Alec Steele Alec! Thanks so much! I've been watching your videos for awhile now and I'm a fan! Love your work and I hope to take a class with you someday! Keep it up!
@@shonaoneill5151 jealous much? With your 2 subscribers and crap for videos... I guess so... Lmao. When you produce content on par with Alec's quality and quantity then you might get subscribers like he has. Until then "Sod off you bloody scrubber" as a good british friend would say.
ImprovisedSurvival I am glad this video delivered and lived up to your description! You gotta have cutting to get smashing! Thanks for watching and for the positive comment! 🍻
Thanks! Yes I designed it to be strong and secure; if you watch the follow up video I actually added a bit to the structure. I designed it leaving space and attachment points for an air cylinder to power it later on down the road. Thanks for checking it out!
I don't suppose it would be able to get a copy of your plans? That is possibly the best treadle hammer I have seen so far. What size of hammer was that you used? I would like to build one but I want at least a 20 pounder.
Hi there, thanks so much for the positive feedback! I didn't make plans for the build; I simply modeling it out in Fusion 360 just to get the dimensions and test it ahead of time. The hammer head was a 20 LB head and the square metal shaft weight 35 LB. If you watch the followup video I give some more information and some dimensions th-cam.com/video/2PzbF5qXYjw/w-d-xo.html Thanks again!
Thank you for the compliment! Unfortunately I do not have a set of plans. There is a follow up video on my channel which gives some basic dimensions however. Thanks again th-cam.com/video/2PzbF5qXYjw/w-d-xo.html
The biggest change I would make is to forge and peen the sledge head onto the metal shaft. I wanted to the first time around but realized that I would need a acetylene torch and I don't have one. The grinding and weld friction fit that I did worked but it was a lot more work than if I could have torched it. Aside from that I still need to add metal straps around the wooden base for extra strength. That's about it...Oh wait yea add an air cylinder to power it! I still may do that some day as I had added in mounting points for this in the future. Thanks for checking it out and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
A suggestion for your consideration. A counterweight on an extension of the live shaft. When the hammer head is at full up the counterweight would be near the floor behind the wood post. This would allow lighter springs and add some moving mass to your blows. Thanks for sharing your project. I like it.
Jim Marriott hi there and thanks for the feedback. That is a good suggestion. I did in fact leave the hammer shaft long in the back of the wood post for possibility like this. I was thinking either what you describe or to attach an air cylinder in that same location and make it an air hammer rather then treadle powered. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Hey thanks! I built it over a period of about a month on and off, it could have been done in much less time if you worked straight. I only had to buy the sledge hammer head and the springs and pillow blocks because I had the other materials already. If you had to buy everything from scratch I would value it around 500-600 but that is with all new materials. You should be able to reuse or salvage most of the metals and wood from other things. Hope that helps!
Indiana Work Shop Jones = thank you very much for the prompt response. I’m sorry to bother you but one last question. If you were going to sell it, or make one for someone, what do you value it at?
Haha yea the value amount I listed previously was just materials. Labor $ for the time it took me is a whole different matter. If I had to build another and charge for my time it would be very costly. Probably so much so that it would not make sense dollar wise for the purchaser because for the same amount of money you could get a used power hammer(little giant or big blue). So if its something you want to build yourself, it has value but if you just want to buy something ready to go; just look for a used name brand power hammer.
Very cool looks like it works well. I'd love to see a real time video of you using it because I'm curious on how high your leg has to be and also if you feel it'll be hard on your knee after a while. My first thought after seeing the finished product was to create a pulley mechanism to lessen the amount of leg travel. Wouldn't be difficult either. Good job!
directorgtr hey thanks for the feedback and comment! I'm going to do a follow up video on the treadle hammer soon and show some more use and details. Your leg only has to be at the highest for the initial push. Then it's a matter of how hard you want to push and the size of the material you are working. Thanks again
would it help to build some sort of support to lean your body against to help your balance as you stand on one foot while you operate it with the other but still keep both hands free to handle your stock?
I will have to say at first I was thinking where is he going with this power hammer. But man I am impressed. That is unique and I love that it needs no motor pulleys belts or mechanical things to break or give out. Good job.
I'm curious about something... whilst I really enjoyed watching your video and am impressed at how you were able to design and build something like this, would you not have been better off building your own power hammer? If you can build something like this, I'd expect a power hammer wouldn't pose much of a challenge to you. All that said, great work. You clearly had some fun building this and I wish I were half as capable.
HI there and thanks for your appreciation of the build! The design of this was most heavily influenced by materials that I already had on hand as I wasn't looking to spend a lot of money on it. Just bought the sledge and the springs and eye hooks. I thought about a more traditional power hammer style like the tire hammers or a straight up and down treadle hammer but the cost of the steel of the frame would have been alot even with my salvaging contacts. Either way it was fun and serves its purpose and i will expand upon it more at some point!
I feel like the springs would tire you out. Might be better if it was counter balanced slight heavier on the other end or have just a weak elastic that's just enough force to bring it back
It was a tough balance. I tried a few different spring combinations and ended up with what’s shown in the video. It needed enough spring tension to retract fast enough so that you were not waiting too long for it which would prevent a decent speed and rhythm for hammering.
