Hats off to you Sir. I admire folks who can build things from bits of scrap. Skills like yours are what build this world and probably what will save it. Thank you for sharing.
Much more impressive than buying the latest and greatest that is available today. Never tire of looking real close at the details of a custom creation such as this. Thank you so much for letting us in on your recycling project.
Super nice work, really great, very creative. That spring / lever arrangement driving the hammer is brilliant!! At first it looks loose as a goose, but that's part of the charm and usefulness of it, you get great control from light tapping to full out Thor blows, and the way you put the vertical ram onto ways that keep it going up and down without sideways play or scuffing forward or back or rotating, for that matter, is outstanding. Thanks for showing it, and after watching your video it is now clear to me that I HAVE TO get a pickup truck and start making a PILE of junk, you just can't do anything really good without a great pile of junk to start with.....
I have been looking at power hammers lately and finally gave up on buying one due to the prices I've been finding. I don't have a stockpile of scrap to draw from but your video has certainly inspired me to start looking for odds and ends in the hope of putting something like this together at some point down the road.
That is so damn cool. I want , no I will make one.lol . 53 years young and just starting to do a bit of smithing to go along with my wood working. I really enjoy your channel sir. Thanks for sharing.
This is amazing! So cool that you built this from scratch but you get extra points for using scrap parts and ending up with something you can be proud of. Thanks for sharing
This is the thing every smith who does it by hand wants (that and room to put it in!) and you built your own. If you're lucky you might find one for a grand or two somewhere and have to drive it back yourself in a truck or pay out the nose for shipping. This was $60. An added bonus to building it yourself is you actually know how to fix it when (not if) it breaks.
I really wish I could build this. I would love to have a forge some day I could actually work on but as it stands now I'm only allowed to have a soup can as a forge due to bylaws and I can't really afford to move. I hope I can really get into it later on. Would be great if I could have someone to teach me but the closest person who does this type of stuff is about 3 hours away. Anyway, enough griping. AWESOME stuff man. I love your design and your workshop.
You mean to say you figured out the spring loaded what Chama call it just from photos of a factory machine I wish I had them type brains. Glad you posted this video
Excellent job! I love your ingenuity. To create such a functional machine out of the scrap is truly amazing. I really like the design of the hammer part - very elegant IMHO. Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Oz.
i stumbled on this when i was thinking of building one. great, simple design. mine took three evenings to build and runs off a floor buffer motor i got for fifteen bucks. think I'm into the whole thing for around forty. thank you so much for posting this. didn't have a big thick round for a flywheel, so i used a plow disk and welded chunks of axle on until i got good counter balance.
Clever, cunning, creative ... and Brilliant. Bravo! It seems to have a good feel to it ... really nice feel to it. There is a quiet and relaxed sense about it. I hope the metal likes it too. || Yes, i understand and agree, having some additional mass below the bottom Rail anvil will help provide a countering to the inertia of the hammer rail, but that is not a hard thing to turn into an ongoing (adjustment project) experiment. Hell, a large metal box filled with melted lead would work under the big metal round you already have in place, i would suppose.
that was a great looking power hammer and looks great and simplistic and the fact that you made it from scratch from other parts is awesome. i wish we had salvage yards they would let us loose to find and get scrap but where i am from they are more afraid of liability then anything and i understand but man i just want to play! would love to see things you have used this hammer on!
You must be part MacGyver. Impressive building a power hammer out of spare scrap and from seeing one used on a UA-cam video. I'll be watching your channel. Thanks for sharing.
Just came across your hammer. Pretty impressive for a scrap hammer. Looks like it will certainly get the job done. Great walk around and explanation of parts etc. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Stan, surprisingly it works better then I ever though it would, I guess if you hold on to enough junk parts long enough it pays off. Thanks for checking it out
I've seen a lot of DIY power hammers on YT vids, your's is definitey the smoothest operating and has the most style. Kind of a steampunk power hammer. Very cool =)
I hate it when viewers give advise. Yes the spring can be bitchy. But the POINT is that you took a pile of scrap and created a functional hammer. What did the advise givers do today? Great job! Creative!
