I love how enthusiastically he said, "They will kill you!"

I don't even blacksmith, I have no desire to start....and I still watched the whole freakin' video.....

Oh man, just saw you giving the exact same explanation in regards to your “new” giant hammer in Montana.

Bam Bam. Just stumbled in and did a 4 hour binge. Really enjoy your show and your talent

My first power hammer was a 25 lb little giant and I picked it up for 60 bucks at a auction in working condition when I was 13 best deal ever

It's like buying your first car: It gets you from A to B, has some issues, requires some maintenance, but teaches you all you need to know when you buy your big boy car. Thanks for sharing!

9:45 Guess what you had to do a couple years later...

Bam bam. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Makes it very easy to stay engaged.

Several giveaways that show you were trained in Texas: 1. Pull-on work boots 2. Pro rodeo Wrangler Jeans 3. Big belt buckle 4. The "come and take it" sticker. 5. The Lone Star/Gadsden flags 6. Your love for America Love your Chanel keep it up!

My wife, watching over my shoulder, wants to dye your hair black and put a lighting scar tattoo on your forehead. ........ Great vid! Subscribed.

BamBam! Could you show a little more enthusiasm about your tools!! Ha Ha!! Loved it!

Thank you Alec! All the information you gave I did not think about, now I know!

This is an excellent primer - thank you so much, Alec!

I usually see a huge difference between new videos and ones from much before... but with you, even the 2 year old videos seem fresh and fun! BAMBAM!

I love how you're giving an awesome, in depth and technical explanation of everything and then slide in a "whatchamawhatsit". XD

Why do I feel like you're 15 years old and already have 45 years of experience. Brilliant.

bambam! Awesome videos Alec! Thank you for taking the time to do them and I think it's awesome the enthusiasm you have!

I'm new here and I though his guy was an actor with how extroverted he seems. But after watching a hand full of videos, I can tell he put some serous time and work into his craft. He just makes everything look easy. Like this video the way he explained the hazard of the power hammer without sugar coating it was outstanding.

love the danger sign on the front of the machine

By the way "Şahinler" means Falcons in Turkish. :)

Timely and educational. I was just looking at them yesterday and was wondering about just about everything you covered. Great information. Thanks Alec....Darren.

Bambam! I've always admired the work of blacksmiths and the like. Taking nothing and turning it into something. This is a hobby I wouldn't mind taking up one day.

id pressure wash that roof

Your accent makes blacksmithing sound so classy! :) Thanks for the great videos!

Awesome video Alec, great information on the entire process of how you got and anchor it.

New sub here Alec, thru Samaria carpenter. I truly wish I had found your channel earlier, you are an amazing young man in many ways, your work your presence in front of the camera, your business scenes, I could go on but for the short time I have watched, I am truly amazed and in awe of you. Being somewhat older than you I wish I could start a forge, I may in a small way, I just started mig welding and love it. Well I am rambling now. Keep it all going. I am learning a lot so far

Very good explanation of a power hammer. I'm retired now but I worked almost 40 years as a machinist/tool and die plus fabrication worker and supervisor. These pieces of equipment can be of tremendous help in straightening metal and punching with the the proper set up of the machine. I just wanted to let your fans out there keep their minds open to uses of this besides forging hot material,be well.

Hey Alec, I started watching your videos with the Scottish Claymore #14 and how to build your own forge yesterday, binged the preceding claymore videos today. Gotta hand it to you, sir, very informative, entertaining, and overall fun to watch. I’m going to make a forge over Christmas as a little project with my old man. I’ll let you know how it turns out once I’ve fired it up.

Great tips love the added foot control you added

and look where we are today . GJ!

'this base IS. FRICKIN. GOOOD.' love it. Really enjoying these.. inspirational - really. Gives me something to save my money for; have always dreamed of having a shop like yours.

This was super helpful. I'm in the market for one now, but I realize I have some prep I need to do first. Thank you.

