I think he has done this once or twice.

 

Way cool, Ric.  Thanks for sharing!

 

Scott

yeah, thanks......we can do that..... :o  ....well, maybe  <_<   .....ok, sorry... :ph34r:

Looks like they ran out of steam at the end......

Naked anvil showed me this years ago.  I've worked out it is a forge shop in Japan.  They have a drop hammer that has been converted to open die configuration, hence it runs so slow.  Really cool action with the bars though, I tried it at work but our hammers run/strike too quick for it to be effective.  Yeh it seems as though they have a mechanical problem at the end.  The hammer is basically a board drop hammer that has had remote electrical lift and drop controls fitted to it.  The hammer drivers actually sits a fair way away (compared to normal practice anyway) and drives the hammer off a console with 3 buttons or so.  I have a bit of a vid of it making other stuff that I'll see if I can find and put that up too.

 

Phil

Impressive, but super dangerous and slow way to make that part. In US shops today a part that size is handled with mobile manipultors. 

Look at the play the ram has in the guides! Must be 1-1/2" side to side.

forging with chopsticks