February 22, 200917 yr Hi All, I was wondering if anybody had an opinion on this:The KA75 Striking Hammer Any reason to stay away from this hammer? It sounds promising for a small pneumatic. Any advice or opinions?
February 22, 200917 yr Couple guys here have a KA75. I'm sure one or two will be along to fill you in. You understand that its a striker and not a power hammer, meaning one pedal push gets you one hit vs a power hammer where holding the pedal down gives repeated strikes.
February 22, 200917 yr I used it at QuadState and thought it was great. As stated earlier, it doesn't cycle like a power hammer. The guy using it to make hammers was able to develop a good rhythm with tapping his toe on the treadle. I would talk to the guys that sell them at Postville Blacksmith Shop and find out when you can test one at a hammer-in.
February 23, 200917 yr That would have been Nathan Robertson @ JackPine Forge. He makes a nice hammer, and does production runs on a KA 75. Using tooling under it is very nice and has good control. My foot gets tired tapping for each blow, but I am used to a hammer that cycles. They don't use air at the same rate as a utility style hammer, so you should be able to get by with a 5hp with a big reciever and not run it to death. If you can afford it, like using top tooling, and don't want to do mainly long draws I would think about it seriously. If I were in the market to buy a new hammer, my personal preference would be for one of the Turkish self-contained hammers. Since I have already disposed of my discretionairy income;-) I can only dream about buying an old Nazel B3 or larger... So I will be building any new hammer that I get.
February 23, 200917 yr Friend of mine has one its a nice little hammer works good takes up verry little space. Takes a little geting used to iv used his you just have to learn to use it to get the right amount of power you want for what you are wanting to do.
February 23, 200917 yr Look it up on you tube. Ive seen a few vids and i was impressed how fast it could move metal. I think for the size of the tool, its more efficient than any other bulky power hammers that weigh 10 times more and looks like you have control that rivals air hammers.
February 23, 200917 yr Actually users report that the tool is a air hog. Let me use the search feature..brb
February 23, 200917 yr I watched the one in operation at Quad-State and was very impressed with the operation. The fellow making hammers was definitely in production mode making them. Watching him work was inspiring, to say the least. Looked to me like the KA-75 would be a great tool for a one-man operation. Seemed like the hammer didn't have any problem delivering whatever he wanted it to do, whether it was punching, cutting, fullering, etc. Edited February 23, 200917 yr by keykeeper
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