Countryforge

It looks great

Dave Robertson, s plans for his air hammer uses the multy plate anvil and works quite well, total cost for his air hammer built yourself about 1600$

I use a Habermann style hammer mostly. When I started out I bought hammers from the big stores, but after some broke apart in your hand they all were sold and I make my own now.

Interest in a side blast forge? Since building the forge I have wondered if I could get enough heat out first with a hand blower, and enough to forge some large pieces. This forge will heat up 3 inch steel in no time and locate the heat in just the right spot.

I built a small tire hammer 30 lb just for fun cost about $350 to date, works great. Next one a little bigger and so on, parts are easy to make, very little down time, and things can be adjusted as needed.

There was a 50 Lb little Giant for sale in Ontario a few days back 3000. It went on the first call and the first one I have seen on sale in a decade. It was in poor shape so parts and bushings ( babbit ) would be needed, costly if you have to get it from the States. I agree with Basher but there are few hammers around here. I look at Europe Ebay there must be 10 on sale at all times great prices too.

www.anvils.co.uk gives one a great idea about forge costs both bottom draft and side draft even spects on side draft tuyeres. David

I use my daughters toy steel watering can its pink with flowers we fight over it all the time.

Let me the first to say that is amazing, great job and it hits great also. Fantastic!!!!!

This is an Albani hammer I have several pics but need the final reference of size I will start building one this spring all the parts are collected. Still need to find someone who has on or is close to one.

I run a 6 inch flue pipe yes it works but also have to pre warm the pipe with a preburn to start a draft

I have two large 135 lb. hammers which would make great helve hammers free to good home but must be used in a project

Learn to weld first, then build your own hammer and save 3 grand.

On of my shops is in a small Livery, at the time there was no power so all the work was done manually. I would precut most of the pieces but some still were cold or hot cut. The hand blower stayed, the owners put in a plug for me so I will go to an electric blower soon.

Has anyone seen or worked on an Albani federhammer. Here or in Europe.

The tuyere is simple I had some two inch stainless square tubing laying around that was nine inches long and was welded to the boss. The pipe 7/8 ID was placed through the square tube and a square stainless piece was welded to the tube and around the pipe. The pipe going through the boss was welded and leak tested . When I start up the forge you can hear the water boiling on start up and then it starts to circulate naturally. I clean out what little clinker there is and inspect the tuyere daily a small piece of cut off sliver which is still on the end is still there not burned off. It gets hot enough steel does melt in the fire.

Ontario, Canada yes it gets cold here.

It has been three months since the side draft was built. It works all too well. I had some concern with the water freezing in the boss, but a gallon of windshield washer antifreeze in the water works well, minus 20 and it is not frozen.

What a loss to all of us God speed The anvil will ring is his honour

I have found the hard way buying cheap chinese hammers, many have chipped, broken in half or are too soft. Spend the money and get a hammer made or go to a blacksmith and help him make your hammer. There is a certain pride with you own hand made hammer.

Our prayers to you and your family

This forge gives you confidence, forge welding is much easier. You can see the metal as it reaches temperature. The selection as to where you want heat is also better. I still use my bottom draft forges for other work like larger pieces.

<ul> <li>Yes. In the second part it shows the forge. I tried to make it as close as possible. After a week of working at it I am still learning how well it heats and forges .</li> </ul>

Just the same, no welding heat also. Good for production work, can keep steel in it all day without melting. ha ha

It was made from high temp stainless surrounded with 1 1/2 tube steel...Air hole is 7/8 " the water tank is 5 x 24 x 24 high. In the demo Paul Allen worked the steel so well around the fire commenting on soaking the steel prior to forge welding.