HABA
Houston
Area
Blacksmith's
Association

7418 Branch Point
Houston, TX 77095-2649

Home

Membership

Group Email

2005
Board of Directors


S&S Reliant Blacksmith
On Line
Resources

ABANA
ABANA Demonstrator Guideline

North Texas
Blacksmiths Association

Balcones Forge

Louisiana Metalsmiths
Association

Maps
 

To Preserve and Promote the Art and Craft of Blacksmithing Through Education.

Welcome to HABAIRON.ORG, the website of the Houston Area Blacksmith's Association, the Internet resource of choice for the blacksmith in and around Houston, Texas. We have the technology!

July 16, 2005

Power Hammer Building and Using
Photo Page

featuring

Vince Lusco

The July HABA meeting was held at Bob Collier’s shop in New Waverly, TX. In addition to having smithing tools for sale, Bob invited his good friend and HABA member, Vince Lusco to tell us how he built his own power hammer and show us how it works. Vince is brought his homemade pneumatic power hammer down from his Center, TX shop. The hammer weighs about 700 pounds and has a 35 pound ram. Vince and Bob had it hooked up and ready to work in time for the meeting.

This is a Kinyon hammer which many of you heard about through the years. Now will be your chance to see one in action, learn many of the ins and outs of putting one together and then trying it out for yourself. Overall Vince says it is a very do-able project for most people.

Vince built his hammer not too long after HABA got started using the ABANA plans for reference. The hammer was his first or second shot at building a pneumatic piece of equipment. His first was a can crusher which he has used for recycling aluminum cans.

In addition to telling the 30 attendees what he knows about building a hammer and answering as many of your questions as could be asked, Vince will demonstrated how he made the branches, leaves and acorns for an iron oak framed mirror he built. When Vince was done, you had a chance to work one on one with him and see what you could do with his hammer.

Photos from the meeting....click to enlarge.


P7160001.JPG

P7160002.JPG

P7160003.JPG

P7160004b.jpg

P7160010.JPG

P7160011.JPG

P7160012.JPG

P7160014.JPG

P7160015.JPG

P7160018.JPG

P7160019.JPG

P7160020.JPG

P7160022.JPG

P7160023.JPG

P7160024.JPG

P7160025.JPG

P7160026.JPG

P7160028.JPG

P7160029.JPG

P7160030.JPG

P7160031.JPG

P7160032.JPG

P7160034.JPG

P7160035.JPG

P7160036.jpg

P7160037.JPG

P7160038.JPG

P7160039.JPG

P7160040.jpg

P7160041.JPG

P7160042.JPG

P7160043.JPG

P7160044.JPG

P7160045.JPG

Notes about this Website

This website is Under Development and will continue to evolve for HABA Members.

The use any of the material from this site is at your own risk. All persons associated with this material disclaim any responsibility or liability for damages or injuries resulting from the use or application of this information. They assume no responsibility or liability for the accuracy, fitness, proper design, safety or safe use of any information presented here.

Please send all feedback/correction/omission/suggestions to your webmaster, Richard Boswell .
Enjoy!

http://www.habairon.org
http://www.habairon.com
Last updates were on July 17, 2005

© Copyright 2004, 2005 by HABA. All rights reserved.