KillerKane most people that leave bad comments are total ding bats that couldn't change a flat tire. Oh and 99% are total haters. Your hammer is off the chain.
Hey big dog, I love your videos very much! :-) and I've got to say that is one of the smoothest running units I've seen ! I'm about to embark on the same ideas for my hammer. I've thought of making some videos on the build as I go. love ya work mate cheers from Australia :-)
Hello Jezzimo, thank you very much I do appreciate that. I hope your hammer bill goes very well, it would be very cool to see some videos on that. Thanks again I hope things are going well in Australia, take care my friend and thanks for watching.
This hammer construction represents a very clever blacksmith where his innovation & creativity from every day scrap items have now the form of a very functional & practical power hammer. It’s a wonderful piece of work. I have spent a considerably amount of time researching homemade power hammers where I can honestly say this is very satisfying to watch where I have learned a great deal from this man. I can now start something similar for myself. BIG DOG FORGE; - thank you so much for a very inspirational piece of work. One of the fundamentals of a talented & gifted blacksmith is the ability to work with what you have and you have just proved that very point with your hammer construction. Extremely well done and thank you again. Greetings from across that big span of water, from Ireland. Good health to you Sir.
Thank you very much I appreciate all the kind words, I hope your hammer build goes very well it sounds like you've done your homework, if there are any questions I can answer please don't hesitate to ask, take care of yourself be safe and I hope things are going well in Ireland. And thanks again.
Ah very good BIG DOG FORGE. All that are dearest to me have good health my good man, so things are great in Ireland. You are very welcome. There's a lovely action on that hammer. You've got the movement spot on. Thanks again, very inspiring.
Hello young man, you have an interesting channel so after watching a few videos I thought this guy is clever man and worthy of subscribing too because I might just learn something. Cheers!
Hi, it looks great. Have you made any plans at the beginning? I´d like to build one myself but don´t have any idea where to start. could you give me an advice or some hints how to build something like this nice peace of a hammer? I´d be thankful for any help :)
So I am trying to figure out a design for a power hammer and I have seen several videos. I like your design a lot but I have a question. I am not even exactly sure of the terminology to use to ask it. There is obviously something I would want to refer to as throw in your hammer mechanism. If you were to manually place the hammer at it's lowest position with the flywheel shaft down how much space would be between the anvil and the hammer? Am I making sense? I am thinking there is a space there and the "spring-action" in the mechanism throws the hammer and closes then gap when running.
Greetings from Aus! Love this hammer. I'm struck by how stable it is. Doesn't look like it moves at all. Can I ask, is the fly wheel exactly the same weight as the ram and that the reason why? and is that old 750 spring attached to the linkages by weld?
im so torn for what style hammer to build... this is by FAR the most simple design ive seen, and that is a complement because a lot of them seem overly complicated... you found a way to be rid of all the excess and have something that still works as its supposed to. this may have changed my plans... i was leaning more towards a leaf spring style hammer before, just because of the spring mechanism for the dupont style looked really intricate...
Thanks for the kind words. I have built a helv hammer/leaf spring style hammer in the past. And didn`t have very much luck I could never get the hammer to deliver an efficient blow. So this seemed to be the simplest answer and as usual the simplest answer is usually the right one and in this case for me it was. Good luck on your build and if i can provide any info to help just let me know.
i subbed and just seen your replacement of the wood stump with that piece of 1045. looks like it works pretty good! so that spring is from a motorbike? im guessing there is constant tension on it to hold it in place, as i dont see a bolt or anything through it... do you just have a piece of round stock stuffed in the end to hold it in place? do you have the flywheel balanced? im now designing something pretty much the same, except ill have a spare tire as the clutch. mount it behind on the drive shaft with a flywheel like yours. how heavy is your flywheel? what is the OD of it, and how critical is the placement of the offset peg where the hammer linkage mounts? i think that should be enough to get me going haha! thank you very much!
