r smith Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Hi everyone I am hoping to get some advice on a possible hammer air hammer. Please forgive me if this is a repetitive subject, I tried to search on big blu and air hammer- both came back that I needed words with more than 3 letters and you can imagine how many hits i got just searching on hammer A smith near me asked if I was interested in his air hammer. I have personally seen but not yet run the hammer. All I know at this point is: it's a big blu model 100 about 11 yrs old, he got it new. I do not know what to look for or what to ask or what to check out for wear etc... I have checked with big blu and they told me what it sold for new and what the current ones sell for now. I am looking for UNBIASSED advice on weather these are good hammers or are the newer ones so much better that it is best to leave this alone. It would be nice to hear from people using similar machines and not trying to sell me one. I can provide any other info needed, it is just a few hour drive to get to it though. I would use it to start with putting texture on pickets and rails for gates etc possibly up to 2" posts. Depending on its usefulness branch out from there. Thank you for any advice r smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 i cant help you but i had come accross this in looking for steam hammer info.http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/18297-big-blu-max-65/page__p__186484__hl__+steam%20+hammer__fromsearch__1#entry186484 there is somone who comments that works for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks Woody. some good info there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 You could search for 'pneumatic' instead of 'air'. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 You do know you will need a large air compresser to run that hammer don't you. May be the compresser is included you didn't say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 May come with compressor, I know there is an extra one there and without the hammer not sure they will need the compressor that runs it now. Good point, I will make sure to ask. Got me thinking about power for that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The biggest thing to me would be the amount of usage the machine has seen. They do wear out. If it's been ridden hard it had better be cheap. Personally I don't really like dealing with an air compressor, although I do have one. If you are good at maintenance (draining, leaky lines,oiling,etc), Compressed air is a great thing to have around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 If the dies aren't potmarked and the air cylinder/air lines aren't leaking and the guides aren't gone; there really isn't much that can be wrong with these hammers. Call Josh at Big Blu and ask about the new upgrade option. I did my 155 this fall and it's sweet. The additional airlines to/from the cylinder and the dual valves have really improved the performance and reduced some of the air consumption. It was worth the money for me. Check out Andy's presentation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5QeofqTVhc&feature=endscreen&NR=1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don schad Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 ... I tried to search on big blu and air hammer- both came back that I needed words with more than 3 letters and you can imagine how many hits i got just searching on hammer... The search facilities within the site are horrible. You can also go to google and do a site-specific search: site:iforgeiron.com "big blu" I got 269 hits with the above. don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 If you get the hammer you may want to look into the Zitur power hammer valve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Thank you, I have seen that in my looking for info on air hammers and it looks great. Not sure if I can afford the hammer though :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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