Forging with the treadle hammer!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2024
- Hi guys,
My trip offshore was delayed so I took the opportunity to use the treadle hammer in anger for the first time.
It's a real cracker. Good amount of control and hits really quite hard. Coupled with a decent set of hardy tooling this will be a real winner.
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Works great! Thanks for sharing 👍🏽⚒
Rick Nowlin Thanks Rick. All the best bud.
Very cool. I'm a hobby blacksmith with a shop in my garage, and I often think about making something like this for when I don't have a striker (i.e., almost all the time).
JHC C Cheers bud, I often have the same issue. It would be a good addition to the shop if you have time.
I'm doing a more detailed video on the machine and I'll try and get a sketch done for it.
All the best.
Very cool! Didn't realized how massive the hammer head was until you stood next to it at the end of the video. Hope you use it a ton.
eviltwinx it's a real monster mate. I was using it a lot yesterday and it was really handy. 👍all the best.
CONGRATS!!!
..Very Nice piece of machinery there Andy!! Once you get it dialed in your hand hammers may be prone to gathering more rust & dust...!
Ol James Thanks James. Yeah they definitely won't see as much use that's for sure. All the best buddy.
Great ending. You had me anticipating the cookietastrophe and yanked it away at the very last. As far as the treadle hammer, I think it will be great for top tools. You may want to change out the handles to align perpendicular to the working end of the tool so you can be more accurate and safer. You are going to have good fun designing hardy tools for that thing. It will be a fullering beast. I'm jealous.
Lou L Thanks Lou, I agree it still needs a bit of adjusting to get just right but I can see it being a real beast with the right tool set up. All the best.
I thought the same thing. For top/bottom tools it seems like that's its forte. Will be interesting to see where you'll go with it!
AAR
Cheers Albert. I'm looking forward to developing it that's for sure. All the best
Andy
cool hammer would love to see more on this
I believe that treadle hammers where made for chain makers. They where made to help set welds when the links where heavy due to the number of them or the weight of a single like. My mate works for a blacksmith that used to be a chain make. nice to see you have got it working. whats it like to use?
Daniel Moss Hi Dan, it's actually pretty good to use. There's a reasonable amount of control but it needs a bit of whip action. This is the first time I've used it so I'm sure I'll get used to it a bit more.
Nice. My hammers design is a double link which keeps the ram square to the anvil. Same result though. I love your anvil, here in the states we call that a colonial pattern. To heck with the collectors, good tools need to be used, not on a shelf with the owner dreaming of past use and romance in front of a fire!
wayne parris Couldn’t agree more Wayne. I really like that anvil, it’s very stocky and perfect for that task. It was a bargain at £100.
I know the style you mean, those hammers look excellent. Did you build it yourself? I’d have gone for that design had I not bought this one.
All the best
Andy
Nice to see Piglet is back in the forge 👍😁
Rick Nowlin Hey Rick, hope you’re well. Unfortunately this vid is from a couple of years ago now. I don’t know where the time has gone. I keep meaning to make videos again but I’ve just been too busy. 🙄
All the best
Andy
Yes I realized that as soon as I commented. Still follow your Instagram and Facebook. Good work. Keep on Forging 👍⚒
Rick Nowlin No worries Rick. And thank you, I will.
All the best
Andy
the hammer face is so big it looks fairly easy to line up. I was thinking you might have to mark the anvil face so you know where the hammer impact zone was.
Jack Dawg it's about 3" square. It's fairly easy to line up but that might be a good idea. Cheers Jack.
Nice treadle hammer, I'd love to see a walk around
Andy Hitchcock Hi Andy. There is a walk around video on my channel. All the best
I think I have the exact same hammer! I cannot make out the makers mark, however. what is the make pray tell?
Heino Obermeyer I believe it’s made by “Blacker” the UK power hammer company.
All the best.
put a stiffer spring on the foot pedal link. should hit a little harder
Kevin Keel cheers Kevin I’ll give that a go.
Andy, I see this video has been out for quite some time and I am 4 years behind the curve but I notice that it seems to take an awful lot of effort to work that hammer. If that were mine then I think I'd take that bracket for your treadle loose and move it closer to the hammer head. It will give you more leverage and you won't have to work so hard to make that thing run. Hope everything has worked out with that hammer of yours. Looks like a pretty decent unit.
