Recent content by BenoitL

Started the assembly on the little giant. I mounted the hammer on a wooden platform to raise the working height and allow me to move the hammer around.

I made all the minor repairs on the little parts, cleaned then all up and painted the lot.

It took 2-4.5 lbs ingots to make all the bearings and that includes using the old bearings.

I used the Babbittrite Damming Compound that came from little giant. Still worked well even though its 14 years old.

Poured the babbit for the main bearings. Using the mandrel, collars, spacers, and damming compound to make the mold. After a little cleanup and scraping its good as new.

Hi Trevj The jardine hammers are nice and take most of the same parts. I have never seen that rebuild book before so ill have to check it out. Definitely gonna put a guard in front. Just not sure of the design yet. I don't want something that gets in the way of adjusting the pitman.

Nice I will try to make it

I made up a tapered mandrel and poured the bearing in the drive pulley. Chucked it up and bored out the babbit. The clutch facing had been wallowed out on two sides from the clutch only catching in one position and needed to be trued. The diameter of the main drive shaft is 1 5/8 so i turned a...

I picked up this little power hammer that needed a home. It was made in 1912 is well used and needs a total rebuild to work. It came with some new parts but it will need all the babbit bearing re poured and lots of minor fixes. I like a brake on a mechanical hammer so i started with making the...

Yes very inconsiderate to use up my precious shop space. Though admittedly very handy in the blacksmith shop for making dovetails for dies and planing crusty old steel.

The shaper is a elliot invicta 4m 18" stroke and it came from victoria high school. It belongs to a friend of mine but lives at my shop for now.

Hello everyone I appreciate being invited into the group I am a blacksmith by trade. I practice hobby machining and machinery building/restoration which helps support the shop. Always eager to learn more. pic of current machine shop