Awesome, super thorough

Thank you for all the info about power hammers and tips for installing them. I don't have one but I love buying tools, especially tools that I can use to fabricate things out of steel. :)

BamBam! Just stumbled across your videos tonight....great job, very informative - love your positive enthusiasm even when things don't always go right for you. I love your forging of different metals videos! I am a new fan - thanks for making my Saturday night more fun!

I have one that weighs probably four times that one. Dug a two foot hole and filled it... not good enough for me. Felt like it was going to shake the building apart. Had to move it, break that foundation out and start over. now it's three and a half feet thick with two layers of rebar reinforcement. Also before filling the hole I dug five, six inch round holes another two feet to act as posts. Then lined the hole with two inch thick rubber to help isolate the pounding and vibrations from the rest of the foundation. 7 years and no problems yet. My advice for anyone buying their first power hammer is put the time and money into over-engineering the foundation.

Love that sticker that says 'engage brain' ^^

I just watched a video about a power hammer and there is no chance that I will ever buy one. I just love watching your videos so much!

I really enjoyed your presentation, you have great comments and ideas. I especially like the several links you provided for class and tools. Thank you very much. I live in Maine, USA

BAM Thank you Alec ! That was very informative BAM

I’m actually glad he talked about how dangerous these machines are

As a vocational teacher (furniture making and decoration) I really enjoy your vids. I will be doing some smith work in the future i hope :)

Fantastic Alec! so much information. Damn exceptional!

The way you turned off the machine when you said "who has to come in the next morning and turn of your machine". Lmao. GOLD

great explanation of how the hammer works, and video. thanks.

BAM BAM! I'm looking at building a mechanical hammer that I can run on single phase. Going to do some scrounging later today, so this was amazingly handy.

SO EDUCATIONAL! Im learning so much exploring your channel #

I have a SM50 at work I use, but it actually looks larger than your 60. You'd think the numbers would go in order! I love that extension you put on the treadle, I might have to do that. I usual rest my toe on the foot of the machine with the treadle midfoot and lower my heel to control the ram. Your setup seems a lot less likely to lead to falls while dodging an ejected billet! I love your channel, keep the good stuff coming!

Awesome information. All my questions answered!

Thank you for all your knowledge!

Your enthusiasm has got me so hyped I've just subbed!

When modifying the treadle you could make a hinged DiY pedal at a slight angle with a spring return on the upstroke to prevent false trigger.

Loving that warning sign!!

You'd make a great voice actor.

So much great info in this video. Well done as always

Super informative, thank you.

You are great teacher

Excellent video, great information

My wife has no interest in machinery or blacksmithing, but she is hooked when you bung on the enthusiastic and slightly more posh presentations! She says its like Edward Fox on speed hahahaha! Keep it up!

Awesome video!!

First comment on your channel. I love your show brother! One of these days when i have some extra money i am going to buy something from you. I have a feeling one day your early blades and tools will be valuable. Keep up the great work. And never change. Your passion is inspirational. And you prob have more of a impact in ppls lives than you think.

bam bam.awesome.I want one too!

That's a beauty mate.

almost three years on, bam bam!

Great video! Pretty daunting for a newbie, but great information. Very cool. Thanks!

BAMBAM lol. Always enjoy watching A.S. videos. Even the classics. Keep doing what you're doing.

If you wanna see the mounting process and the base building for a powerhammer I suggest checking out Torbjörn Åhman, wonderful video Alec 👌

Great Work on a video that needed doing!

Thanks for sharing Bam-Bam! AAR

Bambam, Cool vid Alec, very informative and useful, keep up the great work

This was a surprisingly informative video. Outside of more technical information about how power hammers in general or a specific power hammer works I don't know how much more another video would be able to tell me, well done sir, a bambam to you lol.

Very useful and informative video. Cheers mate

Bravo. Very good and informative

you say everything with such enthusiasm. even the power hammer killing you part

BAMBAM! Somehow i ended up back here watch videos from ~3 years ago :p

Love all your stuff. BAMBAM

You're a WIZARD Harry!

Very nice about the base of the machine, very informative (things I would totally fail to consider!).

