Power hammer (better look)

[@hayatim_macera]

Cong. yes brother, same machine at the same time :) have a good jobs.

[@robertburgoyne138]

Hello James...I wish to build a power hammer and have been scouring the internet for ideas. After viewing many websites and youtube vids it is clear to me that your design meets my needs in terms of clean design and capability without a loss of functionality. They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery so I'd like your permission to copy your design? If so, would you mind sharing a few more specifications regarding base dimensions, steel used, motor, amount of motor-to-drive pin offset for the hammer mechanism, etc? Or if you have a set of plans I'd be happy to purchase them from you? Thanks James and great job!!!

[@manga12]

ah its about time you updated, looks like the final design is fairly sturdy and simple, on a nice rustic looking wood cabinet dont look like it strikes too hard but its fairly fast and looks like a japanese style hammer not unlike that of murray carter

[@jamesball7322]

Yes the hammer carter uses is a production model from japan and is a bit heavier ,it does function better and like with most all videos (no real justice unless standing in front of it )

[@manga12]

@@jamesball7322 ah

[@jamesball7322]

manga12 Oh and the wood base is 4x4’s glued and bolted together solid

[@donaldlyons6393]

What size tubes are you using? I have Clay Spencer's plans, but i don't need anything that big. I can eye ball the build, just need the material sizes so i dont build it only to have it fall apart on me.

[@jamesball7322]

The square tube used is 2” OD ,the ram is also 2” solid round and the anvil is 5” solid round Hit me up on messenger under James McMillan for faster replies and pics/videos

[@SAVAGE_IRON]

very smooth mechanical!

[@jamesball7322]

Man I had to take down my first power hammer off KZbin cause I had a offensive piece of cloth in the background or I’d share it with you The one in this video is only 30 pound ram where the big one is a 100 pounder Thank you for coming over and seeing my builds ,not a lot of people view there viewers if you get what I mean 👊

[@SAVAGE_IRON]

@@jamesball7322 youtube and their idiotic guidelines, can't do any video without offending some panzyass, keep flying that cloth proud brother. great thing about a pneumatic is you can make some pretty heavy hammers with very few moving parts, so long as the compressor can keep up. not a problem at all! i like to see other peoples builds!

[@jamesball7322]

James Savage I sent you a message on messenger,I believe it to be you as the crest looks the same 🤔

[@SAVAGE_IRON]

@@jamesball7322 i have a different avatar on facebook.

[@jamesball7322]

James Savage Oops 😬

[@mikeleahey9190]

Any way to get some plans on this hammer set up? This looks like a relatively easy build...Can’t afford one of those BIG BLUE MAX hammers!

[@jamesball7322]

I’ve made promises of plans in the past and it’s just my least favorite part is the jotting down of measurements I can go over it with a tape and explain in another video but as far as written plans go I wouldn’t want to fold on another promise I did all my cherry-picking from other vids and help from who’s now a good friend (Roger Smith)

[@mikeleahey9190]

James Ball understand that, I can somewhat get most of the general relationships of the various pieces by studying what I see, but not sure what the wheel is actually doing in this set up. motor size and ballpark ram size and weight. Any other direction from those that you learned from would be greatly appreciated.

[@jamesball7322]

Mike Leahey Well I’d love to help only I’d like to be a bit more effective through other means of communication,messenger for instance Look me up under James McMillan or even my email ([e-mail])

[@JDeWittDIY]

@@jamesball7322 A video would be a great idea. That way if anyone wants to build the power hammer, they can watch the video a few times and take notes of the measurements and key details.

[@emilborjesson578]

How much does the hammer/ram wheigh?

[@congruewoodworks1474]

Dude.. Nice! Love the sound too. Question about the bottom round piece, is it heat treated? I finally was able to go to the surplus metal yard and found so much nice steel. The only thing is I couldn't picture heat treating such big pieces.

[@jamesball7322]

No it’s just mild round stock ,I had planned on a bottom die

[@congruewoodworks1474]

@@jamesball7322Will the bottom mild steel die deform over time? What then?

[@jamesball7322]

Congrue Woodworks I should post more about me forging blades huh ?....I wouldn’t use mild steel for a blade right 🤷🏻‍♂️ I find it odd you remind me of steel properties,I did originally have planned to add bottom plate that would accommodate switching of dies due to the result of deformation Thank you for check n it out ✌️

[@budururevathi3475]

How much cost

[@jamesball7322]

How much to build it was right around $500

[@msblades5382]

what happened to the other hammer? the one with the fork tines as the hammer and thr bucket pins as the anvil Martin

[@jamesball7322]

I still have it ,it has been sold for years but the owner has yet to come get her

[@congruewoodworks1474]

@@jamesball7322 Who buys a big item like that and never picks it up?

[@jamesball7322]

Congrue Woodworks A local guy I call a friend of course,basically doesn’t have the room where he lives now 😬🤷🏻‍♂️

[@congruewoodworks1474]

@@jamesball7322 Ah, that makes sense.

[@jamesball7322]

Congrue Woodworks Hay I do appreciate the questions I’m some have wanted to ask ,that and so other people that like reading comments may find the answers Thank you again for the interest

[@Milan22229]

why is the ram not touching the anvil when idle?

[@jamesball7322]

Basically you have to have the hover space to allow for built up inertia and the thickness of the work piece Like proper form with baseball

[@Milan22229]

Does this mean your are slowing the ram down so that it is not hitting the anvil at full power when there is no soft workpice stopping it

[@jamesball7322]

Milan Kinda ,I am feathering the peddle at all times really It’s way faster than that