Blacksmith Forging Power Hammer Bradley 200 Lb Giant Cast Iron Frame Steel Anvil
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:2828538 | Model: "Compact" 200 |
| Make: Bradley | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Weight: app 5,500 |
Added some pictures; cleaned the grease off so you can hopefully see the ways and babbitt better.
Please note: Deposit of $500 by paypal; balance to be wire or in person. If you don't have the funds and need to pay via c.c. please contact me first. Listed as pick up only but I'm fine with shipping and can load, costs and arrangements are on the buyer. It is approximately 4'w x5'd x9'h 5, 500lbs. This should ship via flatbed carrier only not consolidated/LTL van carr...iers. I have a broker I can refer you to.
I am reluctantly listing this rare hammer in exceptional condition. I recently purchased it but I think it is more hammer than I need and should also be in the hands of someone who can do it justice.
It is a Bradley "compact" 200. Not so compact, but so named because it had a smaller footprint than Bradley's other hammers. I am a novice smith but I have worked on and with machinery my whole life and this is a simply beautiful machine aesthetically and mechanically. While everyone has their favorite type of hammer the Bradley's and the Beaudry's seem to be held as stand outs of mechanical hammers. This hammer is well regarded by the folks that make a living as smiths and even those that favor self contained or utility pneumatic hammers.
This hammer is in pristine condition. It is a one owner machine; yep, not often you can say that for something 100+ years old!! It came out of city maintenance shop that was built around 1900. They don't have records of when the hammer was purchased but guessed somewhere in the 20's. Since these hammers were built for continuous industrial use, the easy life of occasional use in a municipal shop shows! The ways are tight and the adjustable way block is still flush against the back set; hasn't even been taken up for wear. The shaft bearings/babbitt are tight with no perceptible play. The linkage babbitt is great as well as the babbitt between the anvil and the frame. It has an adjustment at the eccentric for length of stroke and another for bottom of stoke height via a slip collar on the shaft. There are no chips, cracks or repairs in the casting. It has a set of combination dies that are in good shape. Also comes with what appear to be factory wrenches also the flat belts. It was run by an electric motor driven overhead line shaft. Original motor and great cast brackets and drive pulleys. May not make it work any better than a retrofit would but sure will look better doing it!! These were originally overhead mounted but also could be mounted on the ground behind the hammer. There is a flatbelt from the motor to one of the pulleys and a second flatbelt from the other pulley to the hammer. When the treadle is pressed the band brake releases and the slack adjuster swings in tightening the drive belt. The hammer was originally offered in a "direct" drive with just a single belt from the motor to the hammer (see pic). That would of course be an option here as well (might have to make a different motor pulley diameter and would have to swap the slack adjuster to the opposite side) but I would imagine the massive line shaft pulleys help impart a harder hit?
The only negatives are a "battleship" paint job (paint over paint over paint...) , someone pilfered the badges/placards and the added guards detract from the beauty but are practical; I'll leave that up to the next owner.
Please note: Deposit of $500 by paypal; balance to be wire or in person. If you don't have the funds and need to pay via c.c. please contact me first. Listed as pick up only but I'm fine with shipping and can load, costs and arrangements are on the buyer. It is approximately 4'w x5'd x9'h 5, 500lbs. This should ship via flatbed carrier only not consolidated/LTL van carr...iers. I have a broker I can refer you to.
I am reluctantly listing this rare hammer in exceptional condition. I recently purchased it but I think it is more hammer than I need and should also be in the hands of someone who can do it justice.
It is a Bradley "compact" 200. Not so compact, but so named because it had a smaller footprint than Bradley's other hammers. I am a novice smith but I have worked on and with machinery my whole life and this is a simply beautiful machine aesthetically and mechanically. While everyone has their favorite type of hammer the Bradley's and the Beaudry's seem to be held as stand outs of mechanical hammers. This hammer is well regarded by the folks that make a living as smiths and even those that favor self contained or utility pneumatic hammers.
This hammer is in pristine condition. It is a one owner machine; yep, not often you can say that for something 100+ years old!! It came out of city maintenance shop that was built around 1900. They don't have records of when the hammer was purchased but guessed somewhere in the 20's. Since these hammers were built for continuous industrial use, the easy life of occasional use in a municipal shop shows! The ways are tight and the adjustable way block is still flush against the back set; hasn't even been taken up for wear. The shaft bearings/babbitt are tight with no perceptible play. The linkage babbitt is great as well as the babbitt between the anvil and the frame. It has an adjustment at the eccentric for length of stroke and another for bottom of stoke height via a slip collar on the shaft. There are no chips, cracks or repairs in the casting. It has a set of combination dies that are in good shape. Also comes with what appear to be factory wrenches also the flat belts. It was run by an electric motor driven overhead line shaft. Original motor and great cast brackets and drive pulleys. May not make it work any better than a retrofit would but sure will look better doing it!! These were originally overhead mounted but also could be mounted on the ground behind the hammer. There is a flatbelt from the motor to one of the pulleys and a second flatbelt from the other pulley to the hammer. When the treadle is pressed the band brake releases and the slack adjuster swings in tightening the drive belt. The hammer was originally offered in a "direct" drive with just a single belt from the motor to the hammer (see pic). That would of course be an option here as well (might have to make a different motor pulley diameter and would have to swap the slack adjuster to the opposite side) but I would imagine the massive line shaft pulleys help impart a harder hit?
The only negatives are a "battleship" paint job (paint over paint over paint...) , someone pilfered the badges/placards and the added guards detract from the beauty but are practical; I'll leave that up to the next owner.
