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[jamesrjohnson]

check out the video I just posted showing the 55 lb Anyang hammer:



Regards

James R. Johnson
www.anyangusa.net
www.johnsonmetalsmithing.com
940 6274529

Edited by jamesrjohnson, 31 December 2010 - 07:00 AM.

[ShawnM]

Excellent

[fidget]

Congratulations , that was a fantastic introduction to the the Anyang forging hammers , very calm and informative , you came across with "just the facts" mate just the facts

Forge on

[jamesrjohnson]

fidget, on 21 December 2010 - 03:27 PM, said:

Congratulations , that was a fantastic introduction to the the Anyang forging hammers , very calm and informative , you came across with "just the facts" mate just the facts

Forge on

Thanks for your comments.  My next video is going to be on the anatomy of a self contained hammer... where I am going to take one apart, show the moving parts, show how to rebuild it (although it will probably never need to be rebuilt unless you are using it in an industrial setting).  They are simple in operation and simple to work on.  The design has been proven with over 100 years of use.  Glad you enjoyed.
James

[Tony Mertens]

Now that video will answer a lot of my questions about how those things really work.  Do all brands of self contained hammers work basically the same?  By that I mean internally, not necessarily how well they function.

[jamesrjohnson]

Tony Mertens, on 21 December 2010 - 06:35 PM, said:

Now that video will answer a lot of my questions about how those things really work.  Do all brands of self contained hammers work basically the same?  By that I mean internally, not necessarily how well they function.

I believe they are essentially the same... but I do know the valving of the hammers are different.  I think the next video that I do will even show more.  I am going to show how to take one apart... and how to replace any of the wearing parts... most people will never have to do that but it will show how simple they are to maintain and how the operate.  They are very simple... a single high volume cylinder in the back that is an air pump.  They have totally enclosed main bearings... there are a set of upper and lower valves that control the air flow to the ram.  The ram basically "free floats" in the front cylinder.  The ram has a set of piston rings to seal piston part of the ram.  I think it will be interesting to take a hammer totally apart and show the details... after that video, I am going to concentrate on forging with the hammers.  James

[ShawnM]

jamesrjohnson, on 21 December 2010 - 07:27 PM, said:

I am going to show how to take one apart... and how to replace any of the wearing parts... most people will never have to do that but it will show how simple they are to maintain and how the operate.... after that video, I am going to concentrate on forging with the hammers.  James

[Sky Campbell]

Looking forward to the next vid! I would love to see what this animal really looks like inside.

[ornametalsmith]

I'm just gonna pull up a chair and get some popcorn   this'll be great.

[Jeremy Maronpot]

I agree!! Take one apart for us!