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Uploaded by on Dec 21, 2006

This is the steam hammer at the B&O RR blacksmith shop in Martinsburg, WV. It was operated on compressed air during an open house in 2003.

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  • to douro20, yes, we are manufacturer of forging hammer in China, but not steam driving or air compressor driving, we use electro-hydraulic driving or whole hydraulic driving, saving more than 90% energy than steam hammers steam hammers are forbidden to apply into production 15 years ago, we all use advanced electro-hydraulic forging hammer or whole hydraulic forging hammers. the truth is in US and many EU countries, many of this hammers are still workings in forging plants.

  • They still make these machines over in China, and they are very well built.

  • @douro20 The ram is driven up by the steam pressure and then shot downwards with immense force. Steam not only lifts the ram, it drives it down as well.

  • The French built one of these that weighs 750 tons and can hammer down with 150 tons of force.

  • How do these work? Is the ram held up by steam pressure?

  • i have a homade hammer. but this is verry slow.

  • I started out as a helper on an 8,000 lbs Chambersberg steam hammer in Chicago, became the blacksmith after 6 years. Not much has changed in a little over 100 years. You can still get yourself killed just as quick and easy as they did back in the turn of the last century. I cant belive i did this shit for $8.00 an hour !!

  • The one I used in Montreal was much easier to operate and little ease.

  • Not enough pressure!! Either that or the valve is a bit dodgy...the hammers I've seen working just need the slightest move of the handle for all hell to be set loose on the poor piece of hot metal!

  • Boring, they need to learn how to use the leavers.

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