I am going to be doing a Q$A video on the hammer soon and I'll try to answer all your questions, I will be covering every thing from materials to dimensions and much more. Thanks .
CoreyTheWolfTWC been looking up a ton of designs, and i think i may copy this one except for the linkage. a set of leaf spring halves mounted to the side with shackles going to the rotating assembly seems to be popular as well. anvilfire's X2 design is what im thinking.
Your video did it. I'm making a hammer like this. I think this is the most efficient one. No other model. But I think everyone bloat about how cheap it cost! I don't believe that. But anyway thank you.
That's awesome! I would be a little concerned about the huge spinning part and accidentally getting body parts stuck in it, but I'm clumsy as crap and hurt myself on things that nobody else can.
A quick comment, A piece of railroad track on end withe the round plate on top might work out. You could use a chainsaw and plung cut the center of the wooden beam to receive the track. brain storming lol love the videos!
great looking hammer... in the process of several expansions myself and about to start on a power hammer... wondering what kind of spring you used in the power head... have been looking at various strut springs but they all seem too stiff for proper timing.
You should check out my video called power hammer Q&A it covers just about everything I put into the hammer of the spring you're referring to came from a 1976 Honda CB750 I had to cut 1 inch off of it to get the right tension but it works perfectly. Thanks for watching and have a good one.
Do you have a build video of this, I have similar ideas but yours seems better, my idea will be heavier and bigger and I now wonder if I’m better going smaller!
It looks really smooth and quiet. Great work, maybe I'll have to order pillow block bearings and take a second look at my own junk piles. That really is a great build, most are over complicated and end up clunky and wobbly. Is there anything you found really vital to getting the results you did?
Don't offset the crank in front to far and the spring between the front arm's shouldn't be to stifff. Good luck with your build, I would love to see it when your done.
I love the idea, its simple yet effective. are the tracks mild or hardened steel? I'm a beginner and was told hard steel will chip and cut me with a miss hit
Hello and thanks for tuning in, the tracks are actually made from cold rolled steel it works well because it's harder but it's not hardened, thanks for watching and take care.
Hi Tim Have you had to replace your spring at any time? I've got ,just about, the identical spring and was wondering how much you compressed it initially? Cheers
Hello Alfred from the base to the top of the post is 52 inches and from the base to the center line of the bearings is 57 inches, I'm not quite sure which part you're referring to as the anvil beam, if you could clarify I would be more than happy to get that dimension for you. Thanks for checking out the video and take care.
I'm looking for a way to build a powerhammer myself too! This one works very smoothly, because of the light compression spring between the arms and because you have a perfect way to guide the RAM downworths. How did you construct the guide with the bearings? I cannot see it excactly in the video. Can you sent me a picture or sketch of it ?
Hello fpbinkhorst, I hope your power hammer build goes very well, there's a second video on the power hammer with much more detail describing exactly what you need, ua-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=2xoZgC6JiYQ this should help with your question. There's also a second link of an upgrade, ua-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=vm9KBhKCfG0 hopefully these will give you everything you need if not send me a message and I can provide further info. Thanks for tuning in take care.
applause applause! for accomplishing such a smooth, quiet & useful build from recycled parts. Takes plenty of smarts and guts. GREAT JOB
Thank you very much!
Hats off to you Sir. I admire folks who can build things from bits of scrap. Skills like yours are what build this world and probably what will save it. Thank you for sharing.
This is a beautiful work of art. Kudos for your creativity. I wish I could make something like this.
Much more impressive than buying the latest and greatest that is available today. Never tire of looking real close at the details of a custom creation such as this. Thank you so much for letting us in on your recycling project.
Super nice work, really great, very creative. That spring / lever arrangement driving the hammer is brilliant!! At first it looks loose as a goose, but that's part of the charm and usefulness of it, you get great control from light tapping to full out Thor blows, and the way you put the vertical ram onto ways that keep it going up and down without sideways play or scuffing forward or back or rotating, for that matter, is outstanding. Thanks for showing it, and after watching your video it is now clear to me that I HAVE TO get a pickup truck and start making a PILE of junk, you just can't do anything really good without a great pile of junk to start with.....
