clinton Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Went to pick up the Bradley today. It needs work but for the price I paid there is more than that in scrap value. It was a good 300 mile round trip. The guy I bought the hammer from was great, had it sitting right there ready to load when I arrived. We loaded the hammer and all the parts (He was going to paint the hammer before he hurt his back) So some of the parts have been removed. I got it home and in the shop so now I can sort out what needs reapair or replacement and work on getting this hammer working again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Great score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Congrats, looks like a fun project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 Ya this thing is going to take some work to get going again there are parts that have been repaired and re-made that do not look suitable or use. I will be making and repairing parts to get this hammer working but I think it will be well worth it in the end. If anyone has a parts machine let me know. I need new rubber cushions too if anyone has some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstein Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Nice score Clinton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Thanks ironstein- I think it was a good purchase it will take some time to get it in working order but when its done this thing will be a serious forging machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Skrabutenas Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Looking for four rubber cushions for a 100 Lbs Bradley Helve Hammer. Does any one have a source? Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunch Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Congrats Clinton, that thing looks like a beast...enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 That baby needs to come and sit with mine.....Ha ha ha. If you need pictures of setup and or linkage, give a call! Looks like a bit of work but worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 I moved the hammer into my shop last weekend and partially assembled it. I made a list of repairs to make that includes; Repair slip sleeve stem (Bent and has been welded) Repair slip sleeve (has been brazed together) Repair tension arm assembly (another braze weld) Make new tension links (they have been fabricated with round stock and welded together, the should be forged from one piece) Repair head assembly (big chunk of guide missing) Repair head guide plate (big chunk missing) Make new rubber cushions (they are in bad shape) The bearings look new so that is one thing that will not need fixing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Buchanan Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 dear goodness brotha!!!! you hit the jack pot!!! you should be able to fab up most of what needs to be repair... you going to have a top of the line machine when your finished!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 I like your machine shop - nice shaper. I just picked up a 12" Hendey but have to train myself how to use it. Good luck with the hammer - most of it is there and I'm sure you can have it up and running in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hw there is a book by south bend on how to run a shaper. It is a free download i can send you a link if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew T Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 That hammer is very similar to my 100lber. I like mine, much more hammer than the 50LG I had. I had a longer shaft made and put the jack shaft/motor down low behind the hammer. You have bronze main shaft bearings? Very cool. I haven't seen that on a Compact, I wounder if that's factory or a mod? The toggle links on mine are one piece of round rod bent to a rectangular loop and welded together. One option for rubbers is buying urethane rod and cutting to length and drilling a hole. Bruce Wallace wanted me to pay the entire cost of having a mold made to get a set for my hammer, I don't remember getting a quote but I assume it's expensive. Please keep us informed about what you do for rubbers. I believe Wallace does have a incomplete 125lber for parts. Here's a previous discussion on rubbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Glad to see you getting that puppy together! At this rate, you might be running yours before I'm running mine.... Nice shaper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 Fe- I am starting to move forward but this will take some time. I did play with the shaper some, I made a new die key for my Comonsense hammer. I just used mild steel it came out nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Hw there is a book by south bend on how to run a shaper. It is a free download i can send you a link if you want That would be great - thanks, I have the Southbend book on the lathe but not the shaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hammer Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Hw there is a book by south bend on how to run a shaper. It is a free download i can send you a link if you want Could you post that link? I'd be interested in seeing that manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 some shaper basics here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I have a Hendy 12 inch tool room shaper. They are very good shapers, they are loaded with nice features. I'll try to answer any questions you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I have a Hendy 12 inch tool room shaper. They are very good shapers, they are loaded with nice features. I'll try to answer any questions you have. Well, thanks very much - I will certainly take you up on the offer. I don't have it set up yet in the shop and it is missing the vise but everything else seems to work and the machine looks very tight. All the scraping marks are sharp with little apparent wear. It belonged to an old machinist who passed away recently so I expect it was well cared for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thank you Andrew for the link on rubber cushions For more info on shapers check the Practical Machinist website tons of info on shapers. I am still trying to find the link to the South Bend booklet, I do have it in a pdf that I can email. PM me as I can not post it here the file is too large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thank you Andrew for the link on rubber cushions For more info on shapers check the Practical Machinist website tons of info on shapers. I am still trying to find the link to the South Bend booklet, I do have it in a pdf that I can email. PM me as I can not post it here the file is too large I was able to locate the Southbend book the other day when you first mentioned it. I think I'm a reasonably competent machinist but have never run a shaper before so am going to proceed slowly and experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 HW- sounds good, there are good diagrams on how to grind your tool bits in that Southbend book. I have basically no machining experience and I able to run the shaper. I surfaced a block, then I made a new key for the bottom die on a powerhammer. I proceeded slowly as well, getting the machine set and rolling it around by hand before turning it on. Your shaper make mine look like a toy, that is a nice machineHendey_Shaper_Catalog.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Andrew- The hammer probably is very similar to you 100 pound. I was talking to Peacock about the hammer and he told me that they used some of the same parts on different size hammers. It looks like the cushions are the same size. I am looking at options for the new cushions, Peacock mentioned casing them out of polyurethane. The rod that you mentioned may work also, a six inch dia rod x 12 inches long is around $150. There are the steel parts of the cushion that would need to be machined in. The bearings were a nice surprise, the one thing on the hammer that is in good shape. I think someone must have replaced them, but I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now