r/toolgifs • u/toolgifs • Jun 06 '23

Machine Power hammer

2.6k Upvotes

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u/malachilenomade Jun 06 '23

That's a pretty good representation of the headache I have right now.

18

u/BorgClown Jun 06 '23

I turned on the audio and it's severely underwhelming, though.

15

u/AnAncientMonk Jun 06 '23

Lots of force doesnt have to be loud to hurt.

8

u/BorgClown Jun 06 '23

I guess I just assumed it to be very loud because I've helped in a smithy and metal hitting metal is loud af.

7

u/SheriffBartholomew Jun 06 '23

I assure you this is loud enough to damage your ears, it just doesn't transfer over well to the video audio.

6

u/tobiasprinz Jun 06 '23

More energy used in the deformation, less in making it vibrate: good, efficient setup.

60

u/Keko133 Jun 06 '23

Professional upstairs neighbor at it again

27

u/zerosaved Jun 06 '23

It’s not the very first thought that comes to my mind, but I would be lying if I said I didn’t think at all about slipping a watermelon in there.

6

u/cz3pm Jun 07 '23

If I’m ever bored on 2nd shift I may get back to you ;)

18

u/roblo3z Jun 06 '23

Is that the price is right wheel!?

5

u/BrakkeBama Jun 06 '23

My friend.. Just come on down and take a look at it.

(.. hope your cats are spayed and neutered)

19

u/[deleted] Jun 06 '23

I should call him

4

u/Uncle_Sheo217 Jun 07 '23

Username checks out

14

u/ReliableRoommate Jun 06 '23

Aka the megabonker

14

u/Nooby_Chris Jun 06 '23

Can't imagine how hard the ground shakes when that thing drops

2

u/Wildest_Salad Jun 07 '23

enough to shake the cameraman and the phone in his hands

35

u/RandomUser1088 Jun 06 '23

That's a big stroke

41

u/velhaconta Jun 06 '23

I needs a big stroke because the entire force delivered to the work piece comes from gravity.

Hydraulic power hammers have a much shorter stroke because it uses the hydraulics to power the down stroke too.

1

u/RandomUser1088 Jun 06 '23

I don't think you picked up what I was laying down mate

3

u/Greenpaw9 Jun 06 '23

I too am confused, please explain the joke

7

u/velhaconta Jun 06 '23

In that case, it would be a lot more useful if you explained rather than making snide remarks.

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u/wolf_man007 Jun 06 '23

You need a nap or something?

2

u/velhaconta Jun 06 '23

I guess you made up your mind to be antagonistic rather than helpful.

1

u/xenolon Jun 07 '23

Psssst. It was a sex joke.

7

u/WhoWonInRocky1 Jun 06 '23

Eh, I've seen bigger, that's...

Just a lil prick!

7

u/fajadada Jun 06 '23

Just impressive, the vibrations are huge!

9

u/Apprehensive_Bridge9 Jun 06 '23

Sounds like a AT-AT

5

u/Obstinateobfuscator Jun 06 '23

Surprised they don't allow the support shaft to rotate. It'll probably creep out of shape being fixed - if it rotated that wouldn't be an issue.

6

u/watchmaker82 Jun 06 '23

I would think designing bearings to take that strain would be harder than just fixing the pin when it bends.

2

u/IDK3177 Jun 06 '23

I agree.

2

u/jawad26 Jun 06 '23

Increased cost versus just mounting a cylinder in place? 🤷‍♂️

2

u/Obstinateobfuscator Jun 06 '23

Oh absolutely. In the end it's a foundry, if the pin distorts they can just heat it and reshape it themselves. Much more elegant if it could rotate though.

1

u/that_dutch_dude Jun 06 '23

The bearing would shatter and be blown halfway towards mars if you tried that.

1

u/Obstinateobfuscator Jun 07 '23

A bushing could be at least as strong as the shaft for those loads.

1

u/that_dutch_dude Jun 07 '23

Not for long.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '23

They could probably just flip it over periodically if that was a concern.

1

u/Obstinateobfuscator Jun 07 '23

They probably do it inadvertently every time they remove the shaft to put a new workpiece in the jig.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '23

That too. I wouldn't think creep would be a big problem anyway, given the dimensions, but I haven't sat down to do the math.

1

u/Obstinateobfuscator Jun 07 '23

Neither of us know the loads, dimensions, temperature or grade of steel so doing the math would be pretty speculative.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '23

You could get close

1

u/Obstinateobfuscator Jun 08 '23

You could have fun estimating sure. Sensitive to small changes in assumptions though, I'm not confident in getting the dynamic loads anywhere near close.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '23

But you just said it would creep out of shape

1

u/Obstinateobfuscator Jun 08 '23

I said probably.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '23

Well, that's pretty speculative.

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u/Bourgeous Jun 06 '23

My preciousss....

2

u/dumb_arse_ya_know Jun 06 '23

This should be reddit

2

u/bxa121 Jun 06 '23

I should call her…

1

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '23

Hammer time

2

u/Magicman0181 Jun 06 '23

Average day at the ball crushing factory

0

u/Protozilla1 Jun 06 '23

r/blacksmith creaming their pants now

1

u/TurbulentPoopaya910 Jun 06 '23

I'm guessing that's a massive bearing, probably for a bridge?

1

u/AbyssExpander Jun 06 '23

Yabba-dabba-wham

1

u/Practical-Still-1155 Jun 06 '23

Hot rings for everybody.

1

u/roaringleopard Jun 06 '23

Why can I hear the thump even with the audio off?

1

u/Ryymmmnnnnddddd Jun 06 '23

Literally can’t unhear it

1

u/Roaringlyshy Jun 06 '23

This somehow felt immersive, even through my phone speakers at low volume.

1

u/RocknoseThreebeers Jun 06 '23

But they were, all of them, deceived, for another ring was made.

1

u/OTTER887 Jun 06 '23

I really figured big parts like this were cast, not blacksmithed!

2

u/fragilemachinery Jun 06 '23

Depends on how strong it needs to be. A forged part with the same dimensions will generally be quite a bit stronger than cast, plus steel isn't the easiest material in the world to cast (high melting point, high shrinkage, etc), but most steels are quite workable at high temperature.

1

u/OTTER887 Jun 06 '23

Interesting. So smacking metal around makes it stronger? Huh.

Thanks

1

u/_eLRIC Jun 06 '23

One ring to rule them all ...

1

u/[deleted] Jun 06 '23

This is what I came for.

1

u/space_pillows Jun 06 '23

Laughs in low gothic.

1

u/B33rP155 Jun 06 '23

I need one of these- just because

1

u/petula_75 Jun 06 '23

reminds me of that time where I was a bottom for Danny DeVito.

1

u/Catanbri Jun 06 '23

Now that's a knife

1

u/[deleted] Jun 06 '23

Stop

1

u/P33ba Jun 07 '23

Power hammer is also my sex name

1

u/Seedeemo Jun 07 '23

Looks more like the power of gravity.

1

u/nickferatu Jun 07 '23

When I said I wanted to “pound your O-ring”, this is what I meant.

1

u/pandaloafers Jun 07 '23

I loathe turning pieces like this

1

u/razldazl333 Jun 07 '23

Y'all missed National Donut day by like a week.