Armand Tatro

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In the search bar type the 2 patent numbers Francis gave, It will bring up a link that says "Title not available", click on that, then on the next page click on the PDF. Totaly free and legal.

By the way I see nothing other than the spring style, that is the same as a Champion. Your hammer looks like it may have undergone a crule conversion. Watch out especialy for that pitman arm, it looks like a suspect repair has been done to it.

In the book Pounding out the profits By Douglas Freund Isbn# 0-9657652-0-2 there is a short section on Hawkeye hammers. they refrence the hammer style as a Helve hammer with coil-springs there were two pattens issued to the company the first is 693324 and 739992 issued in 1902.
for $3.00 you can down load the patten The picture in the book page 109 dose not look like a helve hammer set-up but more like a vertically guided-ram with coil springs. It would be interesting to see the full patten.

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

Hi,


I recently purchased a Champion No. 1 power hammer. I am looking for some information about these machines. Especially the weight of the hammer and the overall weight of the machine. I am also interested in hearing opinions on the quality/usability of these machines.


Thanks


Dan

it is defenitely a put together piece for probably the leftovers of two different hammers or possably one with hand made parts .. the anvil base is a hawkeye but the upper looks like maybee from a champion ... does it work? the upper die looks kinda small and a drawing die.. have fun!

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.

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

Hi folks,
I share a small shop with a couple of friends and we have too many hammers between us. I know, sad story. The truth is, we'd rather work on making stuff than work on fixing tools that would poorly duplicate capacities we already have. So this hammer we'd like to be rid of is a very worn and not too functional mechanical hammer that would need a lot of work to make reliable if you ask me, but, it is an unusual machine that might interest someone. It is marked JDH in the castings and "John Deere" on the flywheel. I'd guess it to be about a 25# hammer. The upper and lower halves of the hammer are bolted to a large wooden beam. It uses an idler pulley. It uses a leaf spring, but the linkage has an extra knuckle (3 on each side) which has the effect of letting you work a broad range of stock sizes without needing to adjust the ram height, but makes it quite the rattyclack express. It is in Philadelphia. I will try to post some pictures soon, but in the meantime, if anyone knows anything about such a hammer or has a Moline fetish, please post away.

i have one a number 3 from them that i am in the prosess of restoreing they were in buisness for a number of years and seem to have done fairly well.. there are a few people that own them and one member here dod a complete resto of one with pictures (looked real good in fact it is why i bought one) i dont know how well it works but will eventually find out!

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

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

Just wondering...


Has anyone here ever made one? I know they're fairly easy to find if you know where to look, be it flea markets, ebay, or what have you.


But it might make for an interesting project. (much more advanced than *I* am personally ready for )


David

Looks good, runs nice, I think you will get a lot more done with it once you get it properly mounted. You are loosing lots of energy with it moving around like that.

Three words of advise: Google image search.

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

Not to highjack the thread, but here's a scan of your drill Frosty!





In case you don't have one!


(You posted while I was scanning, Frosty!) It does have a flywheel. Enjoy!


(One of these days, I'll have the whole book scanned!)

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