desmato Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I was blessed by Thor (or Tubalcain) himself ! I scored a 100# Moloch power hammer in Wonderful condition. It looked rough at 1st but a little power blasting and removing the owner added guard, and now it looks the proper hammer. It was in a decrepit building in Flint, Mi that was a parts manufacturer for Buick back in the day. It was sitting under a non existent roof and partially covered. I am SO glad I was able to get her out of that tomb and into a loving shop. Yes, I'm a big guy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 That guard looks a little overkill but it would be wise to have some sort of guard on it. I should take my advice and put one on my 30 pound Star. It looks like there may be some other treasures in that old building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I have a friend whose large screwpress came from the Packard Plant. Lots of smithing stuff in the old industrial sites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 She cleans up nice! How about that iron worker I see in the picture of the plant you posted? An iron worker is a handy thing. All it takes is one idgit getting caught up in the works to convince management to cover it all. You should've seen the guards the school district came up with when a kid got his hair caught in a drill press. SWEET SCORE! You get extra points for rescuing it from the scrapper. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branding Iron Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Did you happen to weigh it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmato Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 I will possibly put the guard or some semblance of it/one back on once it's all done. I especially think the brake is a winner. Just need to flip it around and do a minor redesign. Thomas, I used to play and referee paintball in the Packard plant back in the early 90s, good times ! Frosty, I am seriously thinking about that ironworker but I just dont have the real estate for it. It a flywheel drive unit and is surprisingly not that large considering it's working capacity (3/4 x 8" plate !!!) It weighs between 3 & 3.2k # per old literature. That's as it sits without electric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 If you can't use it---get it to a smith who's shop can use it---and get "borrowing privileges"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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