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That's right, Larry, It was Bill's. I apparently told him years ago "if you ever want to sell it..."
So now I'm the proud new owner. I greased it up today and am pretty impressed- the thing turns over like a dream.
Will be working on a motor set up here soon.

Yes, the factory dies are in a milk-crate. Suprisingly good shape so I don't think I need to go making a new pair just yet.

HWooldridge;16582 wrote: It obviously had a low motor mounted with a long belt. My 100 lb came that way but I built a tower jackshaft above the frame so I could shorten the belt and move the idler above the flywheel, which tends to give a snappier action.

Good point.

I'm thinking the same thing> put the motor in the rafters and keep the floorspace clear.

It seems this is the area I need to focus on, that is getting the proper belt configuration and idler setup.

A VFD was included in the sale. I figured I'd get it set up and dial in the speed til it hits the sweet spot. At 300 hits/min it should kick ~ss!
Got any pictures of your setup?
thx

HWooldridge;16584 wrote: Here you go.

Hollis, what's your opinion of the beaudry's vs other mechanicals? I heard a second hand story today that Grant said they were the Cadillac mechanical- better than even Bradleys or Fairbanks.

HWooldridge;16593 wrote: Steve,

They are very good hammers - I would rank Beaudry equal to Bradley and better than Fairbanks. They were one of the later mechanicals and the designers did a good job of correcting flaws found in other brands. The integral brake works quite well and the rollers in the ram allow working thick stock down to thin without major adjustments. They were definitely intended to work in an industrial environment over the long haul.

Good luck with yours - looks to be in good shape.

Hollis

I went and dug up about 1000 posts on Beaudrys over on IFI. Good info. One of Grant's posts said that a spring shop owner had his 300's running at 350 BPM WAY beyond factory spec but given the adjustability of the Beaudry was spot on for the work at hand. I'm looking forward to it. Versus my usual MO of tearing everything down first, I'm thinking I'll try to get it running first and then see what I need to get into. Shouldn't be nearly as daunting as my first 3B rebuild.

K A Willey;16596 wrote: Steve, nice hammer looks to be in fair shape I have 3 Beaudrys they are the best hammer for the work I do I like them bettter than a Bradley or a Fairbanks (I have run all 3 for considrable time) that hammer ( #2) when you get it running you can get a very quick action out of it really comes in handy welding and drawing thin stock, when tuned right they have extreme control, will hit very hard or very light single blows, As I said for the work I do there is no better hammer for me.I think if you set that Hammer up as it was intended to be up over head you will be very happy with it. with that vfd hooked to a restat type controler on the foot treadle you wouldn't need an idler just keep your belt tight and set brake to release slightly before the controller kicks in then set your max speed.

Willey

Looking at alot of the motor driven hammers, weren't they driven from underneath? That no-idler speed control is crazy talk! I've never had a vfd but if it's true you can get all HP at all speeds, I'm in. The logic control on those things is scary. All I'm hoping for is to get it to go on/off, fast/slow but lookin over the literature you can program acceleration/deceleration, etc. Could get real interesting. What sort of rheostat pedal have you got in mind, A wah-wah?~ I'd be playing the hammer like Hendrix. cool-