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hot rasp

Thanks Daswulf. Amazon has an 18" for $15. I didn't notice coarse grades for hoof rasps. I thought they were all the same. Duh! Used ones on FB are more plus shipping so expense isn't really an issue. Maybe I can do it like we used to do blue jeans and drag it down a gravel road a ways. :-)

I did consider that and it might work. My thought is they're so sharp to start with they'd do a lot of gouging on hot steel before they wore to whatever is an appropriate 'dullness'. I think a sharp rasp would also be pretty difficult to push against steel. Ultimately I have no idea. Your thought is as valid as any other.

Yes I know I can hunt down a farrier and find used ones. Yes I know you can find them on FaceBook and pay shipping. Neither of these is efficient. Plus I can buy an 18" hoof rasp on Amazon for around $15 with free shipping. (Yes, probably Chinese made. Don't care.) My question is what would be a good way to dull a hoof rasp so that it is useable when forging? I can think of a number of ways, some draconian, some labor intensive, etc. I'd like to how you would go about dulling a hoof rasp to suit your forging needs.

"I don't have any experience with them" either but I've got a 1939 Ford with a wiring problem you might help me with.

Ha! Too easy. It’s the same thread as a 1.25” pvc male conduit adapter. Amazon has dozens of sight glasses with that thread pattern so I’m good to go.

I need to replace my oil reservoir sight glass. Got cracked somehow and is slow weeping oil on the machine and the floor. The thread with mics to 32mm/1.25”. I don’t know what the thread pattern is but I’m sure it’s metric. About 13 to the inch but that’s a guess. Anyone know from experience with these hammers what specs to order?

Have the SSM-50 as well. You've probably found a manual by now but if not I have one I'll share. If you have any links or know of user groups, or technical spec sites from this machine please share.

Just ignore him Roy. He's always looking for a fight and an opportunity to belittle someone.

I have a new to me 2002 Say-Ha SSM-50. Amperage under load is used to judge belt tightness on this type of machine (Say-Mak, Say-Ha, Kuhn, Sahliner, etc.) The newer Say-Maks are the descendent of the Say-Ha and it's documented that 22.5 amps is the optimal amperage under load relative the tightness of the belt. I cannot find documentation or confirmation (it's not in my Say-Ha manual) that the Say-Ha shares this same amperage parameter as the Say-Mak. Can anyone confirm or link to documentation that can answer my question? QUESTION: Is the optimal amperage on the Say-Ha SSM-50, 22.5 amps? (In this thread/context I don't care about anything other than that amperage parameter.)

[Inappropriate language removed] I looked all over that site. Even downloaded and am watching the DVD set. thanks Larry!

The SayMak is a descendent of the SayHa. I did query the current Say-Mak dealer but haven’t heard back. I have a suspicion garnered from Googling this topic that the Sahlinger and SayMak can swap dies as well as some other similar brands. Anyone know for certain that Say-Mak Say-Ha hammers have interchangeable dies? saymak sayha

Ha! Just found dozens of air compressor intake and exhaust filters on Amazon and Google so i think i got this figured out now. Thanks folks.

Good point and I'm in the same boat; I don't know. All the SayHa I've seen (4 :-)) and the one I now own had mufflers on them. That's all I've got to go on. No intention of blocking the exhaust; would never cross my mind. I hadn't thought of coll/sep though so I'll look into that although I'm going to vent to the outdoors (please don't tell Greta). Agreed, no oil mist in the shop.

Now the proud owner of a 2002 SayHa SSM-50. I want to put a muffler on the exhaust (outside wall exit). These aren't really noisy hammers to begin with but with mufflers shop noises are greatly decreased. They come with a lawn mower style muffler which I don't think do a very good job as owners I've seen have removed them and installer larger mufflers (motorcycle/car sized). I don't think the moisture content and lifecycle of the muffler is a big deal but I'm curious if there are considerations as to mufflers for power hammers like moisture (rust out, toxic chemicals, etc.) or will just any old muffler do? Sincerely; Over thinking it in North Carolina.