gator13 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 reading some of the trouble some have with a normal treadle (hammer and anvil not lining up with dies and tooling).. i wanted to come up with an inline that was simple and easy to build. sooooo this is what ive come up with.. planned on using something similiar to thompson rails/ linear rails for the hammer to slide on .. and something similar to a clevis for hingepoints between link bars.. im sure you can pretty much tell whats going on in the pic ( i hope :unsure: ).. the plan is to make the longer link bar adjustable on both ends.. and obviously i havent come up with a plan for the spring.. other than my obvious lack of artistic skill what do you fellas think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I think I would go with the design like Jayson M is currently showing......The linkage on yours looks to me like it will bind up. Why not go with a tried and true design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Any design is better than mine. 100% junk yard dawg. The hammer is a truck axle as well as the anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Looking at the ratios for the lever action --- that one looks like it will eat your leg (you will need to exert a lot of force to get the head to hit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofokaye Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Yeah, at a quick glance I can tell that won't work well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHPerdue Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Hi All here is what I came up with it like the one that is also being talked about. There is a slot cut in the front and back of the spine of this hammer for the linkage to pass through. The treadle rod can be on the outside or in the center of the spine tube. Springs can be out of the way on the back. If this helps under stand this or if it clearsup anything feel free to use it. HH CH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator13 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 gentlemen i appreciate the input.. i was trying to go with a design that i thought was simple.. CH your hammer design looks and works great it just seems like too much linkage for me... i just came across the clay spencer inline and i may just have to build one of those thanks again fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHPerdue Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 gentlemen i appreciate the input.. i was trying to go with a design that i thought was simple.. CH your hammer design looks and works great it just seems like too much linkage for me... i just came across the clay spencer inline and i may just have to build one of those thanks again fellas Hi Gator The design I posted I'm sorry to say that it is not mine. It is the one in another post on this forum by Jason. I have a set of plans form the ABANA treadle hammer which I think is either by Clay or Rob Gunter, but it is a good treadle hammer design. I used it as a guide when I built mine. There seams to be a rush to an inline type treadle design which by it's nature is complicated. HH CH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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