Homemade Blacksmith Power Hammer - Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2016
- Part 2 of 3 videos on building a Power Hammer with details on how it was built.
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I like Byron Brummer's comment, and also I am really impressed with this design Rick. Rarely can one not only build and design something like this, but also explain it properly and have it all make sense. Really cool.
Thank you Scott - it sure has saved my shoulders (which are bad) from hammering
Wow, this makes so much sense. The hammer falling on to the work is all that is needed. And you have done that with the least amount of building. Great.
Thanks - I really appreciate this feedback. Booyah!
Really nice and more simple than other power hammers I've seen.
+firstgeer Thanks and thanks for watching
Very nice setup! One of the better homemade Power Hammers i have seen. thank you for sharing. Hope to see it in work soon.
+Marc Senteney Thanks for the comment - next video will be moving some metal to see how it really works
A-1 video in terms of explanation of your design. Very helpful. I’m going to make one of these, and I’ll hew closely to your design. You know what they say, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.
This is exactly what I've been looking to be used for my charcoal briquette production. I'll give you an update soon. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
awesome
I am very impressed with your creation and the detail and advice in your build description. I've been putting off my build because I wasn't confident in some design aspects which you have dealt with in detail. I'm also grateful for Byron Brummer's advice which I'll incorporate. Many thanks and well done.
Thank you! If you have not seen, I made a few updates back in May in the video link below; may help. Good luck with your build. th-cam.com/video/TgbWxa6LLsI/w-d-xo.html
Excellent build & explanation Rick! IMHO it's a fantastic design, affordable & easy to modify if needed, thanks for sharing the 2 vids
Thank you B Hiltz - you made my day!!!
Great video, very good info relay. I will be trying this out this weekend. I believe I have 90% of the stuff I need in the shop. Thank you for your time.
Did you end up trying this design? How do you like it?
I really enjoyed watching the videos of your cam hammer taking shape, and i never thought I'd say that! For what it's worth (since I know nothing about this stuff) I think you did an exceptional job, both on the cam hammer itself and certainly on the clear video presentation, with clear and concise dimensions and everything. Leonardo himself would approve :) I hope you're enjoying battering metal into shape
Thank you!
Thank you for the kind words my friend. The power hammer has opened up many new doors in Blacksmithing that I would otherwise never tried. Next project is to try my hand at making Damascus. Thanks again and enjoy the holidays
Very informative video. Thanks for all the explanation and specs!
Very Impressive Build, I've watched about every build video on here and this one has been the most informative and best design (In my opinion folks) Thank you for all the information sir! As I am building my own version right now, Trying to use the best ideas from everyone's videos, and the materials I have on hand, Finally I get some solid design info on the Davinci cam, i just didn't feel good about guessing the correct lift, I was going to ask one of our engineers at work but I think you nailed it very close. I like what Byron suggested also on the lift, once again thank you!
Incredible video, thank you for sharing with the world the results of your hard knocks. VERY well done, your level of detail and thoroughness was awesome.
Thank you!!
Nice bit of kit... look forward to seeing what you produce using it.
+Simon Wilson Thanks Simon, - yes the next step is to move the hammer into the forge area next door and start beating some steel :-) Cheers....
awesome job on the power hammer bud, Iv been looking for a simple build for one and yours does it. just great looking forward to seeing it in action. keep up the great work.
+bobby beaupre (Wildman) Thank you very much - I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Awesome, exactly what i was looking for, instead of electric motor, i am going to try to use my PTO on tractor to turn cam
That is a very ingenious design and relatively simple to make with some metal and a powerarc welder.
thank you!
Great job, easy to follow and excellent explanation on how you laid out your cam
Thanks Brian - appreciate that!
Good build and very well explained. Well done and thanks.
Wow... awesome work, awesome design and giving such great detail in the description
Thanks Matthew - appreciate the feedback - so far it's been working great; Booyah!
Oh my God! I'm an infant blacksmith and I have everything to build this but a welding machine! I'm going to build an arc welder from some microwave coils and fans and a big metal tool box, but after that I will build this hammer! Thanks for your awesome video!
+MooCowMoo Cow - Thank you!! Holy Cowah Bunga - I have never seen anyone build their own welder before - can't wait to see that video.
Whole lotta work just to make kindling. 😉 thanks for showing the design. It makes this possible for amateur hobbiest.
+John Holman - LOL your right :) Thanks for the laugh and glad you like the design. It's sure helping my shoulders and arms...
Dude this is absolutely badass! Great explanation and awesome design.
Thank you!!!
just simple and clever)))bravo,молодцы ребята!!!
