Tony millham Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 ]I have a 25# Beaudry utility hammer for sale. It is in good condition given its age ~1920. It comes with 4 sets of spare/blank dies. Motor is 3/4 horse 1 ph and plugs into a 20 amp socket; an old/original 3/4 -3ph motor available. I bought this hammer in 1972. I have replaced it with a 25 kg air hammer and though I have a strong sentimental attachment to it, I have very limited space for storage and it is now surplus. There are no cracks or repairs in the frame; the anvil keyway is in very good condition. In the past 5 years I have replaced the pitman, coil spring and the bronze adjustable gib. I replaced the clutch material in 1972 and that material now needs to be replaced with some lining that I have on hand. The spare dies are made from machined die stock from the Beaudry Company, and consist of a pair of long universal top and bottom dies (aggressive fuller and flat), a gentle fuller die and several small blank dies. The spare dies are essentially in unused condition, flat and square. The dies in the hammer are bigger than the spares and have seen 98% of all use, and are probably from a 50# Beaudry Utility. The surface of these dies have been welded from time to time and ground to maintain them. The capacity of the hammer is probably 1" square, though before I acquired a 100# Beaudry in 1978, I used it frequently to forge 1.25" square bar for railing posts. The Beaudry design has excellent access to the dies for forging from 3 sides. I cannot recall the weight of the hammer but guess it is about 750-800 lbs. As you can see the design is compact and does not take up much room in the shop. Price:$2850 Location is in eastern Massachusetts. tmillham@verizon.net; 508-636-5437 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 What a beautiful machine! and a great price... if it was within driving distance I think I would buy it... and I have zero need for it :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 What a beautiful machine! and a great price... if it was within driving distance I think I would buy it... and I have zero need for it Plus One. A true labor of love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonjic Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Plus Two ! What a lovely, original, well cared for looking machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 I can see why it would be hard to part with. Neat looking hammer. Bob ps. Thanks Wesley for re-sizing the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew T Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Tony, what's the size of the upper die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony millham Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 Tony, what's the size of the upper die? The upper die is 2" wide and 4" long. The lower die is about 2"x 6". Both dies are about 1.75" from face to the start of the keyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimenickel Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Hi Tony nice machine ! i've got a 50lbs stockwell..its the same design and it hits very nice - i had a heck of a time finding anyone who had a similar hammer i'd never part with mine... unless i got a massey clearspace take care Greg The upper die is 2" wide and 4" long. The lower die is about 2"x 6". Both dies are about 1.75" from face to the start of the keyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimenickel Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 yessir here's a pic http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/dimenickel/power%20hammer%2050lbs/hammer%20with%20motor/ mine didn't have the dies with it ...so i had some nice ones made of s7 maybe i should post this somewhere else.... i don't want to go off topic Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony millham Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Dimenickle: Interesting. It looks like you have the original motor mount which was gone on mine. The only other 50# hammer I know of is owned by John Little in Nova Scotia and he loves it. It will be interesting to see how many of these Utility hammers turn up on this site. Barbour Stockwell was located in East Cambridge, MA. My recollection is that the stopped making hammers about 1950 after their foundry burned and their patterns with it but I think they stopped making the utility in the 1930's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimenickel Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Hi Tony thank you for the information.. by the way, its a small world.. i know John Little quite well and it was his advice that i by the hammer that i have.... mine was sold by a fellow who bought it from the halifax military ship yard.. apparently it sat in a tool room for decades .. very little use on mine ..except for the ten layers of peeling paint.. (why they painted it so many times i have no idea ) I have a small pic of John's hammer.. hope he doesn't mind his is exactly like mine cept he's got beaudry on the side of his I could take some better pictures of my motor mount...if you'd like to see... just incase you'd like to fabricate something similar take care Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony millham Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Thanks to all who commented on this hammer. It sold today to a younger smith in Rhode Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humphreymachine Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Wish I'd noticed this when it was up for sale, not many power hammers show up for sale in these parts. Glad it went to someone local--have fun with it! I'm hoping to get a smaller hammer but I'm not sure I can sound proof my shop enough to use it freqently without ticking off the neighbors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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