Lou L Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I just happened upon a video on YouTube of some heavy duty smithing in China. Imagine smith's working outside making relatively complex pieces doing all of the basic techniques we may use at the forge: upsetting, drawing out, punching, drifting, etc... Except, now include the fact that their pieces of steel weigh in the tons, their anvil is probably 4'x8', their tongs are forklifts and their hammer is a pile drive. It's pretty amazing. Chinese smith's forge a flange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 WOW WOW WOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beech Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 That's quite impressive, it makes me wonder how long it actually took. I'd sure hate for anyone to turn that thing on while I was under it, or for that hot steel to roll of the forklift at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 yeah, I know. you'd have to really trust the forklift driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Tubalcain2 said: WOW WOW WOW. what he said but about 5 more times! 1 hour ago, beech said: I'd sure hate for anyone to turn that thing on while I was under it, or for that hot steel to roll of the forklift at me. I was thinking the same thing while watching it! oh, and the scale that would be flying off of it! Would really have to trust everyone in the group, as it truly does seem to be a group effort, but would really, really have to trust the guy who was operating that huge hammer! Those punches and drifts that they were using would make pretty decent anvils! Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 At least they have back up beepers on the forklifts, that should save toes from getting run over. +1 for ingenuity but the way the ram shucks sideways when it hits...scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 It was a complete OSHA nightmare. At least half of them were wearing face shields! But seriously, it is amazing what those guys are doing with that equipment. That huge fullering tool they created would be an awesome addition in miniature as a hardy tool to any shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Thats some serious "Get er Done" in action! Any estimates on the hammer weight assuming its solid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 A LOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 30" diameter cylinder about 5 feet tall? That's my guess. At .28 pounds per cubic inch it's around 11,800 pounds. 6 tons +/-. That's a whole bunch of assumptions thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Even at a rough guess, Judson, it gets you thinking about how much the anvil must weigh! I am guessing, by the way, that the anvil is buried pretty deep in the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matei campan Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 the largest home made power hammer I've ever seen. I wonder if it's just a free falling ram hammer. badass back-yard forging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I saw this recently on another forum. I was terribly impressed by the coordination and skill of the fork lift drivers. It is a pity the camera did not zoom out so we could see the actual hammer mechanism and the operator. I thought that given the small diameter of the con rod that it probably was a cable operated drop hammer. The scale of danger and the forces involved there renders most PPE ineffectual...a toe 'tector boot vs that ring? It would tend to take out the leg....if you were lucky! I was puzzled by the title though and wondered if "street" was a Google translation of the Chinese for "outside" Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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