I have been looking at power hammers lately and finally gave up on buying one due to the prices I've been finding. I don't have a stockpile of scrap to draw from but your video has certainly inspired me to start looking for odds and ends in the hope of putting something like this together at some point down the road.
this is just brilliant. your engineering skills are amazing
what a great piece of equipment,nothing more satisfying than building something from scrap. My hats off to you,thanks for sharing.
Love your build, it seems like it is more easily controlled than anything else I have seen. Thanks! :)
It seems to work better than any other hammer I've before' thank you very much for the kind words and thanks for the comment.
Id say its absolutely beautiful. An economically sound piece of engineering.
Very well done. :) Id be thrilled to have that.
That is so damn cool. I want , no I will make one.lol . 53 years young and just starting to do a bit of smithing to go along with my wood working. I really enjoy your channel sir. Thanks for sharing.
beautiful working piece of art.. and you made it out of scraps. wow amazing..cheers from mexico brother..
I watched the video... then immediately replayed it. Beautiful hammer! Will be watching more of your videos. Thanks for the inspiration.
Mark
Thanks mark I appreciate that, I hope you enjoy the videos thanks for watching and take care.
Good job , I’m getting things gathered up to build one myself, just haven’t made up my plans yet. Helps to watch videos like yours Thanks. 👍
This is amazing! So cool that you built this from scratch but you get extra points for using scrap parts and ending up with something you can be proud of. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Nat I have a lot of fun building a and the scrap pile got much smaller. Thanks for watching I do appreciate it.
Very ingenuitive, great to see the piece running.
This is the thing every smith who does it by hand wants (that and room to put it in!) and you built your own. If you're lucky you might find one for a grand or two somewhere and have to drive it back yourself in a truck or pay out the nose for shipping. This was $60. An added bonus to building it yourself is you actually know how to fix it when (not if) it breaks.
Great work! It seems to perform very well, watching your other videos. I'm looking forward to building something similar. Easiest sub of my life.
I really wish I could build this. I would love to have a forge some day I could actually work on but as it stands now I'm only allowed to have a soup can as a forge due to bylaws and I can't really afford to move. I hope I can really get into it later on. Would be great if I could have someone to teach me but the closest person who does this type of stuff is about 3 hours away.
Anyway, enough griping. AWESOME stuff man. I love your design and your workshop.
I like the shaft up there on top as opposed to the rocking beam style. simple and efficient and balanced. very cool
Well there you go again, now you got me looking at my junk pile again. Thanks for the video I did enjoy it much.
Necessity is the mother of all inventions. I tip my hat to you. This is awesome!
This build is fantastic!
You mean to say you figured out the spring loaded what Chama call it just from photos of a factory machine I wish I had them type brains. Glad you posted this video
Excellent job! I love your ingenuity. To create such a functional machine out of the scrap is truly amazing. I really like the design of the hammer part - very elegant IMHO.
Thank you for sharing.
Greetings from Oz.
Thank you very much I appreciate the kind words. And thanks for tuning in.
i stumbled on this when i was thinking of building one. great, simple design. mine took three evenings to build and runs off a floor buffer motor i got for fifteen bucks. think I'm into the whole thing for around forty. thank you so much for posting this. didn't have a big thick round for a flywheel, so i used a plow disk and welded chunks of axle on until i got good counter balance.
Thanks for watching Caleb, sounds like quite a machine I would love to see some pictures, to take care and be safe.
Excellent build!
Clever, cunning, creative ... and Brilliant. Bravo! It seems to have a good feel to it ... really nice feel to it. There is a quiet and relaxed sense about it. I hope the metal likes it too. || Yes, i understand and agree, having some additional mass below the bottom Rail anvil will help provide a countering to the inertia of the hammer rail, but that is not a hard thing to turn into an ongoing (adjustment project) experiment. Hell, a large metal box filled with melted lead would work under the big metal round you already have in place, i would suppose.