Thank you!!
Congratulations Guy! Your idea to this hammer is very cool! I was looking for some thing like this. Thank's to show us.
+Luiz Augusto Prado - Gracious. Thanks for watching.
I have seen a few DIY designs like this, this one looks like it will do the job. Decent height, very heavy hammer, and spring assisted on the down stroke. The leverage in that spring however is making it rather ineffective. Get a garage door spring and mount that between the wheel and the hammer, and get a solid punch from that hammer.
Good idea - thanks - Not sure about you, but without this machine, I could not manage given my bad shoulders...
Inspirational! Thanks for sharing!
Nicely done. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
+lornie212 Thank you :-)))
Very nicely done!
A good thing with this, no need to adjust for thick pieces.
thats slick.... I like it....I also like that you gave us the measurements...forge on...
Thanks Jerry!! If you decide to build one yourself - would love to see a picture or video of it. I'll feature it on my channel. Thanks again; Booyah!
Great build. An inspiration to us all.
+Rich Dire Wolf Forge Thank you Rich!
That is an awesome hammer Rick! I'm getting into blacksmithing and wanted to build a steam powered power hammer and couldn't figure out how to change the rotational movement to pounding. This is brilliant.
Thank you Thomas - Glad to hear your getting into Blacksmithing. I'm finding it to be awesome and the hammer is sure helping my arms and shoulders. Good luck with your build and would love to see it when finsihed.
I was talking with a buddy of mine about it. I want the hammer to be powered by steam, but the clutch to be run by an electric servo. That way I can get my google assistant to start and stop it. "Hey google, start the hammer. " I have a long way to go, but it looks like fun.
Wood worker, turned knife maker? I'm in the same boat. Un the process of getting tings together for a knife grinder. Seeing this makes me want a forge now. Great design. Simple but effective!
Thanks Alamodem!! Your right - I go back and forth wood-metal-wood-metal as I like them both.....hey if your looking for ideas on a grinder, I posted a few videos of one I recently finished. Good luck with your build and thanks for your comment.
I'd recommend a 2'x2' board under the working pillar so you don't crack your concrete floor.
Or put down a rubber mat or use hockey pucks for feet.
You can clean up the welds using a gas welder and preheating the metal. It'll make your welds less brittle.
Loctite the 1" nuts so they don't shake off.
Thanks for the suggestions - check out my final version part 3. Thanks again for the tips
You fiind a good philosophy for building a power hammer camera is usefull quality explaning thanks for all technical informations.Alll the best for 2021.
Thanks for watching!
How cool is that. Very ingenious. I think I can even build one of those. LOL
+R.L. HEARN Thank you! I must admit it's pretty basic, and I suspect most could easily make one. It sure is helping my arms and shoulders :-)
nice project and really very simple design..thanks for it..
Thank you! Cheers!
very good machine...congratulations and thank for this...
Thank you!!
Good job..!
Nice job I like your fabrication methods and engineering great job
+Jaime Kepfinger Thanks Jaime !!!!
Genius. I love it!
Thanks for checking it out; Booyah!
Great idea.....awesome...!!!!!
very simple, very good design... i like it
Thank you!!!
Man, you need to make a blueprint of that, cause I know I would buy one!
This is insane! So cool!
+Maker Workshop Thank you!!!
I want to see it move some steel!! looks great! two thumbs up
+john kotlarchick Thanks John - in part 3 I tested it out on some tough metal - so far it's been really helpful - thanks again for your comment!!
your my new go to channel. I'm going to attempt to make your twister.
Awesomeness - would love to see it when complete - booyah
Simple but very smart, i like it.
+irlrp Thank you :-)))
I like the hammer Because the spring is in it right place because that way applies the lever force plus the hammer weight congratulations
Thank you Jose 👍🏼👍🏼
Gracias por compartir ese ingenio .👏👏👏👏👏
Love this!! My next project
Thank you - would love to see your hammer once done - good luck with the build!
Hey, nice wooden forging, makes for good kindling, I shouldn't wonder. Hehehe, I love it!! :D
+tanglediver LOL - yes it's multifunctional :)
thank you for this video. its a good design
+gunnysgun 556 - thank you and thanks for watching - Cheers!!
Awesome! This is amazeballz. loving the ingenuity and great lookin shop as well! Looking forward to new videos.
Many thanks my friend. Cheers!
If you have some flanged wheel bearings with the standard 1-3/8"OD they will fit inside of 1-1/2" steel pipe.
Thank you!