Your resting foot is not affected; it stays stationary as you operate the treadle. It does indeed apply a good amount of hammering force. Not as much as a true power hammer of course but if you don't have a large power hammer or a striker then this works for forge some larger stock solo.
great job, I have been fighting wrist pain from years of farrier work, but I love forging stuff. something like this would make it affordable and effective.
itt seems to me if you just shortened the resting height of the arm or the pull down bar attached to the foot peddle you wouldnt of have to add the additional black on top of the other. it wouldnt raise the foot peddle and you retain the overall same distance to strike surface.......additionally where did you find those square strike surfaces?
Hey thanks for the thoughts and feedback; I always enjoy it! The smaller steel block (the die)which attaches to the larger steel block (the anvil) is designed this way so that I can remove it and replace it with another as it gets worn or if I want to make a different style die. Both of these steel blocks were found at my local steel yard. Thanks again!
Very nice hammer! I built a similar one several years ago that is handy but it is nowhere near as nice as yours! Amazing video, it kept me riveted the whole time!
Indiana Work Shop Jones I suppose it's more about measurements really. After spending some time at the hardware store I found I can just about recreate most everything, although in a less precise manner. Thank you again for the video. I will be referring to it a lot I am sure
That is amazing I have to say it looks like it weighs a ton (figuratively) plus it appears to be able to be shrunk down for some of us that don't have a beautiful enough shop to allow a piece that big.
Hi there, thanks for the view and for responding with your feedback! Glad you enjoyed the video and that it gives you some ideas. I hope you can adapt this style to your setup and needs. It has worked out well for me and can be changed to fit other size spaces for sure! Good luck!
I wish I could say the one I have planned would be a clean as yours however at this time I do not have the resources. But yours is still what I could consider to be the standard for great looking treble hammers.
This thing is awesome,great job! But one question poped up in my head (i did never forge so meybe if i did i would know about it), since hammer comes in angle if material is taller, the surface would not be paralel to bottom, yea? Is that why you put second smaller cube on top? Is the hammer stand part meybe ajustible for hight or whole thing that i ask is not really important in forging? Alec Steely tilt hammer when he want to make side forming the edge (but that is hand forge not on power hammer, but his power hammer comes straight), so does your hammer have angle to it when it strike? Does long handle makes angle to be smaller and not being problem? Sorry if my english is bad and comment big, i am starting to be really interested in forging and i know that i just may had wrong idea in my head about angle and all hahahaha
Hi there and thanks for the comment and curiosity! So yes if the metal piece being forged is taller the hammer will in fact hit at an angle and you would have to adjust your work to forge correctly. This is a limitation of this design style. I put the smaller metal block on top of the larger one so that I could make different style and shapes dies that bolt on and off which will allow for different results when forging. It is indeed important how and at which angle your hammer strikes your work when forging and straight down is the best for a power hammer but I was designing this based on what I had available for materials and budget. So it will work well for most work and not as well for some depending on the piece. Hope that helps and happy forging!
Your workpiece is really awesome design and thank you for responding to comment! so i guess that you use that block on top something like hardy hole(or whatever name is) to change it depending on what you need....for handmade thing it is more than awesome even with few things that it doesn't do perfect...and thank you very much, i will actualy try to make in backyard little forge when spring comes to try and see if i will still like it after i try and meybe i will like it even more and continue learning and trying new things about forging! For now it is only watching youtube videos but it is a place to start i guess
It didn't cost me that much because I had most of the materials already from past projects. If you were to buy everything I would estimate around $500. Hope that helps!
Hey now! Thanks for the compliment! I hear you about the knee and hip impact but its either wrist, elbow and shoulder vs. knee and hip. No real winner when it comes to forging unless you go all power hammer which I would like to someday! Thanks again!
Indiana Work Shop Jones ya it’s not a poor mans game when it comes to power hammers, you did a great job on it but the force you can put in with your arm seems much greater than this.
oh yea hand hammering is still needed for sure...the treadle hammer really has allowed me to do work that I would have needed a striker swinging a sledge; so that has been nice.
From what I could tell you were 75% plus towards a piwer hammer and to retro fit wouldnt be that difficult. The existing frame you've built should be more than enough to stand up to the rigours of a power hammer.
man thats awesome i have been trying to design one on paper but having a hard time. this gives me alot of ideas. i want mine to drop straight up and down just cant figure out the leverage thanks for you video
Emilio Carbajal I'm glad it gave you some ideas; That's the whole point of my videos! I looked at a ton of designs and pictures before I started modeling mine in fusion 360. I didn't go for the straight up and down hammer ram because the frame would have had to be so much larger but the payoff to that style is you can have much heavier ram heads. I'm sure I will build a bigger one at some point! Thanks for watching!
Emilio Carbajal I didn't make full plans for it; I may if their is enough interest. I simply modeled it in fusion 360 to get dimensions and work out the details.
I only modeled it in fusion 360 for dimensions and to work out the details. I have not made full plans for it; I would if I had enough interest. Thanks again
I would love the dimensions on that... I like the way you did this. been planning one myself. and like the way you did this. mind me asking about what this cost?