Very nice design, and it seems to work really well.
Thats the nicest one of those ive seen..................Fantastic, thanks for showing it
Very well done and super resourceful.
that was a great looking power hammer and looks great and simplistic and the fact that you made it from scratch from other parts is awesome. i wish we had salvage yards they would let us loose to find and get scrap but where i am from they are more afraid of liability then anything and i understand but man i just want to play! would love to see things you have used this hammer on!
You must be part MacGyver. Impressive building a power hammer out of spare scrap and from seeing one used on a UA-cam video. I'll be watching your channel. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Michael it was a challenge and a lot of fun, thanks for watching and take care.
Just came across your hammer. Pretty impressive for a scrap hammer. Looks like it will certainly get the job done. Great walk around and explanation of parts etc. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Stan, surprisingly it works better then I ever though it would, I guess if you hold on to enough junk parts long enough it pays off. Thanks for checking it out
I've seen a lot of DIY power hammers on YT vids, your's is definitey the smoothest operating and has the most style. Kind of a steampunk power hammer. Very cool =)
Thank you very much James I appreciate that very much, thanks for watching and take care.
I hate it when viewers give advise. Yes the spring can be bitchy. But the POINT is that you took a pile of scrap and created a functional hammer. What did the advise givers do today? Great job! Creative!
Thanks killerkane, it makes me smile every time I use it.
And thanks for checking it out.
KillerKane most people that leave bad comments are total ding bats that couldn't change a flat tire. Oh and 99% are total haters. Your hammer is off the chain.
BIG DOG FORGE Amazing job, I gotta make me one of these ;-)
KillerKane q
That my friend is quite the invention! Very cool!
fantastic build. thanks for posting it.
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Hey big dog, I love your videos very much! :-) and I've got to say that is one of the smoothest running units I've seen ! I'm about to embark on the same ideas for my hammer. I've thought of making some videos on the build as I go. love ya work mate cheers from Australia :-)
Hello Jezzimo, thank you very much I do appreciate that. I hope your hammer bill goes very well, it would be very cool to see some videos on that. Thanks again I hope things are going well in Australia, take care my friend and thanks for watching.
This hammer construction represents a very clever blacksmith where his innovation & creativity from every day scrap items have now the form of a very functional & practical power hammer. It’s a wonderful piece of work. I have spent a considerably amount of time researching homemade power hammers where I can honestly say this is very satisfying to watch where I have learned a great deal from this man. I can now start something similar for myself. BIG DOG FORGE; - thank you so much for a very inspirational piece of work. One of the fundamentals of a talented & gifted blacksmith is the ability to work with what you have and you have just proved that very point with your hammer construction. Extremely well done and thank you again. Greetings from across that big span of water, from Ireland. Good health to you Sir.
Thank you very much I appreciate all the kind words, I hope your hammer build goes very well it sounds like you've done your homework, if there are any questions I can answer please don't hesitate to ask, take care of yourself be safe and I hope things are going well in Ireland. And thanks again.
Ah very good BIG DOG FORGE. All that are dearest to me have good health my good man, so things are great in Ireland. You are very welcome. There's a lovely action on that hammer. You've got the movement spot on. Thanks again, very inspiring.
That's an awesome dohickey. Good job Tim. Thanks
Thanks again Tim, I do like my dohickey's, thanks again for watching.
beautiful machine, cool design not to big. it runs really smooth
can never get enough. Fancyest Scrappy ever..👍👍
helping yourself with intelligence and being diligent at the same time!!...cant be bad, well done:)
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Very nice job!
Hello young man, you have an interesting channel so after watching a few videos I thought this guy is clever man and worthy of subscribing too because I might just learn something. Cheers!
OUTSTANDING, man!
Awesome build my friend especially because you scavend most of it
Great work , to me is a excellent machine, craftsmanship raw, awesome
I would be very PROUD to own that! GREAT job!
