Armand Tatro

Harris: Thank youfor your information and link. I saw the kink in the pitman arm and will fix that. I will try your link in the morning. Armand

Francis: How do I go about down loading the two pattens? Is that price for each patten or $3.00 for both? Thankyou for your information. Armand

I am seeking information on this wood framed power hammer that has a Hawkeye anvil from a model # 1 but appears to have a Champion style upper half. I have yet to find any id. numbers on the upper half. Any one have any thoughts, coments, or ideals about this hammer such as being able to id. the upper half and if it is a champion what model would it have been and what might be the weight of the hammer head? Thank you for any help you can provide. My original thread is on this page. Armand

Thank you for your information and thoughts. The hammer turns over by hand and does have a brake but needs to have a motor mounted. I didn't mean to hijack this thread but my thread and this thread were not getting any new thoughts and I was hoping if I posted my pictures here(as well as on my own thread) I might get to see pictures of the unusual power hammer and hopefully get more comments and information going on both threads. I hope to hear soon from Hammerthis and see his pictures. Thanks again! Armand

Here are some pictures of the Hawkeye hammer that I HAVE. Does it look anything like the JD that you have? Would like any information that anybody can provide.

When are you going to be able to post pictures? I have a Hawkeye model #1 wood frame hammer that was made in Cedar Rapids Io. Would love to see some pictures! Armand

My Hawkeye #1 is not a helve style hammar. It is a upright with a spring shaped like the Champion # 3 in D. Ravizza's post. The only difference is my Hawkeye # 1 has a wood frame. Armand

I have had this wood framed power hammer for quite a while. It has a steel cone-shaped anvil base with a (I think I have the terminalogy right} sow block with interchangable bottom dies. The anvil is bolted to a wood base that has wood up rights. The top shaft is bolted to this wood frame as is the sliding weight. The spring is a upside down U. It appears to have been powered by a overheas lineshaft with the belt tightner acting as a clutch that has a spring activated brake. On the side of the anvil base is Hawkeye Mfg.; Cedar Rapids, Ia.; 1. It appears the top die is quick-change also. Thank you all for any and all information. I hope to be able to post pictures in the next couple of days. Armand Tatro

That is one awesome vice and one awesome work station!!!! You done good!!!! It is enough to make me green with envy.(not hard for me to turn green as Mother was a McGuire) Use it and enjoy!! Armand

Is it me or is it my computor but I can't view this style of pictures/vidoes. What kind of program are you-all using or what program do I need? The other style of getting into pictures works real good. Thanks for your help and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Armand

By the way where are you lacated? I am south of Kankakee, Il. at Ashkum, Il. Armand

Go to page 5 or 6 on the Hammers forum at this site and look for topic Steam Hammer Demostation. Clifton Ralph and his friends are in the process of forging a new leg vise with a steam hammer. This was the Tipton co. fairgrounds at Tipton, In. this past summer. They were still working on this vise at the Central States Threshermans show at Pontiac, Il. Laboday weekend, 2010. Lots of pictures from the Tipton show. Armand

What am I not doing right?? I left click on the little box in the upper left conor and nothing happens. Armand

John: This old boy is not the best when it comes to understanding computors!! Can you provide more information about the blue roofers oven or where to find a website for this oven. Thank you for the pictures and any additional information you or others can provide! Armand

Please bear with me as I am unsure of the proper names for what I am needing information about. I have several large soldering coppers{irons?}{not electric} that I need to heat. I know that an o. a. torch would not be the best tool to use. I seem to remenber back in the 1960's a propane oven{proper name?} that could heat 2 or 3{or more?} of these irons at one time. It seems that soldering is becoming a lost art! I would like to be able to pass this informationon to my son and grandson. Thank you for any and all bits of education that any of you learned blacksmiths can provide. Armand

Keykeeper: How come when I click on your image {to go to picture} I end up in the gallery with no sign of your picture or image? I have no problems with conecting with other style of links except for the x type that you {and a few others} use and also I have yet to figure how to cut and paste. Thanks to you or anyone that can help with your style of links. Armand PS For instance when Frosty posts a link to a picture I have no trouble with his style of links. Armand

Mike: OPPS! I found the post on page 5..Made a slight mistake! It is a 200 pound chambersburg, not a 400 pound champion! Title of post is Steam Hammer Demo. There is a good picture of the railroad tie base. Sorry about the mistake. {Told you I was not sure of the specs.] The location was the Tipton co. Fairgrouds at Tipton, In. [in spite of my mistake of the specs and id. it is still an impressive hammer and these guys put on a good demo!} Armand

Mike: Not sure about the specs but there is a what I believe a 400# Champion steam power hammer that shows at the Central States Steam show at Pontiac, Il. every Labor day weekend that is mounted on railroad ties. It showed up at the Tipton, Ind show sometime around mid summer this year. Clifton Ralph and his helpers were foraging a new post vise. There is a picture of this hammer and an article someshere on these pages(mabey 15/20 pages ago. When they bring it to a show it and the boiler sits on dirt and when they do some serious hammering you can feel the ground shake but I don't recall seeing it trying to "walk". I can't recall who owns the hammer but it is not Clifton. If I can find the page it is on I will repost. Armand

Glenn: Thank you for taking the time to look this up and helping me. I was thinking I was doing something wrong or did not have the proper program as I can look at most photos on this site altho I don't understand pasting(proper term?) yet. Thanks again!!! Armand

I believe this topic was on page 162 and is an old thread. I could not virw the pictures and would like to see them. Foryears I have thought about making some of these. Would it be possible to repost these pictures? Armand

Nice find! Why would you not want to use it?? Have the fun of owning something like that for me would be getting to use the machine!! I have three big heavey duty drill presses and one lathe and one power hammer not quite that old that I still use. Use it and enjoy!!! Armand