Worthy of an Emmy! Truly an amazing an Machine and the production values are first class!! What kind of forces can the drop forge bring to bare on a hot piece of metal? Great craftsmanship in metal and movies!! Best wishes from Buffalo, NY Roy
Wow thanks so much Roy; I'm grateful for your complements. I am not sure of the measured amount of force from the hammer but it has been moving metal that I could not by hand hammer alone. So I am happy with its performance so far. Thanks for the great comment.
Awesome! I’ve been itching to build a “power” hammer for years and have often entertained the treadle style. This is by far the best design I’ve ever seen without powering it with a motor and tire and leaf springs and all that! Would you say it has more hitting force per hit than swinging a heavy hand sledge?
Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! Glad you like the design. I would say the force is equal to overhead swinging a sledge but the beauty is that it can be done by one person. Holding the work piece and striking by yourself when you don’t have a second person is invaluable.
tim sway haha in case you haven't noticed by now; I tend to over build and reinforce like crazy! I may have added even more braces since this was published? Shhhh! Thanks for checking it out!
Hi there and thanks for your interest! As of now there are not any plans for blueprints...I did however make a follow up video on my channel that gives some dimensions for the build. Hope this helps!
No sé si entiendas, tu vídeo quedó muy bueno más que eso buenísimo, la máquina te quedó espectacular. Sos un capo saludos desde Argentina No le bola a mí Nick y avatar jaja
Erik Kay yes it's the harbor freight one. It's the cheapest saw that will let you cut metal but it's not very accurate. I have to clean up my cuts on the belt grinder to get them square. I want to switch to a horizontal bandsaw for metal cutting which will be more accurate and minus the abrasive disc dust. Check out the evolution rage 3 sliding miter cold cut if you want a chop saw for metal. That's the one I would get if I didn't have this one and it's only a little more money.
I have a horizontal bandsaw, but was always interested in dipping my foot into the chopsaw territory. I guess it is cheap enough that I could but just won't be expecting much more from it. Thank you.
Superb video, Excellent craftsmanship, Professional production, Now you need to make it a power hammer! Keep up the great work. Dutch Forge, Savage, MD
Cheers! Thanks for the compliments and I love hearing that you enjoyed it. I do plan on adding an air cylinder to this hammer in the future! Take care!
Man, that is such a cool hammer! I love the combination of wood and metal together. You have some serious video production and editing skills, my friend. I subbed 30 seconds into the video :-) I am working with a group of orphaned young men in Uganda and teaching them to make knives. I would love for them to have a hammer like this since electricity is so spotty there. Is it possible to buy, beg, or barter plans for this hammer from you? I would dearly value your help!
Hi there and thanks for the compliments; glad you enjoyed and to have you on board. I am hoping to put out a follow up video that has some basic dimensions and answers common questions that I have gotten about the hammer. I don't have plans unfortunately; hopefully the followup video will aid you some. Thanks again for watching and your interest.
Is there mass long wide height u angle. how wide is the square wood where the hammer is fixed. , I like your version, there is an even easier version on TH-cam
have you measured how much force you can generate with this kind of setup? that looks like a 10kg sledge and the square stock musht weight another 15/20 kg. amazing work, my most sincere compliments
Jacopo Viola you are accurate it your weight estimates. I'm not sure how I could actually measure the force; I will look into that due to my curiosity. What I focused on with the design and build was making sure that my hammer hit square and flush to the die and that the anvil/die setup would handle the hammer blows well and transfer as much of the energy into the work material. After those I wanted the rest of the machine to handle the stress of the operator foot powering it as hard as desired yet have the spring control for soft blows. Thanks so much for the comment and watching!
great job on the build! but really you ground the hammer arm to size and then welded it on??? you already had it hot and forging.... easy job getting the right size forged. Then for a good securing method, when the head fits round out the top with a ball hammer! that way it will be tight when it cools and never coming off... at least that's how I would have done it
hans nissen thanks for the great feedback! I wanted to attach the hammer head in the way you describe but I don't have a torch so I was worried it would have cooled too quickly before I got the top peened to secure it. I'm planning on an oxy/acetylene soon! Thanks again for watching!
Indiana Work Shop Jones get it set up by the forge heat it tho almost welding temp then head on and hit it hard. good thinking with oxy torch very useful tool 👍
Holy crap on a cannoli! Where did you manage to find that lone piece of steel? Wow! Must weigh a ton! Very nice combo between woodworking and metal work. Wish I could build something like this. You DEFINITELY get your steps in for the day! Ha ha ha
swinkyfox hey thanks for the comment and feedback! I hear you. The real purpose is that it allows you to work material solo that would normally only be possible with a striker. Also I designed it so I can upgrade it later to be powered by an air cylinder and bypass the pedal! Thanks for watching! 👍🏼
Indiana Work Shop Jones I do suppose you could get alot more force pushing your leg down versus swinging the same weight one handed and it delivers the blow in the same spot every time. so the design definitely has its merits.
mike gager thank you! Yes lots of work went into it but I enjoyed it! This is meant to allow me to work larger material easier and do work that would require 2 people. I will still be manually swinging hammers as well. Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
Wow thanks for the comment...I don't get many comments on the shop...yes I try to keep it clean...everything has a home and I clean up after every shop session; then it never gets to be a huge chore to clean it. Glad the video inspired you.
wow dude....you are quite the frame builder.....the Dublairs of France would have hired you in a .....heartbeat. a block n tackle setup or a gearing for step up ratio would double the power or halve the effort and thus make a saleable kit.