Hi Brian,
Thanks for the comment. I actually sold the hammer a couple of years ago now and have replaced it with a tire hammer. Which is a far more energy efficient tool.
You’re quite right though it did take a good bit of effort to use. That sounds like a good idea. I’d have certainly given it a go if I still had the hammer. I enjoyed restoring and owning the hammer but ultimately it took up too much space and I got rid of it. I know the current owner is putting it to good use though.
All the best
Andy
@@FeatherForge Great to hear. Equipment is meant to be used and it is a real waste to see stuff like that just sitting in the corner collecting dust.
@@brianfalls5894 Absolutely. Fully agree. All the best and thanks for watching.
Looks like hard work. I thought this was suspose to be a labour saving device.
John Pettit - Security Expert Labour moving rather than labour saving. It'll give my arm a bit of a rest at least.
You will have one leg bigger that the other. You will end up always walking in circles.
John Pettit - Security Expert hehe probably. 🤣
I just made a rap song with the beat. “ bad words “. Yeah.
My first thought was "how do I put a motor on that."
Phil Cleaver I'm sure it could be done that's for sure. It would be a terrifying bit of kit if you did.
Andy Mckenzie of course it can be done, as you said, we are the "wacky British"!
My first thought was "water wheel"
where to buy? do they ship to germany? whats the price?
SeaTangMan Unfortunately It’s an antique and they aren’t made any more.
I did a video with all the measurements in so you can make your own.
All the best
I Need One
Wow
Haben sie eventuell nen Bauplan von den federhammer
hallo, sorry aber ich habe keine plaene dafuer
woow.. cool can be useful this. live put motor. like it.
Да уж но всеровно это лутьше чем руками
I don’t think treadle hammers are that good for general forging I think they are better suited for things like punching holes and top tools. I’m making one so I can punch hammers easier
Justin Topp Yup absolutely. This was the first time I’d really used it. I almost exclusively used it with top tools after this video. But I’ve since gotten rid of the hammer in favour of a fly press.
All the best
Andy
Gib one plz.
It's a strikeing anvil. Not that rare but still a really good anvil.
Ryan Rhea Hi Ryan, I can see why you’d think that but “striking anvils” are a more recent invention, typically made from mild steel plate.
This anvil is an old Hornless pattern anvil. Wrought iron body with a steel face, and yes they are actually quite rare. Have a google for hornless anvil and you will see similar examples.
Unfortunately the makers mark has worn off which is a shame but the weight markings are still there.
All the best
Andy
Don’t forget to realize, striking a hardened hammer with a 28 lb hardened anvil is a good way to get hurt, make sure your top tools you strike on are not hardened, at least on the striking end... tip for a hot cut like you are trying, cut 90% through, grab tip with tongs or pliers and bend back and forth... I’m a VERY amateur blacksmith so I could for sure be wrong, I’m just giving tips I’ve picked up along the way trying to help inform and remind others, hopefully having them do the same to me
mylar hyrule Hi Mylar,
Thanks for the reminder. The tools you see me use here have softened heads to reduce the risk of chipping. This is quite an old video now and I have since gotten rid of this treadle hammer. I hadn’t had it long in this video and was simply playing around with the tool.
Generally if I’m hot cutting something, cutting 90% of the way through is the technique I use. I’ve been doing this about 12 years now so I like to think I’ve got a good handle on the basics. But I’ve still got a lot to learn.
All the best
Andy
mylar hyrule Hi Mylar,
Thanks for the reminder. The tools you see me use here have softened heads to reduce the risk of chipping. This is quite an old video now and I have since gotten rid of this treadle hammer. I hadn’t had it long in this video and was simply playing around with the tool.
Generally if I’m hot cutting something, cutting 90% of the way through is the technique I use. I’ve been doing this about 12 years now so I like to think I’ve got a good handle on the basics. But I’ve still got a lot to learn.
All the best
Andy
Redesign that before you smack your head
jrogers4588 Thanks for the concern. It wasn’t a home built machine. It was built by the Blacker power hammer company. So redesigning it would mean building a different one. Also despite how it looks on camera you were never that close to the hammer. All the best.
@@FeatherForge
I hope not,
Be safe
@@jrogers4588 Will do - cheers bud.