MrDarkNebulah Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Ever since I've gotten into blacksmithing and began hitting stuff on an anvil, I've had an idea for a sculpture type thing. We always talk about rebound when talking about anvils, and we've said that you can use sledgehammer heads as anvils, so they've got to have decent rebound too. I know I've almost hit myself in the nose when I missed the piece swinging from the rebound of hitting the anvil. So... can you make a large model of a newtons cradle using hammers as the balls? I think you would be able to, but I know I'm not super knowledgeable on the subject so I'm looking for your opinions. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 It would require a number of identical hammers. Harbor Freight would be your friend, here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Well start with three hammers and set them up to see how well they bounce off of each other. Then decide if it's worth doing. I'd love to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 You need to hang them so the faces hit flush and it'd work a treat. The REAL challenge would be doing it with anvils. We're always testing the rebound of the anvil not the hammer aren't we? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 The real challenge would be to forge four small hammer heads (same weight & faces). I can almost hear them now...clack,clack,clack. I suppose one could make four RR track small anvils all the same though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 On 11/1/2017 at 4:53 PM, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: The real challenge would be to forge four small hammer heads (same weight & faces). I can almost hear them now...clack,clack,clack. Like the one Jeremy K made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 An anvil in the middle and a hammer on each side would be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 It would have to be a block anvil the same weight as the hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar.esq Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I had a physics class in college where the professor had a super-sized Newton's cradle with bowling balls. It worked a treat. I would suggest caution with hard faces striking one another. If you had one chip on you, it could be dangerous. If they were tempered softer, they'd probably still bounce just fine without the risk of shrapnel. You could hinge the handles to keep them in the same plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Did anyone see the Mythbuster episode where they made a Newton's cradle with wrecking balls? Make one with really heavy weights but use a pool ball for the end one. Make sure nobody's down range. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Sawicki Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 7 hours ago, Frosty said: Did anyone see the Mythbuster episode where they made a Newton's cradle with wrecking balls? Yes a long time ago lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, Dylan Sawicki said: 7 hours ago, Frosty said: Did anyone see the Mythbuster episode where they made a Newton's cradle with wrecking balls? Yes a long time ago lol. If memory serves, they tried to fill hollow steel spheres with concrete, but found that they absorbed too much energy without transferring it to their neighbors. Possible lesson for those considering concrete anvil stands.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Sawicki Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Yup that's what I was thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 18 hours ago, Elemental Metal Creations said: It would have to be a block anvil the same weight as the hammers. If there were only the three "pendulums" would the anvil in the middle have to be the same weight to transfer the energy through? As long as there was solid contact between the resting hammer and the anvil, I'd think the energy from the striking hammer would transfer through and move the resting hammer. But then I'm not a physicist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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