Power hammer - a little one this time

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Power hammer - a little one this time Andrew Molinaro 04-28-2007
Posted by Andrew Molinaro on April 28, 2007, 8:26 pm
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Hey!

I have posted another vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj97QIo-VHY

I just can't stop.

Check it out. I guess I should tell you all that it is going for sale
and that I want smiths to have a crack at it. I feel the need now so that I
can get picked on again. I feel like George Bush providing the world with
all sorts of material to rip on me with.

Oh well. At least this time I didn't skip the piece out of the dies by
hitting to hard.

Enjoy and feel free to comment/bust on me or the vid ;)


Andrew Molinaro



Posted by spaco on April 29, 2007, 9:27 pm
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Maybe you and your camera person have misssed your calling. I normally
don't like that kind of music, but it works real well with the forging.

Just got back from the Northern Minnesota Blacksmith's Conference in the
Bemidji, Mn area. They (781) announced that there was a 25# Little
Giant for sale in the vacinity for $1250. No details.

I wish I had all that room in MY shop to wander around in!

Is that the kind of input you wanted?


Pete Stanaitis
----------------------------

Andrew Molinaro wrote:
> Hey!
>
> I have posted another vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj97QIo-VHY
>
> I just can't stop.
>
> Check it out. I guess I should tell you all that it is going for sale
> and that I want smiths to have a crack at it. I feel the need now so that I
> can get picked on again. I feel like George Bush providing the world with
> all sorts of material to rip on me with.
>
> Oh well. At least this time I didn't skip the piece out of the dies by
> hitting to hard.
>
> Enjoy and feel free to comment/bust on me or the vid ;)
>
>
> Andrew Molinaro
>
>

Posted by Chilla on April 29, 2007, 10:04 pm
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Aw that makes it look sooo easy.

spaco wrote:
> Maybe you and your camera person have misssed your calling. I normally
> don't like that kind of music, but it works real well with the forging.
>
> Just got back from the Northern Minnesota Blacksmith's Conference in the
> Bemidji, Mn area. They (781) announced that there was a 25# Little
> Giant for sale in the vacinity for $1250. No details.
>
> I wish I had all that room in MY shop to wander around in!
>
> Is that the kind of input you wanted?
>
>
> Pete Stanaitis
> ----------------------------
>
> Andrew Molinaro wrote:
>
>> Hey!
>>
>> I have posted another vid.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj97QIo-VHY
>>
>> I just can't stop.
>>
>> Check it out. I guess I should tell you all that it is going for
>> sale and that I want smiths to have a crack at it. I feel the need
>> now so that I can get picked on again. I feel like George Bush
>> providing the world with all sorts of material to rip on me with.
>>
>> Oh well. At least this time I didn't skip the piece out of the
>> dies by hitting to hard.
>>
>> Enjoy and feel free to comment/bust on me or the vid ;)
>>
>>
>> Andrew Molinaro
>>


Posted by Andrew Molinaro on April 29, 2007, 11:05 pm
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Chilla,

Soooo, the first power hammer I trained on was made from the brake drum
of a volkswagon and an eye beam. Remarkeably it had about the same action
and response as the hammer in this video. It looked like hell but still
saved my arms.
Now I can rest easy that I have given you all sorts of evil
ideas..........evil laugh.


Andrew


> Aw that makes it look sooo easy.
>
> spaco wrote:
>> Maybe you and your camera person have misssed your calling. I normally
>> don't like that kind of music, but it works real well with the forging.
>>
>> Just got back from the Northern Minnesota Blacksmith's Conference in the
>> Bemidji, Mn area. They (781) announced that there was a 25# Little Giant
>> for sale in the vacinity for $1250. No details.
>>
>> I wish I had all that room in MY shop to wander around in!
>>
>> Is that the kind of input you wanted?
>>
>>
>> Pete Stanaitis
>> ----------------------------
>>
>> Andrew Molinaro wrote:
>>
>>> Hey!
>>>
>>> I have posted another vid.
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj97QIo-VHY
>>>
>>> I just can't stop.
>>>
>>> Check it out. I guess I should tell you all that it is going for
>>> sale and that I want smiths to have a crack at it. I feel the need now
>>> so that I can get picked on again. I feel like George Bush providing
>>> the world with all sorts of material to rip on me with.
>>>
>>> Oh well. At least this time I didn't skip the piece out of the dies
>>> by hitting to hard.
>>>
>>> Enjoy and feel free to comment/bust on me or the vid ;)
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrew Molinaro
>>>
>



Posted by Andrew Molinaro on April 29, 2007, 11:02 pm
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Spaco,
That music is our shop stereo. I would go nuts working all day with
nothing but hammering to listen to.

$1250 is cheap for a 25. Nab it if it works. One thta looked like crap
and was obviously frozen just went for $3000 on ebay. They are great
hammers and there seem to be fewer than there used to be.

Don't envy the shop too much. It's exspenive and we have a bit too much
space right now. I don't want to move though cause when we get busy it can
bee a real boon. Also the PABA guys would be pissed if they had less space
at the next hammer in :)

To answer your last question....I wish more people would talk about
smithing. A few posts back a guy asked about getting paint off a post vice.
I am glad that folks wrote back to help him out but there were like 15
replies. It seems that if you ask a question about smithing I get one or
two replies back. I don't understand it.

Hope you had fun at the conference. Abana nixed the NY one for 2008.
Grrr. I guess some guys are trying to make one happen anyway. I will be in
on that once I get the time to help. Wish me luck.


Andrew


> Maybe you and your camera person have misssed your calling. I normally
> don't like that kind of music, but it works real well with the forging.
>
> Just got back from the Northern Minnesota Blacksmith's Conference in the
> Bemidji, Mn area. They (781) announced that there was a 25# Little Giant
> for sale in the vacinity for $1250. No details.
>
> I wish I had all that room in MY shop to wander around in!
>
> Is that the kind of input you wanted?
>
>
> Pete Stanaitis
> ----------------------------
>
> Andrew Molinaro wrote:
>> Hey!
>>
>> I have posted another vid.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj97QIo-VHY
>>
>> I just can't stop.
>>
>> Check it out. I guess I should tell you all that it is going for
>> sale and that I want smiths to have a crack at it. I feel the need now
>> so that I can get picked on again. I feel like George Bush providing the
>> world with all sorts of material to rip on me with.
>>
>> Oh well. At least this time I didn't skip the piece out of the dies
>> by hitting to hard.
>>
>> Enjoy and feel free to comment/bust on me or the vid ;)
>>
>>
>> Andrew Molinaro



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