jason0012 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 A hammer just popped up for sale and my wife says I need it. I will probably have to sell some stuff, but how many hammers is apropriate??? I have two running hammers at the moment, and I have two huge foundations available.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 You need as many as you have room for in my estimation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I thought you meant hand hammers haha. I guess the same rules apply for power hammers as for hand hammers. As many as you can fit in the space and still use it. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Bronstein Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 When I am in production I will have different tooling on each hammer. When I am in regular mode, I will still move between my Bull Air Hammer which is great for tooling and my Beaudry mechanical for speed of drawing. The work is what drives the need. When I had one hammer I still got a lot done and just had to allow for changing dies. Having an easy way to switch tooling might be a bigger time saver than the extra hammer. I am making this point more to beginners who think that hammer quantity is more important than shop setup and clever tooling. Getting your first hammer is a quantum leap in improved production capacity. After that it becomes more of business question or for the hobbyist maybe more of a want than a need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 It never hurts to have a spare or two, in case of break down and having to make or buy parts. Each hammer will have a distinct personality too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradawhovious Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 You can never have too many hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I agree. but will spare you the other racks pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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