I appreciate the video, i'll be building something similar but with an electric motor. my main question is what specific springs are you using? whats the weight tension? could i increase the spring size to increase the hammer weight? p.s. for the threaded rod i think you would basically make a ladder at the top of your posts with cross pieces with a gap in the middle.. pin in one spot then use the rod with a drill to drive tension on your springs down which would be your adjustment.

Amazing job best wishes always God bless

Because of your video I ended up building one of these. Excellent idea! Thanks for the design and motivation.

That is really cool. Well done!

Do you have schematics you can sell ?

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I really like your operation your ideas and your excitement to make things I am a old guy love to make things tools and usable items. rounding up parts from my scrap pile to make this hammer. It looks like and inside measurement between the upright s is about 18 inches is that close

Treadle Hammer. Also known as the "Hoedown Hammer"

I really like your concept here.

You might be interested in the considerations that went into my Grasshopper Treadle Hammer. Let me know if you'd like to discuss these issues: The Grasshopper Treadle Hammer is a vertical-motion hammer that uses no sliding or rolling parts to achieve the vertical motion, only pivots. The vertical motion provides accurate striking of the work or tool, regardless of its height or thickness. ... The principal advantage of using only pivot joints is to enable a longer stroke than can be easily achieved by other means. (Other designs employ rollers or sliders and must keep those devices “engaged” with the ram throughout its stroke.) ... The anvil is free of obstructions in all directions. The stroke of the hammer is 34 inches, and most of this stroke may be used effectively because the height of the treadle can be adjusted to accommodate for different work heights. Furthermore, through most of the hammer stroke there is no return force exerted upward against the foot. Only at the bottom of the stroke does a sudden increase in return force provide a kick-back to bring the hammer up for the next stroke. This point at which this kick-back force cuts in is automatically adjusted as the treadle is adjusted to accommodate different work heights. The treadle height adjustment is made by means of a hand crank mounted at the front of the hammer, where the user normally stands, so the user is not exposed to undue hazard (as by reaching under the hammer mechanism). Preliminary plans for the Grasshopper Treadle Hammer were released in 2000. After that first publication, a number of corrections and revisions were made and released in 2004. In this 2009 edition, the kickback mechanism has been completely redesigned -- improved and simplified - again.

Get u a coil spring comp. For removing car and truck coil springs . Make it easier and safer . Them springs can really hurt u bad . Hope this helps some . Looks good . And only one ive seen like it . Keep up the good work

A very clever design. You're aware of its potential weak points, so I won't dwell on them, but only make some suggestions you might consider. Always use the weakest possible springs that will hold the ram up and not stretch beyond their elastic limits when the ram is fully to the anvil. The reason is that a weak spring has a small spring constant, k, where F=kx, so the force needed to bring the ran to the anvil is the least possible. In your case, you might extend make the spring-mounting points further apart to accommodate such weaker springs at greater stretch. My Grasshopper Treadle Hammer, inspired in part by Clay Spencer's roller-blade-wheel hammer, was much criticized due to it's relative complexity of construction, but I chose that route to eliminate all sliders, to have maximum accuracy, 22" hammer travel, a weightless ram, 2:1 ram:treadle speed, and very fast adjustability in a single crank. DO NOT EVER put your hands between the ram and the anvil. Granted, the chances of that ram falling unexpectedly are small, but ask Clay Spencer whether they're non-zero!

I'm not a blacksmith but more of a hobby/professional machinist, mechanic. KZbin fed me your video and it caught my eye. I'm impressed at your ability to design a tool that works well for you (and will likely work well for others) with common materials and the intentional lack of precision out of neccesity (no bearings, wear strips, etc). I have build many tools and small machines over the years with the same motivation and they are some of the most useful, efficient, effective things I've ever made to suit my needs. Good job!!!!

I love the simplicity, I have been looking to build a treadle hammer and this design is pure genius, thank you for sharing.