Great job , thanks for posting.
Thank you very much.
Thank you soooo much- now I understand how it works!
You are so welcome!
This is awesome. Think this is how I want to build mine.
Super idea Maestro!
Thank you so much. And thanks for tuning in take care.
BIG DOG FORGE
Thank you too...
that is a very cool power hammer nice job !!!!!!
Thank you
very creative and ingenious
That's awesome mate well done
Thank you sir.
Best one Ive seen so far
Amazing! Good work
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Pretty cool!
Well done on a quality build
Thanks Beata and thanks for watching.
Hopefully by the time I'm 150 years old I'll have plenty of scrap to build my power hammer
Hello Big Dog Forge,
Thanks for the fast answer! Both links however, does not function on youtube.....
So Beautifully Epic!! 🔨 🗽
I wish I had the ingenuity to build something like this
Good job!
I GOTTA BUILD ME ONE --- WHAT A GREAT DESIGN Thanks
Very awesome!
Hi, it looks great. Have you made any plans at the beginning? I´d like to build one myself but don´t have any idea where to start. could you give me an advice or some hints how to build something like this nice peace of a hammer? I´d be thankful for any help :)
That looks very good
Thank you very much
So I am trying to figure out a design for a power hammer and I have seen several videos. I like your design a lot but I have a question. I am not even exactly sure of the terminology to use to ask it. There is obviously something I would want to refer to as throw in your hammer mechanism. If you were to manually place the hammer at it's lowest position with the flywheel shaft down how much space would be between the anvil and the hammer? Am I making sense? I am thinking there is a space there and the "spring-action" in the mechanism throws the hammer and closes then gap when running.
Pretty smooth action
Thank you sir and thanks for watching.
Greetings from Aus! Love this hammer. I'm struck by how stable it is. Doesn't look like it moves at all. Can I ask, is the fly wheel exactly the same weight as the ram and that the reason why? and is that old 750 spring attached to the linkages by weld?
That's really cool!
Thank you very much sir.
If you use a flux core welder and clad your dies with 11018 wire they'd last forever. Im sure you know that. Beautiful job.
I have a friend who made a tire hammer like this, used a bogie from a Stuart light tank as the hammer assembly.
Sounds cool I'd like to see some pics if you have any send them along..
And thanks for checking out my channel.
+BIG DOG FORGE Sure, I'll see if I can get him to send me some
Very cool thanks man.
im so torn for what style hammer to build... this is by FAR the most simple design ive seen, and that is a complement because a lot of them seem overly complicated... you found a way to be rid of all the excess and have something that still works as its supposed to. this may have changed my plans... i was leaning more towards a leaf spring style hammer before, just because of the spring mechanism for the dupont style looked really intricate...
Thanks for the kind words.
I have built a helv hammer/leaf spring style hammer in the past. And didn`t have very much luck I could never get the hammer to deliver an efficient blow.
So this seemed to be the simplest answer and as usual the simplest answer is usually the right one and in this case for me it was.
Good luck on your build and if i can provide any info to help just let me know.
i subbed and just seen your replacement of the wood stump with that piece of 1045. looks like it works pretty good!
so that spring is from a motorbike? im guessing there is constant tension on it to hold it in place, as i dont see a bolt or anything through it... do you just have a piece of round stock stuffed in the end to hold it in place?
do you have the flywheel balanced?
im now designing something pretty much the same, except ill have a spare tire as the clutch. mount it behind on the drive shaft with a flywheel like yours.
how heavy is your flywheel? what is the OD of it, and how critical is the placement of the offset peg where the hammer linkage mounts?
i think that should be enough to get me going haha! thank you very much!
I am going to be doing a Q$A video on the hammer soon and I'll try to answer all your questions, I will be covering every thing from materials to dimensions and much more. Thanks .
BIG DOG FORGE i cant wait man :) i need to hit up my local scrap yard before they close the yard for the winter haha! thank you
CoreyTheWolfTWC been looking up a ton of designs, and i think i may copy this one except for the linkage. a set of leaf spring halves mounted to the side with shackles going to the rotating assembly seems to be popular as well. anvilfire's X2 design is what im thinking.
