Gavj75 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 A quick question for thoses who know: Is it crucial that the counter-weight on the opposite side of the wheel from the ''spring mechanism'' (not sure what else to call it), is the same weight as the hammer and spring mech? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Same is optimal, close is good enough. The closer you are the less wobble the whole thing will have. Many antique mechanicals had no provision for counterweight, they relied on over engineered adjacent parts or expected frequent replacements or just figured that if you bought a budget hammer you got what you paid for. If you can't figure out how to build in a counterweight, at least bolt the hammer down to a solid concrete slab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicon Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Same weight - not necessaraly. The center of gravity of both - the "spring and hammer mechanism" and the counterweight should be in the center of the tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavj75 Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Thanks guys, this helps my decision making with regards to my hammer build a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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