My new(old) Little Giant Power Hammer(LGPH) is still on the
trailer that it was brought home with.
That doesn’t mean I haven’t been working on the project.
First thing to do is make a wooden base for it using 4x4
lumber. All eight pieces are cut to
length and laid out so I can mark four drill holes for each piece. Then pilot holes were drilled in each
board. After those were done I drilled
the inside holes for 3/8” all-thread and the outside holes for ½”
all-thread. The all-thread rods were
tapped through the 4x4’s until they hung out the ends. Washers
and nuts were put on each end and the extra rod was cut off with a cutoff
wheel. Everything was tightened up with
my air impact wrench. Miss Kitty did not help one bit!
I had done a rough dimension drawing of the base the day I
brought the beast home. To lay out the
holes to be drilled into the wooden base I physically took a piece of paper and
cut it around the holes in the bottom of the hammer. This was then easily transferred to the
wooden base. Pilot holes were
drilled. 11/16” holes were then drilled
and a ¼” deep square was chiseled on the underside to countersink the head of
the 5/8” carriage bolt. It was offset to allow for the motor and pulleys.
Considering this hammer weighs almost 800 pounds, I figured
once I attached it to the wooden base it would never be taken off. Being the resourceful(cheap) guy I am, I
found a can of rubberized undercoating spray for vehicles and decided that
would be a great way to protect the machine base. I gave it a couple coats and now have to wait
a few days until help comes to get it off the trailer.
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