Metalsculptingben

It is an 100 pound LG

While my LG is idling it has started to make a thudding noise. Everything seems to be running ok, but this noise worries me. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

So I think WD40 might have done the trick. I'll keep you posted if it occurs again.

Thank you Thomas, these are all things that I am going to check tomorrow when I get to the shop. I never really thought about the cold making the oil gummy, but that makes sense. Hopefully it will be an easy fix. I will post my findings.

I feel like I have too much oil at times. It feels like it is locked into it and I can release it by pulling up the treadle.

Thanks for your replies. I think my problem is just I have spent the last four years at shops that had Big Blu hammers and a Bull 125. They each had multiple dies for the hammers and I thought that is what I needed. Over the past couple weeks I really tried to get some hours on my LG. I am really start to get the hang of just using the flat dies. I have come across a problem recently. Sometimes when I release the treadle it sticks and doesn't release the clutch blocks. Does anyone know what causes this?

I have a Little Giant that I have had for a about seven years, but I am just now setting up my own shop and using my equipment. I have the dies that came with the hammer, flat ones, and that is it. I would like to get some combination dies or at least drawing dies, and I know that I can contact LG to purchase new dies from them. I thought before going that route, I would ask here to see if anyone has some for sell? I have seen some drawing spring swages before too, what is everyone's opinion on those if I don't quite want to make the bigger purchase yet?

I live in Lexington and curious to see what you are doing, let me know what is up?

A fine dining joint contacted me about making a custom hand forged awning, any tips on that?

I am not sure how fast you would like to sell these items, but I will be driving to Atlanta from Kentucky to go to a foundry. I have an anvil, but if there are any other tools I would like to check them out. I would give these tool a good home.