The Official Power Hammer, Pullmax, Yoder, Helve, Planishing Hammer... Thread !

I have seen a few old metal shaping hammers in the background in pictures all over the HAMB. Let's share with everyone here in this thread.

Lets see your Hammers! Home made hammer, cheapo hammers, antique hammers, planishing hammers, helve hammers and even your new hammers!

Post up!

 

Here's a picture that I took of the master...Fay Butler

 

here is my nibbler jr

 

Ken Crain is the owner of Studio 217 in Dallas Texas. He is an up and coming metal shaper and has a true love for metal art. He was recently bitten by the metal shaping bug and has been fascinated with the Baileigh MH-19 Multi Hammer. After a couple of phone conversations with the Baileigh crew, Ken decided to jump on a plane and fly into Milwaukee Airport in the middle of a blizzard, all for the love of metal shaping!
Here are a couple videos of him getting to know the machine:

http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/...on=view&current=video-2012-02-10-13-12-49.mp4
http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/...on=view&current=video-2012-02-10-13-14-07.mp4
http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/...on=view&current=video-2012-02-10-13-16-40.mp4
http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/...on=view&current=video-2012-02-10-13-27-15.mp4
http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/...on=view&current=video-2012-02-10-13-41-11.mp4
http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/...on=view&current=video-2012-02-10-13-53-58.mp4


Here he is with his new Baileigh MH-19 Power Hammer!

 

no power hammer but this is my pullmax i just restored.Hammer is next up on my list.

 

some parts to shrinker/stretchers i am making

 

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Here are mine



Pullmax P9



Home built 15 lb power hammer It has 2 internal springs for over hit
it is called a Bammbamm
(designed by Ben VanBerlo at metalmeet)



this is how I adjust the stroke

 

Interesting

 

I've always wanted to know what the machines were originally designed to do, FIRST OWNER history. I would think aircraft part manufacturing would be on the list, correct?

 

Ok, my background is machinist, not sheet metal worker. I'm sure I am going to recieve heaps of scorn for asking such a greenhorn question, but scorn is good, as long as I learn something.

For years, I have been reading the word pullmax, just what does a pullmax do to a piece of sheetmetal, and how does it do it? Maybe I need one, and just dont know it yet.

 

I've never seen a Pullmax in action, but you can made curved louvers for one thing. Look at a Duesenberg Model J no two are the same length, that is one example that comes to mind.

 

Always wondered how they did that.

 

Awww CRAP! I kinda figured that if I found out what one of these was, I'd need one! Funny how that works.

http://metalshapers.org/101/video/mainmovie.html

 

I am in the middle of building mine at the moment. It is rather heavy! I am getting the drive side of things sorted out at the moment. As soon as I get something more to show I will post up some pictures.

 

Thanks for that link! Black on a purple background isn't quite as bad as red on blue. Bob

 

i really like this guys machine, simple, and i have everything twice over to build my own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T4Kbr1Xyaw&feature=BFa&list=UU2uwxdZ7vw_vcuBg628fiqg&lf=plcp

 

Very cool

 

this is my Libert nibbler. i took off the nibbler tooling and created my own holder for other stuff. works pretty good for beading and planishing..its done everything i have asked of it so far. it was designed to nibble
10 ga. so working 18 ga is like butter.. when i get more time, i wanna make up some more tooling..it was built in 1944-5 so its built to last!

 

Thats huge!

 

my yoder came from Cal metal date of my yoder is 1934 old and very heavy

 

I really want one of those Baileigh MH units, can't afford it. BUT I can fabricate. And for the mean time I build my own Helve.







Been slowly building dies for it. These are some simple tool holders to make the bead around the bottom of a '32 Commercial shell we fixed.









So I am building two more, both are accounted for. One I am trading for a Pettingell !

 

Not only a nice fab job, but a really neat design as well. Very Spiffy.

 

That thing would be great at clipping my thumbnails.

 

Metal Meet 2010

 

I bought this hammer a little over a year ago from Steve Powell. http://www.powellhammer.com/
Steve is a great guy to deal with and the hammer has performed perfectly.

 

Great looking machine, beefy as well.

 

man i want one of those....

 

We should get some good shots of the pros using hammers at the Santa Cruz Metal Meet in June