I bought the plans years ago from the Appalachian Blacksmith's Association to make my own power hammer. The parts slowly piled up  as I found bits and pieces. Finally in July 2010 I stated construction. It was built over 12 days - a month of Sundays plus other days with lots of learning as I went.

I used a "Super Rusty" style, with inspiration from many other hammers on the web, but tried to keep it as simple as possible. Some statistics

• The "anvil" weighs 140kg made from four 75 x 75mm solid bars 800mm long
• The ram weighs 18kg with the dies, made from a 40 x 40mm solid bar
• The initial dies are made from a cut up 10lbs sledge hammer head
• Dies are bolt on and interchangeable
• The leaf springs were "straightened" in my Hydraulic press
• I use a 1hp motor going 1410 RPM
• The pulleys are 2" and 14" which provide just over 200 hits per minute

• Power Hammer Power Hammer
• Front View Front View
• Front detail Front detail
• Spring detail Spring detail
• Crank Shaft Crank Shaft
• Clutch Pulley Clutch Pulley
• Head assembly Head assembly
• Ram detail Ram detail
• Hammer dies Hammer dies
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