MOblacksmith0530 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Well the hammer arrived at my shop last Friday. It has had the sow block done and new "T" bolts forged and a few other repairs done by Peacock. Now it is time to start the cleanup and assembly. I am going to try and get it completed for BAM's anual conference in May. I have taken some pictures of the process of stripping and repainting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 So did you descide to go with the purple and green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Alas no, I don't have either color, dark machine grey and "new" Cat yellow. I haven't done the motor bracket yet and I wonder what color it will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Alas no, I don't have either color, dark machine grey and "new" Cat yellow. I haven't done the motor bracket yet and I wonder what color it will be. You can always pinstripe it later, or something. Looking good Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 I have thought about pinstriping or some such accent, We will see what time will allow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antleygd Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 When talking about your Little Giant you must include the S/N. I own LG 25# number 285.... All then need is love and care to keep em going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Okay spent some time working on the hammer this weekend and have made some progress and had a minor setback.Setback first. I cleaned all the petrified grease out of the clutch housing and put the motor on it and when we spun the hammer over the clutch assy wobbled up and down about .045.evidently when it laid upside down in the ditch or wherever it was to accumulate all that crud the clutch was pressed hard into the babbit and deformed it. before it was cleaned out it seemed okay but after cleaning the problem was found. I did get the motor mount built and the ram and guide re-installed. I have started on the brake mounting and will try to get more next weekend. I should have some more pics by then if I can figure out how to post them into an existing thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Bummer. I'll be at the in-laws next weekend so may try to stop by Saturday to look if you are going to be home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Come hades or high water I AM going to have this at the BAM conference (hopefully running) :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Buy 9 tomorrow morning you will have a new clutch assembly ready to go with Mathew on sat. All I have left to do is put the lining on the spider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 No pics yet but I have the brake fixed side built and the motor bracket done and those are painted. Working on the movable part of the brake linkage until supper time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Here is the brake assembly and linkage done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 The clutch is in the hands of the delivery person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Clutch installed and .015 shim put under the key to hold it tight. Test ran without dies and seems good barring adjustment. Got the treadle made and the drop link done. I will do the springs in the morning and hopefully heat treat the dies tomorrow also. Then it will be testing time. I am going to try double springs one on each side to help keep the treadle level, don' know how that will work out. I hope to have pics tomorrow evening of the finished hammer. oh yeah serial no is 2366 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Okay so the hammer is finally together for any of you who may still be wondering. I have everything done but one key the key for the top die. Ran out of day. It runs sweet and I think looks pretty good. Tomorrow morning I will do the last key and fire up a forge to test it. I have more pictures of some of the details if anyone is interested just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Hmm picture didn't appear let me try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 It was a treat to see this hammer in person. Phil posted lots of pictures during his anvil/sowblock reapir to this hammer. The pictures looked great, but man you ought to see this hammer!!!! Very professional job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Hope it runs at least half as good as it looks, that is a sharp looking hammer! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Got the last key made, found something interesting when I was doing it. This hammer has a taper in the ram dovetail. I know it is not supposed to but it does about .004 to .006. I had to remove the ram and re-install it backwards so that the taper matches the key side of the die. There is still plenty of clearance to the flywheel at teh rear ram guide so it will run this way. I forged a few pieces today and it ran well. Some minor adjustments but I am not going to worry too much until I put some time on the rebuild to let it settle in. I did forge a piece of 13/16" S5 on it and it did an outstanding job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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