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OK! So no name that I have found on any part, no numbers either.

Unloaded it this morning Ky stile, barefoot and shirtless and solo, also known as the stubborn stupid way. Worked it off the truck with a chain wench and four ratchet straps staggered for a slow release, set her down light as a feather ;) After some sheet and bar rolling shes parked in a temp spot in the backyard next to the power closet so I can attempt to get a motor on her.

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My hope it to buy the base of another MUCH larger power hammer I found in a scrap yard, if I had to guess from memory it looks like the complete base of a little giant of 100# or more, die still in place, the spine that should have the rest of the hammer was broken off and no where to be found so I hope to get it for less than 200 just in scrap steel prices.

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That was my thought also = it does look like the Japanese bladesmithing hammers
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I think I got it resized had to try to remember how.
This was Shawn Lovells hammer I have a few more pics if you want to see how it was set up

Posted

If you got 4 power diodes and fed output from a whetstone bridge into the motor you would have 240v on a voltage controlled DC motor, so about 2750 rpm. No adjustment on the output though, so you would have to adjust the speed as needed with belts. Running on 120 would halve the speed again. I don't think you would get 3hp.

Thinking out loud here. Something similar is probably inside that box already.

Phil

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I am not even knowledgeable, I just read a whole bunch of stuff.



the Bradly helve manual is saying that the 25# and 40# hammer get 3hp, but the helve hammer is also moving more mass with the wooden beam.

Phil

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With how fast it is going, that may be enough motor.

How do you tell if a hammer is underpowered for its mass?

Phil


Measure how many amps the motor pulling under full load (FLA) . FLA is typically stamped on the motor tag. Or if you can't put your hand on it after running it for say 5-10 min you're overheating.......If you can smell it or see smoke it's a no brainer.............The motor could be overheating because the machine is not running freely or isn't lubed...........
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Did you use the jack shaft, or hook it up direct? The rpms look pretty close to where you want to be, I bet a 1 hp motor would do you fine, you should be able to find a used one

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