The
first and most obvious advantage of the Phoenix
hammers is the stroke. All of the Phoenix hammers
have an 11.5 inch stroke standard, and you can actually
strike 8" or more of material. No other hammerfor
sale allows this freedom of use.
Another
advantage is the size of the dies, a 3-1/2" x 5"
flat die face comes standard on all Phoenix hammers,
and this can be expanded up to 12" x 14" for specialized
applications. Also, all or our dies are made from
H-13 tool steel, which is the absolutely toughest
forging die material available. The dies can be
rotated at any time during use to four different
positions, which is also very handy, and no other
hammer for sale has a die arrangement that is this
versatile.
Another completely unique advantage is the ability
to strike single blows of exactly consistent speed
and force. No other hammer for sale in the world
has the ability to do this. This feature is useful
for many types of operations, particularly with
chasing, chiseling and surface decorations, where
single, intentional, and consistent blows are crucial
for advanced work. This function is simply not possible
with any of the other hammers available for sale.
If you can imagine having a human striker with a
150 lb. hammer in his hand, who can just come down
and touch the work, or strike with full force, or
ANY strength of blow in between, exactly the same,
over and over and over again, (and who never misses),
you can begin to imagine the usefulness of this
feature.
Another
advantage is the clamping feature, On the 150 lb.
hammers, you can clamp and twist a full turn in
1" square bar if it is good and hot, and use the
clamping for projects like the door handle. On the
100 lb. hammer, the clamping force is less due to
the smaller cylinder, so twisting capability is
limited, but the holding feature is adequate.
Another advantage is that it is very easy for you
to make your own specialized dies, (in addition
to the 25 or 30 standard styles that we can make).
The
Phoenix 150(A) has a 150 lb. ram and a 2,800 LB
anvil, which produces an 18.6:1 anvil/ram ratio,
which is the highest that I am aware of any currently
available hammer. This hammer can easily forge right
through 3" diameter bar, as you will see in the
video, and this power is a function of the mass
of the anvil as well as the long stroke.