Ya Hav done it for me goin to build this thks again Awesome build Not Hard on the brain not Crazy on the Pocket Book so thks again for Showing me This Sign me Up Rick well worth the time to Watch ya Farmer
Thank you 521 - I spent three hours in the forge today hammering out railroad anchors into Bowie knives - tough steel to work but the power hammer saved me - I would have never been able to do it by hand. Would love to see your build when done, let me know how it goes, and thanks for comment.
That is Art
Very nicely done 👍
thanks Ben! Booyah!
I believe you could get quite a bit more power out of that motor by modifying your cam design. Currently you've got a consistent lift rate of 2" per 1/4 rotation, however the hammer is easiest to move at the bottom (beginning) of its stroke because the springs are under less tension. The result is your motor is working increasingly harder as it reaches the top of the stroke and fights the ever tighter springs. Modifying the cam to lift more aggressively at the beginning of the stroke (when the springs are relaxed) and tapering off that rate near as the lift continues to the end (when the springs are most stressed), would allow your motor to both work more efficiently but also give you more overall "torque" (because of the less aggressive taper at the end of stroke). The result should be that you could load the hammer with considerably heavier springs.
Really, I'd think you could load springs/weight onto the hammer until just before the motor bogs down. I think after that it's about figuring out where the most powerful balance is between a heavier hammer and heavier springs.
I love this hammer design because it allows for building up fewer, heavier strokes. More time to think, less blows to go wrong, much better on the ears and hands, what's not to love!
I like your thinking on the Cam design. The tricky part is finding the right balance of everything. If the cam design is to agressive at the start and RPM high, the hammer arm can bottom out on the cam before it hits the steel; whihc is bad for the wooden cam and/or gear reducer. Although, thats the fun part of building yourself - the trial and errors to get to what's optimal. Thanks for your good ideas and good luck if you decide to build one. Booyah
@@RickRabjohn it looks like your Cam throws the hammer an inch or so above 6 inches, so it looks like you can take an inch off the cam. Also it looks like the cam spins before the hammer can fall into proper position, causing the wheel on the hammer to strike the cam, it appears you would lose striking force and cause damage to both the wheel and the cam after repeated strikes. I could be wrong though.
Great suggestion
I really like this design, possible the most simplest i have seen, but if the job is only to life a weight and drop it then why over think it!! Kudos
Exactly ifell3 - appreciate it and thanks for checking it out - cheers!
Me gusta tu maguina de golp artesanal y la exlicacion dios te bendiga tu trabajo . Saludos y adelante ...desde guatemala....
Gracious Luis...unfortunately, I can't speak or read this language....sorry...only english please. Thank you.
Nice design!
Thank you!!
Nice I'm going to try and implement this into a water powered bushcraft design. Consisting only of wood. Although I'm going to see if i can make a combined hammer and saw.
Dame - that sounds interesting - would love to see it when done - hopefully you'll post some videos....Good luck with your build!
Nice job brotha, I like it. It definitely beats spending thousands of dollars off that bat for those industrial machines that do the same thing. It's awesome you can make big bucks if you're good at forging and save tons of money while you do it. I think more TH-cam videos should be like this
+Laxus Dubai Wow thank you very much - it's been big fun and the hammer is saving my arms and shoulders :-)
ha ha i bet it would be.
Awesome !
Great build and you gave me ideas for mine. One thing you could do if you need it shorter is put the spring in between the wheel and the pivot point. It wouldn't have to be as tall and use as much material. Just an idea but nice work. Also could have the base removable and replace it to split wood as well.
I agree. You could easily shorten the power hammer by 12 to 18 inches and save a little on steel. Thanks Scott and looking forward to seeing your build - good luck!
💯💥Muy buen trabajo, gracias por compartir
Good job.thanks.
Thank you Ricardo!!
If you can adjust the height of the wheel i relation to the bar, you could then increase the height of the hammer and its force.
very good idea. you could have several sizes and may be able to adjust to the amount of hit you need on different materials.
Nice machine
Thanks bro, sharing this video very nice and helpful
Thank you Gurbir!
Nice job man
+Smiley de Kock Thank you!!
Excellent, detailed explanation Rick, thanks for sharing. It's a thumbs-up and a sub from me.
Thank you!
this looks so simple and yet so powerful.
great work and project was awesome ;)
+riot yud Thank You Riot Yud - I'm now trying to figure out the simplest and inexpensive way to design/build a 2x72 belt grinder - that's always the fun part.
you're welcome. btw i have the same project in mind coz i don't have a belt sander. i guess i'll wait for you to upload a new video just to get an idea of how you made yours :P
+riot yud I like the design from Joe Calton - he has a channel with a real simple vertical design I am thinking about.
