my heat treat oven after it has been bent to shape is not possible as it is designed for knives and not wide enough to accommodate the deep bend of the spring. I figure if I have to send it out to be heat treated, I may as well have a professional spring shop just do the whole thing and save myself the time and trouble of making a special bending jig. Also, I would love to post some pictures but when I tried, they came up side ways. What am I doing wrong?

I am planning to speak with the spring shop about possibly making several sets of springs in the future. I want to get the first one on my hammer and make sure it is what it needs to be before I commission more to be made. I am sure there are others out there that will eventually need to replace the spring on a Champion and it would be nice to see them available.

Thanks Thomas. I found someone who will be sending me a tracing with pictures and measurements and a Draftsman friend is going to draw up a print for the spring shop. Also, I added my location and more info to my profile. I tried to post a picture but it came up side ways. My computer illiteracy is showing.

Hello all. I am rebuilding a Champion #1 power hammer. I will have to fabricate several parts. I have found a spring shop that can make the spring but only if I provide them with a very detailed drawing with accurate measurements. If anyone owns a Champion #1 and could send me some measurements of the spring and toggle arms, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.