Thanks for watching! This was a design based on materials I already had so it did not accommodate making plans for others to follow unfortunately. You can however watch the followup video on my channel that gives some basic dimensions and info about the build to answer some peoples questions. Thanks again. th-cam.com/video/2PzbF5qXYjw/w-d-xo.html
OUTSTANDING! Beautifully shot and masterfully edited!
Alec Steele Alec! Thanks so much! I've been watching your videos for awhile now and I'm a fan! Love your work and I hope to take a class with you someday! Keep it up!
Shona O'Neill NO HIS CHANNELS GREAT!!
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I always watch your videos...very awsome and good work..success for you Alec,i hope some day i can meet you and learn from you..❤
@@shonaoneill5151 jealous much? With your 2 subscribers and crap for videos... I guess so... Lmao. When you produce content on par with Alec's quality and quantity then you might get subscribers like he has. Until then "Sod off you bloody scrubber" as a good british friend would say.
Two words sum up all metal and woodworking operations : Smashing and Cutting.
This was a great video, thanks from Chicago.
ImprovisedSurvival I am glad this video delivered and lived up to your description! You gotta have cutting to get smashing! Thanks for watching and for the positive comment! 🍻
Looks incredible and incredibly strong... Why no motor?
Thanks! Yes I designed it to be strong and secure; if you watch the follow up video I actually added a bit to the structure. I designed it leaving space and attachment points for an air cylinder to power it later on down the road. Thanks for checking it out!
I don't suppose it would be able to get a copy of your plans? That is possibly the best treadle hammer I have seen so far. What size of hammer was that you used? I would like to build one but I want at least a 20 pounder.
Hi there, thanks so much for the positive feedback! I didn't make plans for the build; I simply modeling it out in Fusion 360 just to get the dimensions and test it ahead of time. The hammer head was a 20 LB head and the square metal shaft weight 35 LB. If you watch the followup video I give some more information and some dimensions th-cam.com/video/2PzbF5qXYjw/w-d-xo.html
Thanks again!
Thank you sir I will do it.
I think what you have built is excellent. Do you have a set of plans for your hammer. Thanks. Javier.
Thank you for the compliment! Unfortunately I do not have a set of plans. There is a follow up video on my channel which gives some basic dimensions however. Thanks again th-cam.com/video/2PzbF5qXYjw/w-d-xo.html
beautiful work
good work though simple but very useful👍👍👍
Glad you think so! Had fun building it
Outstanding craftsmanship and really well presented. Thank you for sharing.
Are there any changes you would make if you built it again?
The biggest change I would make is to forge and peen the sledge head onto the metal shaft. I wanted to the first time around but realized that I would need a acetylene torch and I don't have one. The grinding and weld friction fit that I did worked but it was a lot more work than if I could have torched it. Aside from that I still need to add metal straps around the wooden base for extra strength. That's about it...Oh wait yea add an air cylinder to power it! I still may do that some day as I had added in mounting points for this in the future. Thanks for checking it out and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I don't know what I love more the hammer or the video/sound production! You are a double master!
Wow thanks so much! Loved making this and the video!
Sweet Jesus!!! That, Sir, is how to make a video!!! Wood, metal, and fire! Whoooo...I'm still punching holes in the walls!
Great build!!!!
BigAlbertson+1 haha awesome comment! Thanks , glad it got you pumped up!
This was more dramatic than an episode of survivor!! Nice build
Haha that’s good right!?
Aaron Vozzolo shit yeah brother 👍🏽😉
Now this is a workout,not only your hands will get strong but now legs too!
zumbazumba1 that's the good part! Thanks for checking out the project!
A suggestion for your consideration. A counterweight on an extension of the live shaft. When the hammer head is at full up the counterweight would be near the floor behind the wood post. This would allow lighter springs and add some moving mass to your blows. Thanks for sharing your project. I like it.
Jim Marriott hi there and thanks for the feedback. That is a good suggestion. I did in fact leave the hammer shaft long in the back of the wood post for possibility like this. I was thinking either what you describe or to attach an air cylinder in that same location and make it an air hammer rather then treadle powered. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Absolutely incredible. I have a few questions. 1. How long did it take you ? 2. What were you material costs? 3. What do you value it at? Great build.
Hey thanks! I built it over a period of about a month on and off, it could have been done in much less time if you worked straight. I only had to buy the sledge hammer head and the springs and pillow blocks because I had the other materials already. If you had to buy everything from scratch I would value it around 500-600 but that is with all new materials. You should be able to reuse or salvage most of the metals and wood from other things. Hope that helps!
