Kev walker

Hi Joel The whole fing cost me £1300 but it’s all new gear I could of done it cheaper with used gear but I sold some workshop tool that I didn’t use. you can make hammers easy and that’s what I built it for I will be posting some videos on YouTube of me making an Hammer with it in the new year (Bishop Norton 1959 )so if you subscribe when I post it You will see it straight away and maybe I should’ve done a bit of a video of it being built and my Tyre hammer cheers Kev

Press works well It works as good as I hoped it would the round billet was 1 1/2 x 3” mild steel It also punched a couple of hammer eyes did a good job I have a vidio on instagram #bisopnorton1959 if you would like to see it thanks for your help D2ADBDF6-1566-4812-9A5F-64AC987A9738.MP4

Many thanks i didn’t think It would be that much but thanks I’ll get my forge going in the week and see if I can make myself a Hammer, cheers

Thanks for your replies I think i must be dumb I can’t work it out the. I keep getting the wrong answer internal diameter of the cylinder is 5 inches it as an 8 inch stroke and the rod is 2 3/8 60 mm and 3000 psi It would be very much appreciated if somebody could work this out for me as it is giving me an headache thanks

Well I fired the press up I was pushing 3200 psi and a tad over a inch per second I don’t know what that means in tons can any one tell me cheers

Cheers I will I’ll see if I can put a link to a vid on YouTube

Thanks almost done just a few bits and I’ll fire it up

The bottom pin is 41 mm h13 and the top pin is 65mm I think 24t I don’t know what the equivalent will be in Canada but the guy at the steel place so that would be plenty strong enough we Shall see I think I will take them out after I have had a go with it just to make sure they’re okay

This thing is going on wheels just over 6 foot and 28” wide it’ll just go through my door . I don’t know if this motor pump setup will be ok got it off eBay the other day 3.7 kw 5hp 8gpm Hilo pump £200 should be able to give it a try by the end of the week with a bit of luck thanks for your comments The bottom pin is 41 mm h13 and the top pin is 65mm I think 24t I don’t know what the equivalent will be in Canada but the guy at the steel place so that would be plenty strong enough we Shall see I think I will take them out after I have had a go with it just to make sure they’re okay

Well got a bit more done on my press almost done the frame and ram parts tig weld first to get a good bite then 2 passes with the mig welder Should be enough to hold it I can’t see it going anywhere should only have about 24 ton should have it painted before the end of the week

Cheers yes she is but now I’ve got to make my son a bearded camp axe If I get one done I will post it

Well ive started my build 8”x5” h girders still waiting for the laser cutting should have all the main welding done today i think I’ll do three welds on all the 20mm parts that should hold it together It Will add a 20 mm top plate and underneath the top H girder there will be a 60mm striking anvil block should be very strong

I can weld thicker steel, take a look 2 -1/2" to 1”

Made this 1 1/2 lb hammer for my daughter she is a bit of a tom boy. And a few bigger ones all made on my tire hammer she works well

Thanks I just got the steel and all the Templates have gone off to the laser should get them back in five days so should be starting the build next week with any look cheers

Nice one Let’s have a look when you’ve done it cheers

Not a certified welder but I can weld I build norton bike frames for a living, I know it has to be stronger than a bike frame I'll manage ok cheers.

Just got this cylinder off eBay 5 x8x2 should do the job ? £140

Hi thanks for your reply I see what you are looking at it is a bit close but the handle tapers a bit towards the blade which you can't see that well in the picture anyway it is too close but it is my first one and my next one will not be that close thanks .I only have this one picture and I never took any measurements of it so the next time my son comes down I will take some better pictures and some dimensions .it was stock removal but I have got some Bar stock 01 steel that I was going to forge I have got a tire hammer I will have a go at forging one

I need one to drift hammers I would try to buy new for the Power pack if I can ? I have been building things all my life i have just built this tyre hammer it turned out well it works a lot better than I thought it would very controllable very happy with it No 3 phase

This is my first knife bushcraft type I built it for my son 01 tool steel stainless pins and red micarta very happy with it for my first attempt

No I've got nothing yet just trying to put a parts list together at the moment ? I was thinking get the cylinder first and build the framework then sort the hydrolics to match I was thinking something like this