Alex Roy Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 just got heat back in the shop last week and Kicking my self in the ass to get out there. Sorry for it taking so long. Watch out, life will kill you if your not careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 No rush Alex! Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Roy Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 I have a dilemma. I made the anvil out of square tubing and packed it with fine sand. Now im realizing that it will take alot of the force out of the hit. It may end up like hitting a stump, instead of hitting an anvil. Im going to do some equations in physics and see what I come up with. Here is the problem. The anvil weighs about 40 lbs and the hammer weighs about 70 lbs. Now you see the problem. My only saving grace is that the base plate weighs about 180 lbs. I would appreciated input. My idea is to remove the anvil and replace it with a 110 lbs 6"x6" and make a post anvil out of that with 4" square post for the remainder (1" squares welded together). Here is a rough picture of and Im gonna start on the guide ram soon. TREADLE____.bmp Watch out, life will kill you if your not careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Alex, I would suggest HIGHLY building up the anvil from solid like that, that would make it hit much harder and work like an anvil, that will solve your problem. Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Roy Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 New installment, spent the day on the guide ram. The one side that is not complete needs to be customized, because thats where the arm thats holding the ram is going to go. Watch out, life will kill you if your not careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Geldart Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 (edited) I got my treadle hammer the easy way, I bought it on eBay. The springs have been removed for ease of transportation. Edited July 7, 2008 by Bob Geldart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Getting there Alex! Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Roy Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Im gonna send more pics in a day or two, I have been working on it for the past 6-7 days and im getting close to completion. I would just like to know if anyone could think up a decent name for the hammer. So far I have -Squishus Maximus -El Squisho Grande And my personal favorite "The Coarse Adjustment" Watch out, life will kill you if your not careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Norris Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Thumper. As in the movie "Bambie". What can I say? Little hammer. Big attitude! ~Bruce~ “All work is empty save when there is love, for work is love made visible.” Kahlil Gibran "It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them." - Alfred Adler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Roy Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 It is in working order, but still not finished, it has been laying dormant for the last week or so. Here are some pics. Watch out, life will kill you if your not careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!! Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan B. A. Jackson Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) NICE i cant realy give you any advice but i like the name thumper. you could always name it after what body part it "thumps" first (thumb crusher, toe smasher). ive got a hammer thats named flat hotdog.............no coment. im leaving the explanation up to your imagination, just one thing my cat was involved. Edited September 3, 2008 by Ethan B. A. Jackson viva whatever country this is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt.simmons Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 thats awsome is it powered by you ? im green as grass so please dont think im a dumb ass . iv never seen one of these what a great idea .. what sort of force can this produce ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Yes, you stomp on the treadle and the head comes down and whacks whatever's in between the dies. They're great for single solid blows, like stamping and such, and can be good for slitting, punching, and drifting if your bottom die is appropriate to the task. The best way to think of them is as a really slow but strong apprentice with a sledge hammer for those times you want or need to use top tooling but only have two arms. They are not a great substitute for a power hammer or press, although with determination and the proper dies you can use them to draw out billets and such. I have one not nearly as nice as the one pictured above, it's a swing-arm type with a lot of slop in the arms rather than an inline-motion type. I use it very rarely, but I'm not going to get rid of it because what it does, it does very well indeed. What it doesn't do, well, that's why I also have a power hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'artania Arthur Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 As a beginner smith with no money but access to tools to build a simpler version of a treadle hammer, would one reccomend me putting in the effort to build one for drawing out heavy lengths of steel? I'm just minding that my arms just dont cut it for the big heavy truck springs, and i rarely get a buddy out to help. being 18, i would very much like to save my limbs from breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 A treadle hammer is NOT a powerhammer, the sooner you understand that the better. Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn patterson Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 KICK ASS project you got going there.. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beran Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 A great project and workmanship. That base plate is awesome! Looking forward to more pics. I wish I had those dies too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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