Indiana Work Shop Jones = thank you very much for the prompt response. I’m sorry to bother you but one last question. If you were going to sell it, or make one for someone, what do you value it at?
Haha yea the value amount I listed previously was just materials. Labor $ for the time it took me is a whole different matter. If I had to build another and charge for my time it would be very costly. Probably so much so that it would not make sense dollar wise for the purchaser because for the same amount of money you could get a used power hammer(little giant or big blue). So if its something you want to build yourself, it has value but if you just want to buy something ready to go; just look for a used name brand power hammer.
Makes sense. Thanks for the response.
Very cool looks like it works well. I'd love to see a real time video of you using it because I'm curious on how high your leg has to be and also if you feel it'll be hard on your knee after a while. My first thought after seeing the finished product was to create a pulley mechanism to lessen the amount of leg travel. Wouldn't be difficult either. Good job!
directorgtr hey thanks for the feedback and comment! I'm going to do a follow up video on the treadle hammer soon and show some more use and details. Your leg only has to be at the highest for the initial push. Then it's a matter of how hard you want to push and the size of the material you are working. Thanks again
Excellent sir . I am from India.
Glad you enjoyed it!
would it help to build some sort of support to lean your body against to help your balance as you stand on one foot while you operate it with the other but still keep both hands free to handle your stock?
You could if you wanted to sure. If you have balance issues or found it too tiring your idea would help. thanks for checking out the build!
I will have to say at first I was thinking where is he going with this power hammer. But man I am impressed. That is unique and I love that it needs no motor pulleys belts or mechanical things to break or give out. Good job.
Thank you! One of my favorite builds I’ve done! Glad you were intrigued!
Nice build
Thanks mate!
I'm curious about something... whilst I really enjoyed watching your video and am impressed at how you were able to design and build something like this, would you not have been better off building your own power hammer? If you can build something like this, I'd expect a power hammer wouldn't pose much of a challenge to you.
All that said, great work. You clearly had some fun building this and I wish I were half as capable.
HI there and thanks for your appreciation of the build! The design of this was most heavily influenced by materials that I already had on hand as I wasn't looking to spend a lot of money on it. Just bought the sledge and the springs and eye hooks. I thought about a more traditional power hammer style like the tire hammers or a straight up and down treadle hammer but the cost of the steel of the frame would have been alot even with my salvaging contacts. Either way it was fun and serves its purpose and i will expand upon it more at some point!
I feel like the springs would tire you out. Might be better if it was counter balanced slight heavier on the other end or have just a weak elastic that's just enough force to bring it back
It was a tough balance. I tried a few different spring combinations and ended up with what’s shown in the video. It needed enough spring tension to retract fast enough so that you were not waiting too long for it which would prevent a decent speed and rhythm for hammering.
Pretty cool. Don't forget to switch legs.
I had to yes...get tired
Does the foot mechanism affect your resting foot? Does it apply enough hammering force to forge w/?
Your resting foot is not affected; it stays stationary as you operate the treadle. It does indeed apply a good amount of hammering force. Not as much as a true power hammer of course but if you don't have a large power hammer or a striker then this works for forge some larger stock solo.
@@AaronVozzolo I like it.
great job, I have been fighting wrist pain from years of farrier work, but I love forging stuff. something like this would make it affordable and effective.
Yes it does take the strain of the heavy work off your hands...glad it could help you out. Thanks
You built that thing like a tank! That thing will last for at least 100 years!
That was the plan! I seem to over build everything; its my calling card! Thanks for checking it out!
Excelente trabajo muy bien terminado,usando todo el equipo de seguridad.Te felicito por tu taller tan bien equipado y ordenado
Thank you!
have you thought of adding a flywheel?
Hmmm I have not thought of that; interesting though! Thanks!
itt seems to me if you just shortened the resting height of the arm or the pull down bar attached to the foot peddle you wouldnt of have to add the additional black on top of the other. it wouldnt raise the foot peddle and you retain the overall same distance to strike surface.......additionally where did you find those square strike surfaces?
Hey thanks for the thoughts and feedback; I always enjoy it! The smaller steel block (the die)which attaches to the larger steel block (the anvil) is designed this way so that I can remove it and replace it with another as it gets worn or if I want to make a different style die. Both of these steel blocks were found at my local steel yard. Thanks again!
thanks for the response! the work looks great i wasnt sure whether that additional block was an after thought or not. either way very impressed
Great work on both the hammer and quality on the video editing
Thanks!
I love ur editing bro. I'll watch as many videos as you can pumpout. Keep up the good work.
That was intense. It had me on the edge of my seat. Great build.
Muddy Fences glad to hear you were enjoying the video! Thanks for the comment and for watching!
Where the heck did you get that cube of steel/iron?!?!?!
Hi there, I got it from a metal supply yard as I do all my metal. They have all kinds of random chucks and rounds along with standard stock.
Your not a craftsman you are a ARTIST nice looking work 👍🇺🇸
Interesting...! Can I copy the one you just done? ....hi hi ....a lot of work
Sure can! Watch the follow up video for some basic dimensions to help if you like! Good luck!