We have a forklift where I work. I don't need it for my job, but when pallets show up someone needs to unload them. I find it easy to use, and it's possible that I'm either the best or in the top 3 in the company. Now I just need to see if we can get one that's not so quirky that people need a bit of a warning when getting on it for the first time

Great Video Alec, lol Love The (DANGER Engage Brain Before Using This Machine) Also The Brian Brazeal Style Hardy Tool Lever. Keep Up The Great Work Man! With My Power Hammer I Doug a Hole In My Shop Then Poured Concrete For The Base Work Out Great.

BAMBAM Thank you! Subscribed to you just after the collaboration with The Samurai Carpenter. Great job, i enjoy your videos. Have many more to watch, and sadly not much time to watch them all.

When walking on roofs like that, I always use two sheets of plywood sized roughly 50 x 100 cm. They spread your weight when standing (or better sitting). And they aren't too big too move around when you make your way to where you want to work. For moving around I usually sit on my knees, this facilitates picking up the other board and placing it in the direction I want to go. When working I usually sit on my buttocks to be more comfortable. It takes a bit more time to move around, but you are far safer. And no, I am not afraid of heights. But I value my ability to walk (or breathe). Removing moss ain't worth taking the risk of a possibly lethal injury.

bambam bambam !! lol I haven't thought about the Flintstones in years thanks for a laugh and thank you sir for all of your videos!!

G'day from a fellow blacksmith in australia. love the videos mate,👍 bambam

Bam! Bam! Brilliant!

Great `Video! Very informative! I wont be in a position to purchase mine for a few years but I will remember some of the key details for sure.... Thank you Sir!

Well, I think you did good on the hammer, however, in my professional opinion as a seasoned welder, I'm thinking you might have the cracking issues due to the iron base the machine is mounted to. It's got very little flexibility having it mounted to the solid iron rounds you have it sitting on, and it might be too ridged for the vibrations and shock waves produced by the striking hammer. Under such dynamic stresses, typically cracks will find the weakest points, which in this case I'm guessing they are appearing in the crutch of the machine somewhere behind the striking anvil, or the ram. I hate to say it but if this is the case, a good option to make sturdy but softer connection between the floor and machine that will dampen the vibration a bit more...might be something like timbers cut to 6-8 inch lengths and then laid out on ends (like I think you did with the solid iron rounds) to cover the whole surface area of the bottom of the machine. If the machine has a cast body, it's a much more problematic issue to fix, but if it's a steel body (which it looks like from what I can see), you should be able to grind the cracks out completely, then preheat the base metal to 250F and fill back up with 1/8 7018 low hydrogen welding Rods in stringer passes at 125-130 amps, and then beef up the area after with more solid steel reinforcing pieces. If you do any type of Repair like this, its imperative you weld strong bracings across the front of the machine, and leave them there till everything is cool to touch. This is to prevent movement during welding, so to be sure your ram still strikes the same place when you are finished. I could be wrong, but just throwing it out there. Great videos by the way, I love the amount knowledge you have at such a youthful age, it's inspiring...where did you start blacksmithing?

In Australia it's law with ALL of those skylight sheets, commercial or private sheds, to have mesh below them in case you go thru. My dad has a shed built in like 1994 with that.

BUT! They are really fun.

Thank you for taking the time to make and upload this video Very interesting. I am thinking of buying a small one 33 pounds. That doesn't seem like much force, though.

This workshop

love this channle! Best of luck young man :D

Isolation joints around your machines get put in while you're pouring it usually. Scoring it with a Soffcut would work too, but not as well as your expansion

I've got basically the same machine in a 2002 SayHa. Mine and your Sahliner (also Kuhn and others) have adjustable treadles. There's no need to weld stuff to them.

Informative. BamBam!

Very interesting, thank you.

thank you so very much, I am looking into buying one of these, cont wait to me mine go BAMBAM

Awesome :) very interesting

BABY BAM!

Alec, you should see MY first power hammer. My second, Google Kerrihard trip hammer. 100+ year's old. Great video