@random_eddie gap + material thickness tells you how deeply the hammer WANTS to plunge into the work, and then a complicated bit of math
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@random_eddie tells you how hard the initial hit is and how much follow through there is.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@random_eddie note that the effective "settings" change...for the piece you're hammering! First hit on 2" thick work is diff from hit on1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@random_eddie same piece 15 seconds later when it's thinner.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MorlockP ... and what an elegant mechanism it is at that! I see a great deal of expressiveness available to the craftsman. Wonderful! Thx!1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@random_eddie re-reading my own explanation, it occurs to me that this mechanism is (a) kinda dictated by the technology of the day:1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@random_eddie rotary input (from overhead belt, etc.) is plentiful, but "logic" does not exist. If you have a rigid mechanism you break it1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@random_eddie bc you'll try to make two things coexist in the same space, and fail. So you NEED the spring.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@random_eddie but that said, there's a very very happy accident: this mechanism gives you huge force when your material is oversize & rough1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@random_eddie ...and gives you a whisper-light touch as you're nearing completion of the forging task.
Beautiful!
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