Very cool, but would like to have seen a real-time sequence of the hammer in use.
lebomm johnson thank you! Yes I will most likely make a follow up video about the hammer and show more of it in use.
Very nice hammer! I built a similar one several years ago that is handy but it is nowhere near as nice as yours! Amazing video, it kept me riveted the whole time!
Amazing work. Excellent 👍🏻l very much appreciate it.
Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome build. May have to find an easier plan for my liking though as my shop is rather lacking in large precision tools like that
Glad you enjoyed the build! Hopefully it gives you some ideas and helps you make it work for your setup.
Indiana Work Shop Jones I suppose it's more about measurements really. After spending some time at the hardware store I found I can just about recreate most everything, although in a less precise manner. Thank you again for the video. I will be referring to it a lot I am sure
That is amazing I have to say it looks like it weighs a ton (figuratively) plus it appears to be able to be shrunk down for some of us that don't have a beautiful enough shop to allow a piece that big.
Hi there, thanks for the view and for responding with your feedback! Glad you enjoyed the video and that it gives you some ideas. I hope you can adapt this style to your setup and needs. It has worked out well for me and can be changed to fit other size spaces for sure! Good luck!
I wish I could say the one I have planned would be a clean as yours however at this time I do not have the resources. But yours is still what I could consider to be the standard for great looking treble hammers.
Hey I really appreciate that! thanks!
This thing is awesome,great job! But one question poped up in my head (i did never forge so meybe if i did i would know about it), since hammer comes in angle if material is taller, the surface would not be paralel to bottom, yea? Is that why you put second smaller cube on top? Is the hammer stand part meybe ajustible for hight or whole thing that i ask is not really important in forging? Alec Steely tilt hammer when he want to make side forming the edge (but that is hand forge not on power hammer, but his power hammer comes straight), so does your hammer have angle to it when it strike? Does long handle makes angle to be smaller and not being problem? Sorry if my english is bad and comment big, i am starting to be really interested in forging and i know that i just may had wrong idea in my head about angle and all hahahaha
Hi there and thanks for the comment and curiosity! So yes if the metal piece being forged is taller the hammer will in fact hit at an angle and you would have to adjust your work to forge correctly. This is a limitation of this design style. I put the smaller metal block on top of the larger one so that I could make different style and shapes dies that bolt on and off which will allow for different results when forging. It is indeed important how and at which angle your hammer strikes your work when forging and straight down is the best for a power hammer but I was designing this based on what I had available for materials and budget. So it will work well for most work and not as well for some depending on the piece. Hope that helps and happy forging!
Your workpiece is really awesome design and thank you for responding to comment! so i guess that you use that block on top something like hardy hole(or whatever name is) to change it depending on what you need....for handmade thing it is more than awesome even with few things that it doesn't do perfect...and thank you very much, i will actualy try to make in backyard little forge when spring comes to try and see if i will still like it after i try and meybe i will like it even more and continue learning and trying new things about forging! For now it is only watching youtube videos but it is a place to start i guess
That's frigan pissah! What does that sledge wheigh?
Patrick M the sledge head itself is 20lbs and the 1.5" square stock it is connected to weighs 35lbs. Thanks for watching and the comment!
Sir can you tell me.how much cost of the total equipment please.........
It's a great idea
It didn't cost me that much because I had most of the materials already from past projects. If you were to buy everything I would estimate around $500. Hope that helps!
I’ve never seen someone work so hard and build a literal knee and hip destroyer in my life
Hey now! Thanks for the compliment! I hear you about the knee and hip impact but its either wrist, elbow and shoulder vs. knee and hip. No real winner when it comes to forging unless you go all power hammer which I would like to someday! Thanks again!
Indiana Work Shop Jones ya it’s not a poor mans game when it comes to power hammers, you did a great job on it but the force you can put in with your arm seems much greater than this.
oh yea hand hammering is still needed for sure...the treadle hammer really has allowed me to do work that I would have needed a striker swinging a sledge; so that has been nice.
From what I could tell you were 75% plus towards a piwer hammer and to retro fit wouldnt be that difficult. The existing frame you've built should be more than enough to stand up to the rigours of a power hammer.
man thats awesome i have been trying to design one on paper but having a hard time. this gives me alot of ideas. i want mine to drop straight up and down just cant figure out the leverage thanks for you video
Emilio Carbajal I'm glad it gave you some ideas; That's the whole point of my videos! I looked at a ton of designs and pictures before I started modeling mine in fusion 360. I didn't go for the straight up and down hammer ram because the frame would have had to be so much larger but the payoff to that style is you can have much heavier ram heads. I'm sure I will build a bigger one at some point! Thanks for watching!
Indiana Work Shop Jones thats true i didnt think of how much big it would have to be. are u willing to sale your design
Emilio Carbajal I didn't make full plans for it; I may if their is enough interest. I simply modeled it in fusion 360 to get dimensions and work out the details.
I only modeled it in fusion 360 for dimensions and to work out the details. I have not made full plans for it; I would if I had enough interest. Thanks again
I would love the dimensions on that... I like the way you did this. been planning one myself. and like the way you did this. mind me asking about what this cost?
