Subject: Help with 250 pounder

From: [email-masked] (Raymond Coon)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 15:46:03 -0800

Since no one is rushing to buy by 250# Little Giant from me, I guess I'll
use it myself (even though it's about 3 times as much machine as I need).
Does anyone out there have one???  Have any experience with converting one
to a single phase motor? (no three phase available here).  With the original
reduction gear motor with 1150 rpms and the non-availability of the old
motor frame style, it's getting to be a bit more of a problem that my little
pea brain can handle.  Phase converters are not a consideration.

I saw this machine run before it was removed and it sure can hit hard.  BTW
it is still for sale or trade for a smaller machine at this point.  Won't be
once I figured it out.

Raymond Coon

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From: "John Kelly" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 22:21:39 +0600

> use it myself (even though it's about 3 times as much machine as I need).
You can never have a big enough hammer.  While many seek out the 
smaller hammers I know on nothing that can be done on a 25lb that 
can't be done on the 250.  I still miss a 500lb. Bradley strap I had 
access to one time long ago.
If the 250 is equipped with a break, or if you make a break for it you 
have created a wonderful weapon for the war on iron.  A removable sow 
block?  If so things are better yet.
You say that a phase converter is out of the question, why.  You 
don't need a whole lot to run a home brew rotary converter out of an 
old 3ph motor which can often be had for scrap value.
Oh how I wish I had a hammer like that and a place to use it.  And 
please don't forget to put some spring guard on it.

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From: Mike Linn <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 96 18:08 EST

Talk to Fred Caylor 317-769-6351 he is the reigning GURU for little giant
hammers. If he cant help, no one can.

mike
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From: Roger Degner <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 23:40:12 -0600

At 03:46 PM 3/1/96 -0800, you wrote:
>Does anyone out there have one??? 
>
>Raymond Coon
>
I have a 250 and a 50.  I use them both every day I light the forge.  The
250 is a bit much at first but with a good brake and some practice it will
do a lot.  Fred caylor is the rebuilding GURU but as far as the GURU of
running a hammer 
 is CLIFTON RALPH of Indiana.  I dont have his adress in the office but if
you need it E-Mail me.  He has 5 two hour tapes he rents of PH tools and
hammering.
A back issue of Bituminous Bits titled big hammer is avalible from Norm
Larson books, 1-800-743-4766 evenings.  It shows PH tooling and brakes.
Clifton's tape show the use of a jack shaft on the side of the hammer to
slow them down.  I would of traded my extra 50 Little giant to you until I
got the frieght estimate from a trucking firm.