Yeah very slick,well done
amazing
A Da Vinci hammer, nice to see one bought to the modern world.
+Micheal Donnellan - dame - I was hoping I was first - he beat me to the design by 450 years....sigh....
Nice
Thanks for the video
Thank you for checking it out; Booyah!
Very nice
Brilliant design, and something I may try to build a "my version of". It appears quite effective, and not over fast (I like a little slower work.) If drawing out metal at forging temperatures you can go too far easily with the faster hammers.
Thank you John - your sooo right - faster is not always better - I built my hammer with a step pulley that can deliver 60, 80, or 120 beats per minute - but I prefer the 80 beats per minute speed - thanks for checking it out - several have built this version - so good luck with your build and would love to see it when you finish it!
Looking good Rick really hoped you was gonna squash some steel out on it...subbed so look forward to seeing it in action.
+ppotty1 Thanks - squashing billets is in the plan for Part 3 - once I am able to move this beast into the forging area. Stay tuned and more to come...Cheers
Nice i really lick your construction, grate work
+Project of the day - Thank you my friend, cheers!
Grate spelling
Real cool man! great job, but don't ever show that cam wheel weld again! ohh my eek
Thanks Mike - working on the welding - must be the equipment :-)
That thing is dog ugly and beautiful at the same time. I love it! I'm designing my own and think that I have to 'borrow' some of your ideas for my project. Thanks for posting this video!
Hey hey - thanks for checking it out - I've created a playlist in part to show others who have built similar power hammers - would love to see your final build and will add it to the list. Good luck with your project!
I need smaller wheel, + a strong spring on bottom pulling down for fast hits... nicely done sir
Thanks Shawn - would love to see your build once done.
Rick Rabjohn I've been thinking about it, I do have a nice electric motor in the garage.I am new to the blacksmithing hobby I only make knives "two so far". I've been looking all over the Internet for a small power hammer for sale but there's nothing out there only bigger ones for too much money.
Shawn P I experienced that as well, plus it's nice to make your own and save a bundle
Nice one! I also built myself a pedal hammer. Probably gonna use your Design to power it.
Thats awesome, would love to see it when done - let me know if not too much trouble....
@@RickRabjohn The hammer is already here on TH-cam, and for sure ther will be another vid about it when I update it.😅
I would use pillow blocks for your hinges, not the bolts and like. Can see it deflecting.
I agree that pillow blocks would be awesome ( originally, was trying to keep the total cost down ) - thanks
thanks I'll post a video when she's done
Good start, I’ll bet your next hammer is even better.
Thank you John ! Booyah
Rick Rabjohn once a person starts designing they will start thinking how to make it better. Heavier head and faster. Don’t stop with this one. Keep on going. Once you get it perfected you may want to market them. Lots of blacksmiths would love to have an affordable hammer. Keep up the good work.
@@JohnDavis-yz9nq Thank you John -!!
Good job
I tried thanks
Commendable. Interesting design
Welds not adequate
Great Idea, using Simplified Design with a Simple Machinery.
I think this power hammer works superior performance.
Unlike other power hammer that is complicated machinery and poor performance.
Thank you my friend - appreciate it.
Jajaja ni@@RickRabjohn no
I think you should consider making the striking head and anvil mountable
parallel with the striking arm for longer pieces of stock so they don't hit the cam
incredible work though keep it up
Thanks Gerry - I'm gonna give that some thought - interesting idea.
That is just bad ass
LOL - thank you!!
Great piece of work..
Does exactly what you need..👍
Yes, thanks
Wouldn't it be less damage/wear to the cam if it was skinned in metal or was wrapped in a thick rubber to absorb the shock of the wheel when it comes back down onto it?
I don’t think it hits the cam, as far as I can see, it hits the anvil or metal before the cam engages. As he said the first part of the cam doesn’t engage the hammer.
this is pretty genius stuff
+TheEvilways101 Thank you!
check out my buddies blacksmith channel.. Workshop of Death "forging a pineapple twist"
very clever
Thank You!
good job, looks great. I hate to say this but you need to do a welding class. Try turning your amps up by at least 10 amps maybe more. but a great job all the same.
LOL Thanks Trevor. I think your right, but I blame my equipment :-). I'm limited to a small flux core welder, and it struggles with anything thicker than 1/8 inch. The good news - nothing has come apart - the bad news - it's not pretty. I am looking at the Everlast 200 Powerarc Stick Welder to add to my arsenal. For now, I'll just cover the welds with putty and paint ....... Thanks for the comment!