List

of Available Power Hammers in North America

New & Used … Commercial & Do It Yourself … Mechanical & Air
As compiled by John Dittmeier, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA as of December 29, 2016
Please contribute other sources via a message in Facebook,
or by an e-mail to John at FontanaForgeLLC@gmail.com

Table of Contents
A. Mechanical – Used, Vintage ......................................................................................................................... 2
B. Mechanical – New Commercial .................................................................................................................... 2
C. Mechanical – New Do-It-Yourself ................................................................................................................. 3
D. Air with External Air Compressor – Used Commercial .................................................................................. 4
E. Air with External Air Compressor – New Commercial .................................................................................... 4
F. Air with External Air Compressor – New Do-It-Yourself ................................................................................ 5
G. Air, Self Contained – New Commercial, Small to Medium ............................................................................. 6
H. Air, Self Contained – Used, Small to Medium ............................................................................................... 6
I. Air, Self Contained – New & Used Commercial, Large .................................................................................... 7
J. Air, Self Contained – New Do-It-Yourself ....................................................................................................... 7
K. Results of Test of Power Hammers ............................................................................................................... 8

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 A. Mechanical – Used, Vintage
General Manuals and catalogues for the hammers below are at
www.newenglandblacksmiths.org/power_hammer_info.htm
Little Giant Parts-Roger Rice, Nebraska City, Nebraska www.littlegianthammer.com/parts
General information is also at www.spaco.org/pow.htm
Mayer Brothers Parts-Roger Rice, Nebraska City, Nebraska www.littlegianthammer.com/parts
(Murray, Murco
or Moloch)
DuPont www.newenglandblacksmiths.org/power_hammer_info.htm
Scranton
Bradley Authorized Parts-Wallace Metal Works, united.forginghammers.com
Kempton, Pennsylvania
Beaudry Parts-Wallace Metal Works, Kempton, beaudry.forginghammers.com
Pennsylvania united.forginghammers.com
Fairbanks Parts-Wallace Metal Works, Kempton, fairbanks.forginghammers.com
Pennsylvania united.forginghammers.com
Goliath
Champion
Barnet
Dinelt-Eisenhardt
Various, Used www.anvilfire.com/tailgate/pages.php?catalog=machinery

B. Mechanical – New Commercial

Spare Tire Chase Saxton, Scottsville, Kentucky www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKFCbxQ2WWM
www.facebook.com/Homesteaders-Outpost-
769329376488879/?pnref=lhc
Spare Tire Raymond Head, Wetumpka, Alabama alaforge.org/Trading_Post.html
e.m.forge@gmail.com
Spare Tire Clay Spencer, Somerville, Alabama alaforge.org/Trading_Post.html
Spare Tire Dave Custer, Columbia, Kentucky https://www.facebook.com/Fiery-Furnace-Forge-
Blacksmith-LLC-408269802598275/?pnref=lhc

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 C. Mechanical – New Do-It-Yourself
General Notes on Designing & Building a Hammer www.anvilfire.com/power/power-hammer-
building.php
Standard Tire Anvil Fire X1 http://www.anvilfire.com/power/power-hammer-
building.php
Spare Tire Clay Spencer plans based on Ray Clontz’ concept $30 US to Clay Spencer, 73 Penniston Pvt. Drive,
Somerville, AL 35670. E-mail clay@otelco.net for
information.
Hybrid Daniel O’Connor, Texas www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtBlq_z5f4FNNxFkw
Tire/Spring kfU3bMSZrh123ppa
Japanese Style www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq4NZin-MBY
Mechanical Fred Connell’s report, based on Ray Clontz’ www.ornamentalroseengine.com/smith/hammer/ind
mechanical concept ex.htm
Mechanical Hans Peot’s manual www.centaurforge.com/The-Shop-Built-
Powerhammer/productinfo/BK701/
Leaf Spring Dusty, Rusty, Super Rusty plans www.appaltree.net/rusty/
Leaf Spring Jerry Allen’s ‘Power Hammer Plans for www.appaltree.net/rusty/Wizards_Forge.htm
Dummies’ www.facebook.com/TheWizardsForge/
Leaf Spring Krusty plans (metric) www.instructables.com/id/Power-hammer/
The plans are also in the Files section of Facebook
group, Power Hammer Forging, and in other groups.
‘Junk Yard’ Jock Dempsey ‘s report www.anvilfire.com/power/jyh_index.htm
Various Anvil Fire’s collection www.anvilfire.com/power/jyh-cat.htm

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 D. Air with External Air Compressor – Used Commercial
Iron Kiss John Larson, Kingsville, Maryland Early 2000’s to 2015
Information is at www.ironkisshammers.com.
Trip Air Robin Eames and _________________ Early 1980’s to early 1990’s
Original manual is available from John Dittmeier.
Bull Tom Troszak
Phoenix Tom Troszak

E. Air with External Air Compressor – New Commercial

Big Blu Josh Smith, Morgantown, North Carolina www.bigbluhammer.com
www.facebook.com/bigbluhammer
KA75 Bob Bergman, Blanchardville, Wisconsin www.KA75.com
KZ100 Ken Zitur, Albany, Minnesota www.kensiron.com/kz100.html
MZ75 Ken Zitur, Albany, Minnesota www.kensiron.com/mz75
Lil’ Abner Bert Romans, Mulino, Oregon www.rmetalart.com/tools.htm
IM65 J. W. Stekervetz & Pete Johnson, Manheim, www.facebook.com/underhillforge (May 18, 2016
Pennsylvania posting)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnjwRnN6vow
www.iforgeiron.com/topic/45811-im65-utility-
hammer/
‘Benchtop’ Theodore Banning, Richmond, Virginia banninghammer@gmail.com
Search the web for photographs and video of this
hammer.

