FrankA Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I asked this forum for utility hammer buying help in spring and received very helpful responses (some not helpful ones too). I finally decided that an Iron Kiss 125pound would work best for me. I ordered and received it just as expected, even got frequent updates while it was built. I used it on a couple of projects in the meantime. I like both hammer control and power. My 7.5hp IR compressor allows continuous (4 iron in the fire) forging for light duty (texturing, tenons, ...). For moving more metal I get 2 heats out of it, then have to pause or do some light work in between. I just had one problem: The 4140 dies were not hard enough. Slag left marks early on. I told John Larson and got his offer to resurface and reharden them for free. I received them back in not time. Thanks to the folks on this forum and thanks to John Larson. A good hammer and good service. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Interested in what you mean "Slag left marks early on". Can you elaborate please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 could you post a pic of that beast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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