Your video did it. I'm making a hammer like this. I think this is the most efficient one. No other model.
But I think everyone bloat about how cheap it cost! I don't believe that. But anyway thank you.
That's awesome! I would be a little concerned about the huge spinning part and accidentally getting body parts stuck in it, but I'm clumsy as crap and hurt myself on things that nobody else can.
very nice I like junk I was wondering if you had a design you based your hammer off or just had an idea of the mechanics and ran with it
A quick comment, A piece of railroad track on end withe the round plate on top might work out. You could use a chainsaw and plung cut the center of the wooden beam to receive the track. brain storming lol love the videos!
great looking hammer... in the process of several expansions myself and about to start on a power hammer... wondering what kind of spring you used in the power head... have been looking at various strut springs but they all seem too stiff for proper timing.
You should check out my video called power hammer Q&A it covers just about everything I put into the hammer of the spring you're referring to came from a 1976 Honda CB750 I had to cut 1 inch off of it to get the right tension but it works perfectly. Thanks for watching and have a good one.
Do you have a build video of this, I have similar ideas but yours seems better, my idea will be heavier and bigger and I now wonder if I’m better going smaller!
Alexander Weygers would be proud! awesome work!
Wow that's very high praise, he was an amazing man with many talents. Thank you so much I do appreciate that. Thanks for watching and take care.
BIG DOG FORGE his books were just recommend to me, great reads, and just what I love, making awesome from left overs!
awesome job...
Thanks Joseph.
That looks exactly like what I would like to build.
This is amazing.
Thank you very much,
I appreciate the comments, I had a lot of fun building it and I use it almost every day.
I think it's beautiful
Freaking Sweet!
very cool subscribed
Very Good!..
Thanks!
Maybe not the best power hammer out there, but certainly the most impressive :)
Man that’s cool
It looks really smooth and quiet. Great work, maybe I'll have to order pillow block bearings and take a second look at my own junk piles. That really is a great build, most are over complicated and end up clunky and wobbly. Is there anything you found really vital to getting the results you did?
Don't offset the crank in front to far and the spring between the front arm's shouldn't be to stifff. Good luck with your build, I would love to see it when your done.
Cool Power hammer
It saves me so much work, thanks for checking out.
I love the idea, its simple yet effective. are the tracks mild or hardened steel? I'm a beginner and was told hard steel will chip and cut me with a miss hit
Hello and thanks for tuning in, the tracks are actually made from cold rolled steel it works well because it's harder but it's not hardened, thanks for watching and take care.
Yes sir you also
Hi Tim
Have you had to replace your spring at any time?
I've got ,just about, the identical spring and was wondering how much you compressed it initially?
Cheers
I have been using the same spring from the beginning and I compressed it around 2 1/2"
i wanted to ask, what is the Hight of the back post where the wheels and bushing are and the Hight of the anvil beam?
Hello Alfred from the base to the top of the post is 52 inches and from the base to the center line of the bearings is 57 inches, I'm not quite sure which part you're referring to as the anvil beam, if you could clarify I would be more than happy to get that dimension for you. Thanks for checking out the video and take care.
Good job, Big Dog Forge!
Thanks Jake, and thanks for watching.
I'm looking for a way to build a powerhammer myself too! This one works very smoothly, because of the light compression spring between the arms and because you have a perfect way to guide the RAM downworths. How did you construct the guide with the bearings? I cannot see it excactly in the video. Can you sent me a picture or sketch of it ?
Hello fpbinkhorst, I hope your power hammer build goes very well, there's a second video on the power hammer with much more detail describing exactly what you need, ua-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=2xoZgC6JiYQ this should help with your question. There's also a second link of an upgrade, ua-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=vm9KBhKCfG0 hopefully these will give you everything you need if not send me a message and I can provide further info. Thanks for tuning in take care.