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The Roy Hammer – Air Assist Treadle Hammer kit



Roy and jessica from Blacksmithing Blanks sent their air powered treadle hammer over for us to try out. Simple but pretty ingenious.
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39 Comments

  1. John Blanton

    I’m considering fabricating or purchasing a treadle hammer , thanks for the input on Roy”s I’ve recently developed painful blacksmith’s elbow , that 2 lb hammer felt like a 20lb hammer. , therefore couldn’t smith at a recent craft show , just sit at my product table and fight off drowsyness Anyway , looks like this treadle set up is ready to go , save on the guess work

  2. Paul Orchard

    Thanks John, nice to get another view on this contraption!😂 As you said a bit of fiddling and tweeking to get it right but anyone should manage that! 👍🇦🇺

  4. Armageddon Tools

    Now you will never skip a leg day ! Who needs a gym membership right? Just make sure that you become ambidexterous so that your right side doesnt look like arnold in prime days and left side like a toothpick 🙂
    This is simple way i like it alot ,just what i needed 🙂 Simple to make ,only different way i want to do is instead of complex fitting of hande to a steel plate i think i will make a wooden insert for square pipe(40x40mm should do the trick) that will go in and then just make a proper fit for hammer head to go on it i could maybe even weld it since i wont hold it vibrations wont bother me.

  9. john vradenburg

    petty simple design that works for someone who wants start a shop, wish you was taking orders i need another set of those railroad spike spatula and steak flipper so my neighbor will stop stealing mine lol

  11. Robert Whitney

    Hi John, I can see that there is a lot of fiddling with adjustments to make it work right. Starting with the first hole for the mounting bracket and height of anvil and so on. Glad to see you helping out Roy and Jessica with a review. 👍🔥⚒

  15. Jared E. Scheidel

    Very nice job Roy and Jess. Very nice video reviewing and putting it to use John. Can’t wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. God bless.

  16. Kelly Knox

    I’m saving up for one of these. I’m a 60-year-old disabled veteran, and I think it will extend my smithing life by several years. Yes, it seems pricey for some do-it-yerselfers, but Roy put a lot of thought and testing into this and sends it out as a complete kit aimed at those of us on a budget. I, for one, am very appreciative of his approach. (Plus, I believe in paying people for their work.)

  19. JackBurton

    No offense to anyone but $700 seems kind of steep for some cut brackets and what I assume is a Chinese air setup.

  20. FallenAnvilForge

    Thanks for the Review, and Thanks to Roy and Jessica for sending this to John so we could see his opinion of the treadle kit.

  24. Jois 6

    this thing cost too much. i build this thing out of scrap. your treadlhammer is much better !

  25. Doyle Rabjohn

    At first I thought what a awkward tool….After watching the video I thought that interesting tool….. Definitely will be looking forward to seeing the videos of you using it.

  26. M. H.

    It can become handy if you align everything after it in the shop but for moving metal seriously in bigger quantity it may be to weak. Besides that, the air compressor will run all day long. But at the end you have to confess that roy did a great job engeneering this version of a treadlehammer for this budget. Greetings!:)

  27. Dominic Minischetti

    Man that’s sweet! With some tweaking and maybe even a few mods, I can see that being an extremely useful tool! Thanks for sharing John! 👍🏻

  30. OLD DAWG DREAMING

    Great Job John, thanks for the honest and comparative review and benefit of your temporary installation and what it could be with a better installation. You did well. See you on the next use. Stay safe and keep up the good work and keep up the fun. Fred.

  31. Christ Centered Ironworks

    Thank you John! I'm very thankful for your support of Jessica and I… I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with in your future videos.
    Also a quick note: The hammer hits the hardest when the Air assist is supplied with 100-140psi with 150psi being the max out for this cylinder. Some of the Play in the hammer in the back And forth direction can be reduced By tightening up the pivot pin location until it's snug but not enough to create excess friction..

  32. Frank Galetzka

    Hello John
    Thank you for this Video.
    This Hammer is a costeffectiv Option to have a treadelhamner in the Shop.
    Thank you for supporting this nice Product.
    Take care
    Yours Frank Galetzka

  33. Thomas Goodemoot

    Thank you John for the awesome review Roy has definitely put in the man hours designing this product and I know I have put in lots of hours making up these kit for all our wonderful customers

  35. Aaron Kokesch

    Great review on this product. I am happy you turned me on to his channel and website. He has some very nice pre-cut hook blanks I can't wait to purchase that are at a very reasonable price point

  36. Dragonstone Gem & Ironworks Crawford

    great to see your take on this tooling option. it's open honest and well worth the watching! thanks Mr John! always on the way h list, as is CCI channel.
    shameless plug. Roy and Ms Jess are salt of the earth folks and have tons n tons to offer the community!
    thanks again Mr John!
    blessings aboundant
    Crawford out 🙏🏻🔥⚒️🧙🏼‍♂️

  37. Jeff Jeff

    How big is your air compressor and how long can you use the air assist before the compressor kicks on? I've been tempted to get one but I suspect that my old 21 gallon compressor probably won't be up to the task.

  38. Anon Ymous

    Great review. Thank you for sharing this tool from Christ Centered Ironworks. Props to Roy and Jess!

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