Warren Nakkela Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Hello everyone, Here is a photo of this hammer I dug out of the grass. I know what is is but does anyone have an idea what it can be used for? (Besides driving posts) The base of the hammer measures 12 inches inside of the guide channels. Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Looks like an inverted anvil to me or a door stop. Grind a big concave dip on the face of the hammer and you got a huge swage block or some kind of swage block with many grinds in it. Lets see what the others think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 may be and upsetting block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Nakkela Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 It is the same shape as the standard pile driving drop hammer but, of course, smaller. Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Nakkela Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Here's a shot showing the bottom. Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Falcon 72 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 How much does it weigh? It's certainly setup for guide rails and so could be a good ram for a power hammer. But at the recommended 1:12 ram to anvil ratio I'm guessing you'd have one heck of a big anvil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Nakkela Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 I am not sure what it weighs, I should start a raffle. The closest guess wins. You Haul. I know that I don't want to try lift it. Two men stood it up on end. What's your guess? Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 200 pounds id say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 it looks like a drop hammer head... used to do die work different from a trip hammer i wonder where the rest of the hammer is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy seale Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 looks to me like it's cast iron, but, i could be wrong....but ya never know. bur a swage block is a posibility,but let us know the ifs,ands,and buts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I did some quick down and dirty numbers based on your measuring tape and it could weigh 700-900 lbs. A 12" cube weighs 489 lbs and this piece looks like it has more mass than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeatGuy Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 If you live in a rural area it could be a fence post driving hammer head typically used on farms. brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 In Britain fence post drivers are often lifted by wire rope, the bracket on the top of yours looks as though that could have been the method. I tried to adapt one of these (but smaller) for forging years ago but gave up. It was frustratingly slow and attempts to speed it up just made the cable tangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsberg Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 It could be used as a board drop hammer. Where the hammer head is attached to a board that is raised via wheels which engage and pull up the board and hammer. It would also make one heavy duty door stop.grin Caleb Ramsby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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