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I took the advice of Janson and went the fabrication route. I made full size drawings of the ram guide from multiple perspectives and decided on using 1/2 inch plate for the two curved side pieces, 1/2 inch x 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" angle iron for the front "grooved" piece, 1/4" x 1-1/4" x1-1/4" brass angle iron for the front liner and 1 inch thick plate for the two side mounting pieces. The curved side pieces were cut out using flat card stock patterns that I made from the original guide. They were bent cold in a press at L&M Steel in Brainerd, Minnesota where I buy steel. The brass insert was held in place by threaded brass screws in the center of the angle iron. L&M Steel also drilled and milled the oval shaped mounting holed (three on each side). I fabricated a frame to hold the 5 pieces in proper alignment for welding. The pieces were welded, cleaned up and painted. The new ram fit in place nicely and a new die key was fitted and installed.

Sorry, I am not very schooled in all these things, but I am learning. Here are some jpg photos for those who could not open the previous ones. Thanks for tipping me off to the problem.

Thank for the suggestions regarding brazing. Brazing is something I know very little about and have no experience with it. Therefore, the ram guide is at the metal shop and will be brazed by someone who is well experienced. I will pass along your suggestions to the man who will do the brazing. It is the second repair on the guide. It was repaired a few years ago with brazing. However, I plan on passing this hammer along to a friend of mine and I would like to have it fixed in the best way possible. Therefore, he will get the original part repaired with brazing and with any luck, a "new" fabricated steel ram guide which I hope to make. In any case it will be a fun project .

Here are a couple of photos of the transition style 50# Little Giant and ram guide.50# LITTLE GIANT 2.HEIC 50# LITTLE GIANT RAM GUIDE BROKEN 1.HEIC 50# LITTLE GIANT RAM GUIDE BROKEN 2.HEIC Thank you Jason for your helpful suggestions regarding fabrication of the ram guide. Your approach simplified the whole project. I think I will give it a try, as i doubt that I will come up with a salvaged ram guide.

Yes, I should have mentioned that my first contact was with the Little Giant Company. They don't have or make any of the ram guides for the 50# transition hammer. Dave said that he has heard of someone who machined a ram guide for the 50# transition hammer, but could not remember who it was. I thought perhaps there may be a hammer that was parted out but no luck there either.

I have a 50# Little Giant Transition style power hammer that has a broken ram guide and I am wondering if anyone has a ram guide for sale, or has ever tried to fabricate a ram guide for the transition hammer? It has been taken to a shop for brazing but I would like to explore the possibilities involved with fabrication of a new guide from steel. Anyone have any experience they wish to share?