you should be building rockets ! you were able to break the issues of timing down to layman's terms . i really enjoyed watching you and learning from you . i have in my smitty a #100 ,50 and a 25 little giant power hammers .im located in chicago on the near south side . i'm the 4 generation to practice my craft . im looking forward to fine tuning my little giants up . much respect and thank you john
I genuinely thank you for the sharing of your wisdom and knowledge. My following comment is NOT intended to be a jerk. Your figures show the crankpin arm upside down. As the hammer engages, that pin swivels rather than how your figures display. Again, I am NOT trying to insult you at all! I mention this as my toggle arms are slightly in a V and not fully horizontal. (At 6 o'clock) I'm slowly working on that issue. Through your videos, I did eliminate the double tap on my 50lb LG. How much force does a 50lb LG hammer produce? Again - THANK YOU!
Hello Dave great show. Im from down by Elkwater Alberta i did the same thing on the drill press my hand wrapped up so fast but the drill bit broke off lucky it was only a 3/8 bit
Dave was an Alberta guy for many years.. in the notes, you'll see that he died a few years ago. As the keeper of his videos and the caregiver during his end of life, I am delighted to have so many people accessing and learning from him.
Can't find any information on the power hammer that my family has. And ive used. When it was set up in my grandfather's shop. It ran off wide belts and pullys in the ceiling.. its a la foncer. Have you ever heard of them.
Some stuff is better cut rolled and welded. I make sockets out of 14 ga. Two piece, welded. It's much faster than forging, and a lot less work. My Grandfather had a coal forge he used for riveting. When I was a teenager I used to pound out mild steel knives. They were crude and soft and wouldn't hold an edge. Neither my Grandfather or I knew anything about heat treatment or tempering, or what the right steel was. The sad part about that was that I had a uncle whom lived in the Chicago area, and every time he came down he brought a bunch of junk to give my grandparents. Often there were spud wrenches in the mix. What I didn't know was that with a little knowledge I could have been making real blades. So as a retired sheetmetal worker I finally learned how. It was on my bucket list. I digress. What I ment to say was that it's nice to learn new stuff. You brought new stuff and I appreciate it.
Great video. Im slowly making the transition from hobbyist to professional. Im gonna be in the market for a power hammer soon. Probably gonna start smaller with one of the hammers that Ken at kens custom iron makes.
I have just installed an old style 100# little giant. It has a 3hp motor that runs 1140 rpm. I still have to get power to the machine so I have not run it yet. It’s been totally rebuilt ,bushings replaced the Babbitt ,new spring ,new dies, both arms adjustable. I will let you know how it runs, I’m sure I’ll have plenty of questions lol
Thanks for posting these. I bought the videos when they were available in VHS format. This is the first I've seen them presented via digital media. These really are excellent resources.
Hi, even as an humble hobbyist blacksmith I've found your video quite usefull to learn some good general forging technics too. Power hammer make it looks so easy lol ! Thanks for sharing !!
Power hammer guru! You have a wealth of knowledge as to how they work! I have a leaf spring helve hammer I built and have got it working well through trial and error but now I have an idea of timing I can get it to work even better! The hammer itself has about 30 kg of lead weights inside of a cylinder that would be close to 20 kg! Its a heavy hammer! I will be making further adjustments!
This is a Legacy video from about 20 years ago when Dave operated as Wild Rose Forge in Peers Alberta. The video was filmed in a shop on the east side of Edmonton AB 'Front Step Forge' frontstepforge.com/. The owner there might be a worthwhile contact for you. Thanks for commenting and appreciating!
The best video I have seen for utilising a power hammer to get the best out of what it can do! Not lucky enough to have found a little giant in OZ, they are just not around! I built my own, its a leaf spring helve hammer but very controllable and has a hundred pound or so ram so quite a beast! Looking forward to watching more!
Thank you for posting these videos! I have wanted to see them for a long time. I met Dave a few times, and saw samples of his impressive work. Could'nt afford the videos at the time they were produced, now I have.
A very well done video. I'm about to bring Dad's old hammer to my shop and I will be needing to look it over. Many thanks for your experience and sharing the info.
What a great video! Full of ideas which anybody with a power hammer will want to adapt. I'm very impressed with the recording quality, which is no small achievement in a room set up as a forge rather than an audio-visual studio. Well done!
Mr Ed, I'm almost speechless,, Those are such Great ideas! And to go over them and work with them to show us what they do!! This is One of the most informative Videos On RU-vid that I've seen yet. And I'm sure alot of the other Black Smiths on here would agree....! Thank you Mr Ed for your time in making this video for all of us to watch!!! GOD Bless
