Dan P. 31 Posted June 18, 2018 New to me. Neat little thing, a 1948 1/2 Cwt Massey spring hammer. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkLFSZdgqoH/?taken-by=danprendergastknives 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 1,529 Posted June 18, 2018 Nice! I'm a little jealous, that's a serious small industrial hammer as opposed to my delightfully elfin 50lb. Star (ca. 1924) that weighs in at around 750 lbs total. Same spring arrangement, about a third of the frame mass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Mercier 62 Posted June 19, 2018 Nice little hammer, that A frame must give it a lot of stiffness though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan P. 31 Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) I don't know how much it weighs (it weighs plenty), but it is not as stable as it could be. The design makes it weirdly front and top heavy, and its on sleepers which I don't think helps. But it is a lovely little machine. And it's also hands down the noisiest power hammer I've ever seen. It out-noisies air hammers four times its size. With ease. I guess because it is a mechanical? Instead of the full spectrum thump of an air hammer there is just an almighty slap at a phenomenally penetrating frequency when forging anything under about 1/4". Edited June 20, 2018 by Dan P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
