matto Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 who runs a brake and show pics on your little giant power hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 The first pic is from the front showing the general layout. The second is the brake band from the static mount point. It's just a piece of thin strap stock bent over the crank plate, lined with an old leather belt The third pic shows the pivot arm I installed to convert the upwards motion from the treadle to downward to engage the brake band. Lift your foot and the brake engages. The forth pic is the scatter shield I put over the spring. I want to be able to see the spring to watch for indicators of weakening or cracks. That is the #1 reason I painted the spring, any stretching, cracking or other deforming failure will cause the paint to flake off where it's failing. Taking a close look at the spring is just a normal part of my pre-start checklist. The Little Giant Powerhammer book has brake plans and directions different than what I did. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 In my opinion every mechanical hammer should have a brake. Almost all of the higher end industrial mechanicals came with factory brakes, being able to get full power single blows with no run on after really opens up the versatility of a mechanical hammer. Not to mention the increased safety that comes with that control. LG's should get some variation of what Frosty posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtforge Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Little Giant has a kit also. http://www.littlegianthammer.com/parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Built on last night, kinda like frosty's but using the cage around the spring. will post picks later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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