Where can I buy one? There is no way I could build one!
Can’t buy one like this but there are treadle hammers you can buy
That's bloody awesome what a great idea thanks so much for sharing and I love the way you put the video together 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Diesineveryfilm Customs your welcome and thanks for the comment! I'm a fan of your work as well! 👍🏼
This one not only looks nice but sounds better than most I have seen here on the tube........ These other guys are making bells that also hammer.
Haha it does have a solid striking sound!
No fear of that breaking. Faaaack. Great job.
This is pretty damn cool. It's pretty damn cool you did this yourself. Way to stay positive with all the negative knuckle heads
Thanks! I appreciate the positive feedback!
Worthy of an Emmy! Truly an amazing an Machine and the production values are first class!!
What kind of forces can the drop forge bring to bare on a hot piece of metal?
Great craftsmanship in metal and movies!!
Best wishes from Buffalo, NY
Roy
Wow thanks so much Roy; I'm grateful for your complements. I am not sure of the measured amount of force from the hammer but it has been moving metal that I could not by hand hammer alone. So I am happy with its performance so far. Thanks for the great comment.
Beautiful job and it works! Thanks for sharing!
Your welcome; thanks watching and commenting!
That is awesome! Your right leg must be HUGE!!! 🦵
Haha it is a work out!
Awesome! I’ve been itching to build a “power” hammer for years and have often entertained the treadle style. This is by far the best design I’ve ever seen without powering it with a motor and tire and leaf springs and all that! Would you say it has more hitting force per hit than swinging a heavy hand sledge?
Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! Glad you like the design. I would say the force is equal to overhead swinging a sledge but the beauty is that it can be done by one person. Holding the work piece and striking by yourself when you don’t have a second person is invaluable.
Best looking version I've seen yet ,good job dude
Wow amazing bro from Thailand
well THAT outta hold! well done.
tim sway haha in case you haven't noticed by now; I tend to over build and reinforce like crazy! I may have added even more braces since this was published? Shhhh! Thanks for checking it out!
Paused this video just to comment. This shit is fuckin awesome!!
HAHA! nice! thanks for the comment!
Any chance you'd publish blueprints?
Hi there and thanks for your interest! As of now there are not any plans for blueprints...I did however make a follow up video on my channel that gives some dimensions for the build. Hope this helps!
Awesome video! Awesome design! Thanks for sharing this!
Hey thanks! Always nice to see someone appreciates it!
No sé si entiendas, tu vídeo quedó muy bueno más que eso buenísimo, la máquina te quedó espectacular.
Sos un capo saludos desde Argentina
No le bola a mí Nick y avatar jaja
neat. How is the Chicago Electric Chop saw? That is the Harbor Freight one correct? Always wondered if it was worth buying.
Erik Kay yes it's the harbor freight one. It's the cheapest saw that will let you cut metal but it's not very accurate. I have to clean up my cuts on the belt grinder to get them square. I want to switch to a horizontal bandsaw for metal cutting which will be more accurate and minus the abrasive disc dust. Check out the evolution rage 3 sliding miter cold cut if you want a chop saw for metal. That's the one I would get if I didn't have this one and it's only a little more money.
I have a horizontal bandsaw, but was always interested in dipping my foot into the chopsaw territory. I guess it is cheap enough that I could but just won't be expecting much more from it.
Thank you.
Superb video, Excellent craftsmanship, Professional production, Now you need to make it a power hammer! Keep up the great work. Dutch Forge, Savage, MD
Cheers! Thanks for the compliments and I love hearing that you enjoyed it. I do plan on adding an air cylinder to this hammer in the future! Take care!
Great and creative lateral thinking..l also good technique and obviously faultless welds: all my compliments and respect!!!
Thanks so much for the respect! Nothing more satisfying then welding!
Looks like someone was having a lot of fun. Good on you man!
Work With Nature you know it! Thanks for checking out the video !
That. . . is very impressive.
Cave of Skarzs glad you enjoyed it...thanks for watching!
beautiful welding
Hey, Thanks for mentioning that...Glad you think so...
Man, that is such a cool hammer! I love the combination of wood and metal together. You have some serious video production and editing skills, my friend. I subbed 30 seconds into the video :-) I am working with a group of orphaned young men in Uganda and teaching them to make knives. I would love for them to have a hammer like this since electricity is so spotty there. Is it possible to buy, beg, or barter plans for this hammer from you? I would dearly value your help!
Hi there and thanks for the compliments; glad you enjoyed and to have you on board. I am hoping to put out a follow up video that has some basic dimensions and answers common questions that I have gotten about the hammer. I don't have plans unfortunately; hopefully the followup video will aid you some. Thanks again for watching and your interest.
Holy Crap that rocked. Just wish I could weld.
Jason Schriver glad you liked it! Yes welding opens up many possibilities! Start small, be safe and practice and it's easy to learn!
looks very good there is a blueprint
Thanks! I don’t have blueprints
Is there mass long wide height u angle. how wide is the square wood where the hammer is fixed. , I like your version, there is an even easier version on TH-cam
Cool project! Great use of ingenuity.
