Dave Hammer Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Yesterday, I finally hit a little hot steel with the 3B I've been working on. I had problems with the drifts (die keys) coming loose, so I didn't get as much done as I had hoped. I did however, put together a little video that is now on YouTube. For any interested, you can find it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gPMX2d_Gs&feature=channel I have worked on the drifts a bit and hope to be putting up more video later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdylan Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kahn Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Nice looking hammer Dave! I'd be stoked to be able to have a hammer like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Furrer Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Dave, Nice! What is that thump sound when the ram is not moving? Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hammer Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Ric.... The die was loose. When the ram is up, it's way up in the guides. I think the sound was the die hopping in the dovetail, but with a hollow sound because it was up in the chamber. I didn't realize the die was loose at first. When I did notice it, I shut the hammer down. I have since worked on the drift. I used the hammer this morning a little and the drift held for me. No extra noises today. I did hear a tapping before also. It was the popit valve. The next problem came to the surface today. The breaker in my main panel (supporting the 15 HP converter) tripped this morning. I had a 50 amp breaker on it. I replaced it with a 60 amp breaker and made some current measurments with a clamp amp_meter. The hammer ran without tripping the breaker (I didn't run it long). I need to beef up my electrical support a bit. The circuit was drawing (at the main panel) over 70 amps. My idler motor is drawing a lot more amps than I had anticipated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Great looking hammer! Also compliments on your video work. Very nice presentation. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hammer Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Thanks for the comments... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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