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Old 11-23-2011, 02:09 PM
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A visit to Alabama Damascus

Yesterday a fellow-forumite (Doug Adams) and I spent the day at Alabama Damascus in Jacksonville, Alabama with Brad Vice and Lacy Smith.

Here are a few pics. This place is power-hammer heaven.

Nice little forge heating up the billets.



The next few are of the welding, cutting (for folding) and stretching the billets.









Pattern pressing a billet.



These are patterned billets ready to be ground to size.



And this is the Blanchard machine they are ground on.



Here are a few finished billets and blades.



A few more misc. shots will be added below.
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These are a few more misc. shots that might be of some interests.

Preparing to replace a motor drive gear on one of the other hammers.



A general view of the shop.



A two wheeled hollow grinder that works pretty neat.



Three tired old objects (two hammers and me)

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Old 11-23-2011, 08:57 PM
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way too cool.


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Wow, Thats some awesome pictures.

I bet those hammers would wake my neighobors.

Thanks for sharing.

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