ROCKEN MIKE Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hi I am Rocken Mike I started forging my own knifes and blades last year and I have been having a great time doing it. I have looked for power hammers and all are too big or too expensive so I checked out a few You Tube videos and built my own It works better than I was hoping for. My biggest expense was the treated 6 X 6 post I used for construction it took 2 8' X 6" X 6" treated post. Anybody with a little skill and a welder and a circular saw and a drill can build this cheep. I got the bearing from a local motor repair shop and the pillow block bearings same place. The recoil spring is from a set of porch swing springs the rest was from my shop. This was a simple build with easy to find parts with a budget in mind. I would recommend anchoring the base to the floor with the force of the hammer it wants to walk around a bit. So I will share this pictures of it completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Powered oliver; have you looked into building a tire hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melw45 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I like it. I have been thinking of something similar. Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKEN MIKE Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 41 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: Powered oliver; have you looked into building a tire hammer? Yeh but I have a small shop so room is a premium in my shop. Or is that the one with a wooden cam lobe on a roller wheel 31 minutes ago, Melw45 said: I like it. I have been thinking of something similar. Mel Thanks Mel if you need any dimensions or help on your build I will share what I know. I am glad I did use a 6x6 instead of a 4x4 it makes a much better base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Tire hammer is a common name for one of the most popular home built powerhammers and is the one with the smaller footprint. How many hundreds of hours have been put on it to judge its usefulness and reliability? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstucker Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKEN MIKE Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Thanks I had to work with what I could readily find in my area but it does work very well. On 7/11/2017 at 3:25 PM, ThomasPowers said: Tire hammer is a common name for one of the most popular home built powerhammers and is the one with the smaller footprint. How many hundreds of hours have been put on it to judge its usefulness and reliability? Thanks I had to work with what I could readily find in my area but it does work very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 What;s the BPM? How much head room for tooling? How adjustable is it? Not to denigrate your inventiveness; however "work very well" is very subjective---do you have a lot of experience with other powerhammers and so can compare it with them? I've owned 4 powerhammers so far and was part of a class on building an Appalachian hammer and used a dozen different ones before including 4 different hammers on *1* project. So I'm barely broken in on them myself. I once designed a water powered hammer to run off an undershot wheel in a particular creek. Designed to use materials and supplies I had to hand. (Used a cable spool as the base for the waterwheel construction and the axle had multiple projections to engage the 20# sledge's handle.) It would be a lot better than working only by hand but a very poor powerhammer in general and not as good as having a couple of trained strikers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKEN MIKE Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 I have 7" to use different tools for cross penning and flattening and fullering I just started this in march of last year just having fun turning raw stock into usable product.t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 More Power! makes a big difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKEN MIKE Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thank you I will get there soon I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspool Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Hey Mike, Any chance we can see a video of this thing hammering on some steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKEN MIKE Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 Yes as soon as I get back home from my fishing trip I will post a video of it in action... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmkuza43@etex.net Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Thanks Mike. Great pictures and a great build. Started on mine today Yankee Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMD Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Howdy everyone, I am new here and I know I am digging up old threads but I need complement the builder for keeping thing simple and using what he had. Good Job I like the design and may just use some of it in the near future as I continue to add tools to my hobby (therapy) shop to make jobs easier. Most hammers here are very nice but the parts list adds up very quickly for someone who doesn't use it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Welcome to IFI... Have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST It will help you get the best out of the forum with suggestions like editing your profile to show your location, how to do the best search, among others. No problem with opening old threads, it gives new folks a chance to look at them. However the builder of this hammer hasn't been on since Aug. 2017 so I doubt he will see the complement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKEN MIKE Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Sorry for not being on for a while but man I have been busy making knives a lot of knives. My skill has improved a great deal in the past few years and I hate to say it but my Little Thumper is worn out and I am doing an upgrade on the little guy this winter he has served me well but the wood construction was not sturdy enough to take all that pounding. But I have a design in mind and when I get it done I will share it with everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenskpr Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKEN MIKE Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Thank you it's hard work but rewarding when your done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk MacMartin Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Mike, what is the size of the roller bearing you used on your hammer? thanks rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadGunny Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Would love to see some detail around the bearing and pillow block assembly. Is the shaft from the motor on the bearing center or between the ID and OD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOnyx Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Do u have a step by step video or anything I could go by please if u got it. For the home built power hammer. Not just pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Welcomme aboard from 7500' in SE Wyomming. Glad to have you. If you put your location in your profile we can often give better answers. This is a world wide forum and we don't know if you are in Tasmania, Siberia, or Chicago. There are a metric ton of videos on powerhammers, construction, tooling, use, etc. on You Tube. Browse around and you may find what you need. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Welcome from the Ozark mountains. ROCKEN MIKE hasn't logged in since Jan. 21, 2020 so I doubt he will see this post. There are quite a few threads about building power hammers right here on the site, all it takes is scrolling down looking for them or doing a search like suggested in the Read This First thread. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sails. ~ Semper Paratus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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