Dave Armour 38 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Has anyone seen the Davinci cam/ helve hammer videos on YouTube? There's a couple out there: one with a wood frame and a multi part video on one with a steel frame. I'm kind of at that point where I don't need a power hammer but it would be handy to have a small one. Our local welding shop has a 25 lb LG, and it's really overkill for me. Has anyone ever used or seen one? The ones online are kind of thrown together, but I was thinking one made with changeable dies would be faster without taking up a huge amount of space. Thanks Dave Link to post Share on other sites
Dan P. 39 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Do a google search for "schwanzhammer". It's a mechanical principle the German speaking peoples held onto for longer and more widely then the rest of us. Link to post Share on other sites
Jerrod Miller 443 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I would think there would be quite a bit of wear and tear on the system that would make this not as nice to have than one would think. Have you thought about a foot powered treadle hammer? Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Armour 38 Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 I wondered about the durability especially of the cam wheel. Never really thought about a treadle hammer. The only ones I've ever seen were pretty large. I could scale one down to a smaller size. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,717 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I've never seen a treadle hammer with a larger footprint than one of those little toy DaVinci hammers. Plus they hit a LOT harder with less effort. Link to post Share on other sites
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