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 F. Air with External Air Compressor – New Do-It-Yourself
New Style Kinyon Ted McDonah (and Leon Nash), Millersville, https://www.flickr.com/photos/teddmcdonah/albu
Pennsylvania ms/72157626270160104/page1
http://metalmonger.blogspot.com/2012/11/building
-blacksmithing-air-hammer.html
New Style Kinyon Olene Machine, Gearhart Ironwerks et al www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXZzYqjTeFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPf4eiQ9wIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPqBSq5kK60

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3QopHjiyfQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAPnyy_x5b8
www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/archive/index.php?
t-38975.html
New Style Kinyon Chris Coleman, Arizona colemanstuff.wordpress.com/hammertime/
control kit
New Style Kinyon IForgeIron: AJ Clay et al www.iforgeiron.com/topic/19796-new-style-kinyon-
project-drawing/?hl=%2Bkinyon+%2Bproject
Kinyon ABANA Ron Kinyon plans www.abana.org/store/ABANAStore.shtml
www.abana.org/downloads/publications/Rochev.2.p
df
Simple Air Larry Zoeller, Lanesville, Indiana www.zoellerforge.com/hammer.html
Hammer
Artist Blacksmith Dave Robertson, Cargill, Canada www.artistblacksmith.com/items-for-sale/Air-
Hammer/Air-Hammer-Plans.html
KZ100 Control Kit Ken Zitur, Albany, Minnesota www.kensiron.com/controlkit.html
KZ100 plans (free) Ken Zitur, Albany, Minnesota www.kensiron.com/controlkit.html
Lil’ Abner kit & Bert Romans, Mulino, Oregon www.rmetalart.com/tools.htm
plans
Air hammer plans Ralph Sproul, Webster, New Hampshire www.bearhillblacksmith.com/plans_available.htm
Electrofunk 65 Jeffrey Funk, Bigfork, Montana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gGqh1iQwRc
Striking Hammer The hammer is for a series of single blows.
Triple 75 Pound Jeffrey Funk, Bigfork, Montana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCunzepTnuI
Forging Hammer The hammer has three hammers for varying dies.

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 G. Air, Self Contained – New Commercial, Small to Medium
General Phil Cox’ explanation of the inner workings of a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4YXFVlocSQ&feature=y
self-contained hammer outu.be
General James Johnson’s introduction of and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZP8Bhv8rcY
explanation of a self-contained hammer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAu9YbCDTF0 plus others
Anyang (China) James Johnson, Alvord, Texas www.anyangusa.net
www.facebook.com/Anyang-USA-North-America-
165691366809549/
Sahinler Brian Russell, Arlington, Tennessee www.powerhammers.com
(Turkey) Pieh Tool Co., Camp Verde, Arizona www.piehtoolco.com/contents/en-
us/d1095_Sahinler_Air_Hammer_Parts.html
Say-Mak Helmut Hillenkamp, Sante Fe, New Mexico http://www.saymakhammers.com
(Turkey)

H. Air, Self Contained – Used, Small to Medium

Kuhn (Germany) Information is at
www.beautifuliron.com/gs_air_hammers_kuhn.htm
Reiter (Germany) Information is at
www.beautifuliron.com/gs_air_hammers_kuhn.htm
Striker (China) The North American importer is no longer in Chinese company is Shanxi.
business. Substantial Striker information is at
http://www.beautifuliron.com/gs_stc-
88_air_hammer.htm
_______(Russia) Sources are in Canada.
Various, Used www.anvilfire.com/tailgate/pages.php?catalog=machinery

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 I. Air, Self Contained – New & Used Commercial, Large
Anyang (China) James Johnson, Alvord, Texas www.anyangusa.net
Various, Used Robin Doak, Montreal, Canada www.machineco.com/forging.htm
Note: Listings may be out-of-date.
Various, Used www.anvilfire.com/tailgate/pages.php?catalog=machinery
Massey
Chambersburg
Nazel
Beche

J. Air, Self Contained – New Do-It-Yourself

A USA blacksmith is developing a prototype of a self-contained power hammer with a 130 pound ram.

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 K. Results of Test of Power Hammers
In Bladesmith’s Forum (http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=13727&hl=%2Bpower+%2Bhammer+%2Btest)
Sam Salvati compiled the results of a 2009 test that originated in the I Forge Iron Forum, being ‘[take] 8 inches of 1 inch mild steel
square, marked each end at 2 inches. Use flat dies. Heat to near welding, put the 2 inch mark on the near edge of the dies, and hit 5
times real hard. Heat the other end to near welding heat, same thing, but hit 10 times. Wire brush, cool and measure how thin each
end got with dial calipers.’

In the two lists below, the number at the end of the line is the thinness of the flattened 1-inch square bar.

Best in 5 blows: Best in 10 blows
Nazel 3B - .308 Nazel 3B - .155
Say Mak 60KG - .320 Say Mak 60KG - .260
Anyang 88# - .430 Anyang 88# - .300
Sahinler 110# - .543 IronKiss Octagon 100 - .360
Say Mak 50KG - .583 Sahinler 110# - .397
IronKiss Octagon 100 - .586 Big Blu 155 MAX - .475
Big Blu 155 MAX - .705 Anyang 55# - .545
KA75 - .773 KA75 - .565
1909 MacGowan and Finnigan "Perfect" 80# - .825 1909 MacGowan and Finnigan "Perfect" 80# - .630
Little Giant 25 - .873 Kane and Roach 85# - .721
Kane and Roach 85# - .877 Don S's Treadle Hammer 66# -.780
Don S's Rusty hammer 34# - .906 Don S's Rusty hammer 34# - .832
Little Giant 25# - .835

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