Chris Maxson thank you!
Excellent build, editing and music. With your skills I can no doubt see a power hammer and press in your future.
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!
have you measured how much force you can generate with this kind of setup? that looks like a 10kg sledge and the square stock musht weight another 15/20 kg. amazing work, my most sincere compliments
Jacopo Viola you are accurate it your weight estimates. I'm not sure how I could actually measure the force; I will look into that due to my curiosity. What I focused on with the design and build was making sure that my hammer hit square and flush to the die and that the anvil/die setup would handle the hammer blows well and transfer as much of the energy into the work material. After those I wanted the rest of the machine to handle the stress of the operator foot powering it as hard as desired yet have the spring control for soft blows. Thanks so much for the comment and watching!
great job on the build! but really you ground the hammer arm to size and then welded it on??? you already had it hot and forging.... easy job getting the right size forged. Then for a good securing method, when the head fits round out the top with a ball hammer! that way it will be tight when it cools and never coming off... at least that's how I would have done it
hans nissen thanks for the great feedback! I wanted to attach the hammer head in the way you describe but I don't have a torch so I was worried it would have cooled too quickly before I got the top peened to secure it. I'm planning on an oxy/acetylene soon! Thanks again for watching!
Indiana Work Shop Jones get it set up by the forge heat it tho almost welding temp then head on and hit it hard. good thinking with oxy torch very useful tool 👍
Great work.
SCW thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Holy crap on a cannoli! Where did you manage to find that lone piece of steel? Wow! Must weigh a ton! Very nice combo between woodworking and metal work. Wish I could build something like this. You DEFINITELY get your steps in for the day! Ha ha ha
Thanks! All the steel I got from a steel yard near me.
😊una belleza ese martillo a pedal que bueno..y también te entrena 💪💪Saludos amigo..
What this movie called..!! 😅👍
Well done mate nice design 👍🌺
Wow, That really moves the metal. Nice job.
Yes I am happy with its performance...Thanks for watching and the comment!
That’s awesome! Looks like you built about a $3,000 treadle hammer, right?
Wow love it! Just a little bit more massive than the one I built.
Thanks! I’ll have to check yours out
@@AaronVozzolo tell me what you think about it👍🏼😃
Great job... You got a new subscriber
Richard Shaw thanks for the support! Glad to have you on board!
like the design and fabrication, but it seems like alot of work for something that's just gonna wear out your legs instead of your arms
swinkyfox hey thanks for the comment and feedback! I hear you. The real purpose is that it allows you to work material solo that would normally only be possible with a striker. Also I designed it so I can upgrade it later to be powered by an air cylinder and bypass the pedal! Thanks for watching! 👍🏼
Indiana Work Shop Jones
I do suppose you could get alot more force pushing your leg down versus swinging the same weight one handed and it delivers the blow in the same spot every time. so the design definitely has its merits.
Well done 👍
Thank YoU!
that thing is cool! looks like so much work went into to it too! looks way easier to use than swinging a hammer the old fashioned way haha
mike gager thank you! Yes lots of work went into it but I enjoyed it! This is meant to allow me to work larger material easier and do work that would require 2 people. I will still be manually swinging hammers as well. Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
Nicely edited video. Very watchable. Looks like the springs may be a bit strong?
I messed around with different springs and combinations and settled on these so far. Thanks for checking it out!
Great Video, thanks. Billy from Canada
Thanks Billy!
BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you
this is pure genius, well done
jésus crist thank you, much appreciated!
Do you have plans for this
Hi there, no plans unfortunately thanks for checking it out
Incredible! Shop is so clean. Well done! Aspirations for such a set up. 👍👍
Wow thanks for the comment...I don't get many comments on the shop...yes I try to keep it clean...everything has a home and I clean up after every shop session; then it never gets to be a huge chore to clean it. Glad the video inspired you.
wow dude....you are quite the frame builder.....the Dublairs of France would have hired you in a .....heartbeat.
a block n tackle setup or a gearing for step up ratio would double the power or halve the effort and thus make a saleable kit.
scott left hey thanks for the compliment! Interesting thoughts on the gearing, I'll check that out. Thanks for watching!
Ronnie kray would have loved that.
Here's hoping! Thanks!
Awesome build and really cool video editing. Fun to watch:)
Man, how much would I give for a workshop like this, and all those tools...
hello buddy i need this hammer sketch with measura
Very good
Thank you for the comment!
no plans for this so can make my own?
Thanks for watching! This was a design based on materials I already had so it did not accommodate making plans for others to follow unfortunately. You can however watch the followup video on my channel that gives some basic dimensions and info about the build to answer some peoples questions. Thanks again. th-cam.com/video/2PzbF5qXYjw/w-d-xo.html
mate, bloody BRILLIANT 👍
matt curtis thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Keep up the great film making. I see good things in your future in terms of this channel. Good luck.
Trench Forge Armory thanks so much! It means a lot to hear that, always need more motivation to continue and improve! Take care
Can I buy a set of plans to make this from you?
Jonathan Mcmanus sorry I don't have plans for this build at this time. Thanks for watching!