Thats a really nice design! The only thing I'd consider to be easy and beneficial is a brace across the top (which could be even just be pinned in for maintenance). As an engineer I agree with the omission of bearings and slide guides from a cost & ease of construction perspective because being a foot powered machine, you arent ever going to wear those components out. Hell, the 100 year old power hammers have only ever needed their tight tolerance bronze wear components replaced a few times in an industrial setting. All of that also has me considering some alterations to my power hammer build design for ease of building & maintenance.

Good stuff dude. I was thinking about making something like your design and then I found your videos. I’m a wood worker though and I’m thinking of making the main body and frame from some strong oak.

Congratulations on the build of your new machine.

Thank you for sharing your videos with us

..good advice. over-engineering doesn't hurt...

Where do you live? Are you able to work outside year round? I thought about getting a lean-too set up for a 75kg I was looking at but some of those machines don’t like to be too cold

I'm a hobby blacksmith who has been wanting a good tredle hammer that if I spend the money to build will last me my life thank you for designing one that match that criteria

..another Good machine. i do like the "over-engineered" parts. Unlike industry today, you build something to last...!

Very nice setup. My shop is out of space or I might consider this. At the moment there's a Champion power hammer for sale near me but the price is a bit too steep and as mentioned I'm short of space. Which do you prefer, hydraulic or power hammer?

Get a couple thousand pounds of concrete under it’ll hit a lot harder

Amazing

Wow...I was looking at making a Potvin style treadle hammer but this seems like less faff. nice

Seems the base needs to be much heavier, and with cast iron. Lots of vibrations.

You should draw up some plans and sell the plans for a modest price. It would generate some revenue and help your channel

I like what you've built it is about as simple as it gets I think.

I just got all my basic blacksmithing supplies this week, and somehow stumbled on your channel after seeing a bunch of over complicated, and expensive, designs for power hammers and treadle hammers. As a dude who has no skills when it comes to metalworking, never touched a welder... this is slightly daunting but feels doable with a bit of practice and prep unlike all the other things I've seen. It also seems somewhat affordable, whereas most the others i have seen are costly enough you might as well save a little bit more and buy one. You may not have many subscribers/viewers, but your teaching style is better than most of the other blacksmithing pages with far more views/subs. I hope in the future (probably at least a year or two) I will build myself something like this.

I am newly subscribed to your channel and will at some point build this for my shop as I really like the design. One suggestion I would have for you to help you grow your channel is if recording with a phone, place that phone on the horizontal not vertical. Only short video formats (one minute or less) should be in the vertical format. Good luck with your blacksmithing and keep up the great work bud.

I certainly hope the H13 holds up better than the 5160 did! Can't imagine it won't.

Yes it'll wear out... when you're long dead and gone.

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..well durn! Sometimes ya just got to try and see...

Wow, Mr. Murphy and his law were obviously present in your shop for that punching! I've not tried using 5160 as a punch, and now I really won't! Hope things improve for you!

Good design I like it 👍

I am glad I came across your videos, I think the versatile is awesome

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is it possible to use this same concept to build a drop hammer on boat for dock.

Hi I found these videos researching ideas to build my own treadle hammer. One idea I have is using a counterweight system instead of springs, it would be easy to adjust your lifting force on the ram, and would be open to a considerable amount of travel

Some times you need a third hand, thank you.

That's tradle hammer is a super clever design, do you recall how many heats it toke you to puch that hole? Cheers!

looks really nice!

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Love it, the welding rod brake release made me smile.

..necessity is the mother of invention. now figuring out how to put it together is all you. Well done sir. i hope you have seen Gary Huston's Adjustable hammer. You do an incredible job...!!

Dude, this is a boss idea. I am inspired to dig through the junk pile and build one.

Can you explain more on this?

I was cruising around the internet looking for ideas and this came up! Love it, going to tweak the design for myself and if you don’t mind I’ll document the build on my channel and credit for the inspiration.