Rick,in response to your statement about 3 phase,I have lots of machines that I presently use phase converters on and they work great.some going on 10 years now. I have no hesitation about buying 3 ph.powered machines and buying a converter!It is also a lot cheaper and less time consuming than changing motors. the old saying works good for me, K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid)!JIM

Jim and Steve,

Both of you have Lg's post a couple of Pictures. I'm having a tough time posting pics. (Steve let me know what my problem is). Also Brion let me see that gorgeous hammer of yours here. We need photo's folk's!!

Dave from Diller

I have a 25 Little Giant and 3 Beaudry Champions a #2 #4 and a #7 the Little Giant works well for light stuff but doesn't even compare tothe Beaudrys for heaver work but for most people and general knife work the Little Giant is a very cost effective hammer as the are light enough to move around and are easy to get parts for as with my Beaudrys If some thing breaks I have to make the parts((no big deal for me but can be an issue for other people)I also do alot of other forging than knife work as like Ed said I think the right tool for the job, and it is nice to have more than one hammer if you do any kind of production work or can afford it, haveing power enough and foundation really help with the effecienty of a hammer, the brake isn't realy neccesary for knife work but can be extremly usful when using sping tooling or useing hand tooling (top tooling etc.)in my opion Keeping your hammers clean and well lubracated and adjusted correctly maked a hugh differance too. I have rebuilt or gone through my hammers to adjust and tune them and also to get a real good relationship with each hammer that way. heres a pic of my #2 Beaudry I will try to find one of the # 4 sized right.

Kevin A Willey

Thank you, Kevin

And yes post some pics of your other Beaudry's. That is a cute hammer.

This is what a guy looks like when he receives a brand new hammer.

Dave from Diller

I have one more photo to post. That might be of interest.

Can anyone identify the the two gentlemen and whose hammer this is? Plus a bonus question for those interested can you determine the size of hammer from the photo?

Dave from Diller

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I have one more photo to post. That might be of interest.

Can anyone identify the the two gentlemen and whose hammer this is? Plus a bonus question for those interested can you determine the size of hammer from the photo?

Dave from Diller

Dave, I cannot and will not answer because of inside information! ( kind of like insider trading)-but is there a prize?

Well I know the two gentlemen and I know whose hammer it is, also the size. However I also have inside information so I won't tell. Helps if you happen to be there when they were setting it up.

Brion

LOL!!! Well......if someone has never been "there" to see where this hammer is; then maybe they can figure out whose shop it is in by finding it in a WIP????

Here are a few photos of my 50# Canadian Giant I picked up a couple years ago. Apparently it has sat idle more than it has worked, much like some of the guys I work with lol. It was made 10 miles from my house and ended up about 60 miles from here in Port Colborne at a blacksmith shop. A friend owned it and offered it to me for $1200 and he commenced to talk himself down to $1000 until I stopped him with a handful of cash. I still haven't got a new coat of paint on it but that makes it fit in with most of my other machines. Thanks for looking.

I have one more photo to post. That might be of interest.

Can anyone identify the the two gentlemen and whose hammer this is? Plus a bonus question for those interested can you determine the size of hammer from the photo?

Who is that guy???

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Who is that guy???

Whoever the guy is, he looks like he's having fun with his new 50 pounder. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//wink.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

Gary

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Dave, I cannot and will not answer because of inside information! ( kind of like insider trading)-but is there a prize?

okay! okay! I CANT TAKE ANYMORE! I WILL NOT TELL WHO TOLD ME, BUT, HIS INITALS ARE DAVE SLOAN!

Thanks Jim,

Original photo's are of Harlan "Sid" Suedmeier and myself fine tuning Steve Culver's newly restored 50#er.

Dave from Diller

Original photo's are of Harlan "Sid" Suedmeier and myself fine tuning Steve Culver's newly restored 50#er.

And a fine hammer it is!!!

A couple of weeks ago, Butch Sheely gave me some documents showing how to build trip-hammer brakes. I am trying to obtain permission to reprint the material here. I'll get the information posted to this thread as soon as I am certain that I'm not infringing on anyone's copyrights.

I the murky recesses of my mind… I don't know where this idea came from. Heck, maybe I thought of it. There is a concept for a power hammer brake, using the disc brake components from the front wheel of a motorcycle. The brake rotor is attached in some manner to the main shaft of the hammer. The caliper is mounted on a bracket attached to the hammer frame. The brake master cylinder is mounted on the hammer frame and is actuated by linkage attached to the hammer treadle.

I made a brake for my 250# little giant. I used a tire rivited to a stainless strap. It works pretty good when the the thing isn't drippin wet from condation.