:) getting the new shop under control.

I've been sorta moved in since July...shop wasn't quite ready to be moved into. It needed the electrical,drywall,lighting finished up and I need to make some money. So after working the last couple of months out of crates,boxes with the minimum of barely setup of machines, I finally had enough and got some stuff closer to being setup properly.

I built a new platform to stand on in front of my Nazel hammer with a removeable tool table.

I repostioned and anchored my 100 lb littlegiant, it seemed to run faster getting power from phase converter so i ditched the old flat belt and converted it to vbelts with a jackshaft and reduction pulley's.
I didn't want to drill any new holes in the hammer so I designed it use existing bolts and holes. I put a few pics of the band brake I built when I first got the hammer 4 years ago. Got some of the power hammer tooling hung up...


but for now its time for some beer :D

the littlegiant is a nice one, was barely used when I got it, the only thing I think someone did to it was was fabricate new toggle arms for it. I had one break on me at a weld, so I touched them up and rewelded them, when I get some time I'd like to forge some one piece adjustable toggle arms and maybe play a bit more with the spring rates.

Apprenticeman:
Two words: Tire Hammer. Mine cost me $1K, and while it's rated as a 50#er, it hits like a 75#er. Love it.

Hi Chris
What horse power motor are you you using in the first pic hammer and is it single or three phase. Lovely set of hammers.
Thanks Frankw

Thanks Frank,

The first picture is The Nazel 3b with a 3 phase 10hp motor, I have a rotophase converter that will run a max of a single 15 hp and up to 60hp combined motor load ( bunch of 1-15 hp motors turned on one at a time once the one before it gets up to speed.)

Hi Chris
Thanks for that info.
Cheers Frankw