KNeilson Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Does anybody know if springs are available anywhere for Beaudry hammers? Or is this something I`ll have to make or have built?........Thx......Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Jim Fecteau over on the Forgemagic/Farwest forums had a pair made by someone a while back. You may want to post a question over there.Blacksmiths Forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I know Jim quite well. The arms on his 125# Beaudry broke while in use, he was darn lucky not to get hurt. He had new springs/arms forged by Steve Parker, an industrial smith from Illinois. Steve does a lot of demos at hammerins, you can probably find his contact info somewhere. Jim and Ralph Sproul then made a die to press all the bends and offsets on Ralph's big press. They were very careful to keep the number of heats to a minimum and to work in the proper temp. range for the steel they were using (I forget what steel exactly) as this is a high stress part and failure can be spectacular. I've heard of a few other people having Beaudrys break, Lee Sauder (if that's how you spell it) springs to mind. Don't know how he fixed his. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrystagmer Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 (edited) Mine are welded back together, a bit scary! I assumed I would have to forge a new set as price quoted to me have been extremely high. I dont think Lee's springs broke, I think it was the mount at the top where the height setting is. Must have given him quite a fright. Edited March 29, 2009 by kerrystagmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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