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Power Hammer Demo & pics from Hot Metal (104)

...DAKE Power Hammer (www.dakecorp.com) (29.60 KB)	..more hammers "ready for battle" (46.61 KB)	1.1 slide (67.46 KB)
1.2 slide (56.38 KB)	1.3 slide (50.57 KB)	1.4 slide (59.89 KB)
1.5 slide (46.12 KB)	1.6 slide (48.09 KB)	1.7 slide (47.42 KB)
1.8 slide (96.90 KB)	1.9 slide (65.30 KB)	1.91 slide (80.44 KB)
1.92 slide K (78.84 KB)	2.1 Demo (50.46 KB)	2.2 Demo (58.25 KB)
2.3 Demo (38.83 KB)	2.4 Demo (45.63 KB)	2.5 Demo (47.68 KB)
2.6 Demo (45.25 KB)	2.7 Demo (32.53 KB)	2.8 Demo (36.13 KB)
2.9 Demo (45.94 KB)	2.91 Demo (62.71 KB)	2000 buell m2, the next bike on the "chopping block" (27.48 KB)
A little fun at a recent car show with the trophy queen. Anyone can be taught to shape metal! (59.07 KB)	aircleaner(1) Chrome is nice but has no character (120.74 KB)	aircleaner(2) Fun with a ball end mill: classic 50s styling (127.31 KB)
Aircleaner(3) These machined parts went well with the old theme to this car (100.03 KB)	Aircleaner(4) This is still a cool car even though it was first built 20+ years ago (128.96 KB)	Aluminum hat for SEMA (91.37 KB)
Aluminum hat from the other side (85.93 KB)	Aluminum shaping 3003h14 at .080 thick (117.07 KB) experimenting with thick aluminum	Aluminum shaping 3003h14 at .080 thick (110.40 KB) Tried thick AL with different alloys, but 3003H14 fully annealed worked the best
Aluminum shaping 3003h14 at .100 thick (123.49 KB) I couldn't imagine doing this without a power hammer	Aluminum shaping 3003h14 at .100 thick (133.63 KB) This thickness needs less support underneath	Anoka Power Hammer (3) (24.80 KB) Anoka Power Hammer with plastic dies about half done with the fender. The bulk shape comes from the shrinking dies, but the final shape is "tightened up" with the plastic dies.
Anoka Power Hammer (5) Various shaping dies. Simple to make on a lathe with an angle grinder. (32.32 KB)	Anoka Power Hammer in use with a stretching die (40.92 KB)	Anoka Power Hammer in use with a shrinking die. Note how our thumbnail shrinking dies are gentle to the metal. (38.73 KB)
Blastard: A stock Buell Blast frame and drivetrain with many parts removed (98.71 KB)	Blastard: Getting it ready for winter ice racing (105.76 KB)	Blastard: Used a stock sporty tank and reshaped the front to look more like a Harley XR. (336.92 KB)
bowl1 (78.97 KB)	bowl2 : starting the power shrinking (87.29 KB)	bowl3 : The lines keep things uniform (66.31 KB)
bowl4 : vertical sides (73.93 KB)	bowl5 from the inside (75.23 KB)	bowl6 that is a lot of shape without welding (51.37 KB)
Building an all Aluminum body for this bike. First step is to mock up shapes in tagboard. These shapes are simple enough not to need a buck. (65.27 KB)	Copper Tail light housing (46.72 KB) Copper Tail Light housing for a very old Harley after metalshaping and prior to metal finishing	Easy move 1 (174.95 KB)
Easy move 2 (226.51 KB)	Easy move 3 (232.52 KB)	Easy move 4 (225.42 KB)
Easy move 5 (233.01 KB)	Easy move 6: Very simple wheel assembly fits into the tool mount (223.69 KB)	Easy move 7: close up of axel welding mount (178.62 KB)
I am standing between two living legends in the bike world: Sugar Bear and Donnie Smith. Both of these guys are pure class! (82.91 KB)	It has been a blast "restoring" this 56 chevy full custom. Lots of history on this ride! (105.80 KB)	Joes project (1.6): The first "sit". (33.96 KB)
Just imagine the shapes that these thumbnail dies will make! (26.18 KB)	Kennedy High School Chopper Class bike at Donnie Smith Bike show (792.46 KB)	kennedy HS 2 (1075.75 KB) Kennedy High School Chopper Class
Kennedy HS 2 : The Governor even came out to see what the kids were up to. (1063.86 KB)	Kennedy HS 3: Anoka Power Hammer and Metal Ace English Wheel in the Kennedy High School Shop Class (933.15 KB)	Kennedy HS 4: Teaching the kids wheeling (69.95 KB)
Kennedy HS 5 Lots of work left at this point (88.90 KB)	Kennedy HS 6: Pearson Customs donated this AWESOME springer front end (82.90 KB)	My little hot rod is finally on the road! (72.51 KB)
My little yellow Blastard (47.16 KB) Reshaping of a otherwise boring Buell Blast	My little yellow Blastard (40.54 KB) All extra body work was made out of 3003H14 Al	neat reflections off our polished thumbnail shrinking dies (46.95 KB)
new merchant style shrinking dies (36.18 KB)	Radio Flyer (1) Fun with tubing and a little red wagon. (38.33 KB)	Radio Flyer (2) Slingshot style. Inspired by the Nitro Geezers pictures on this site! (26.14 KB)
Radio Flyer (3) Perfect size to pull my niece around the car show. (32.93 KB)	Radio Flyer (4) I will be adding an "engine" soon. I'm thinking V8 with 8 injectors, real old school look. (39.93 KB)	Road King (0) make over starting point. On the way to Sturgis! (78.78 KB)
Road King (1) make over starting point (55.05 KB)	Road King (2) make over with initial sheet metal mock up. (62.08 KB)	Road King (3) make over mock up (65.08 KB)
Road King (4) make over mock up. Looks good enough to build the fender supports now. (52.48 KB) Reshaping a 1995 Harley Road King	Road King (5) First full sheet metal mock up. That is a Model A stop lamp with a custom built bracket (48.39 KB)	Road King (6) Next is the support structure under the seat pans (56.06 KB)
Road King (7) At this point there are a lot of little things left but all the sheet metal is roughed in. (61.33 KB)	Road King (8) Four weeks until finish. Then on to the Buell racer. (58.17 KB)	Road King (9) Sheet metal is almost done. Trim will come after the Sturgis run (64.47 KB)
Road King (9a) Most sheet metal is in black sealcoat. Next is the bodywork, trim, paint and then seat upholstry. I will ride to Sturgis as shown in the picture. If you see me, stop by and say hi! (66.00 KB)	seat1 (87.89 KB) Single piece seat out of 5000 series Aluminum	seat2 (53.88 KB) Single piece seat mounted on ultralight
Shaping Stand 1.0 This portable shaping stand has my English wheel, hammers, shot bag, anvil, kick shrinker, and tool post mount. (36.40 KB)	Shaping stand 1.1 View from side shows the foot operated strecher/shrinker. (31.61 KB)	Shaping Stand 1.3 The receiver hitch tool post can accept many tools including a bead roller. (31.83 KB)
Shaping stand 1.4 It also holds a small bead roller. (32.51 KB)	Shaping stand 1.5 Close up view of bottom side of adaptor plate that supports the shot bag on the anvil. Also shows the simple holder for the various shaping heads. (37.49 KB)	Shaping stand 1.6 The receiver hitch tool posts are very adjustable for height. (47.72 KB)
skull from the rear (62.24 KB)	Skull: fun with sheetmetal copper, aluminum and brass (42.86 KB) A nice break from "serious" projects	The big hitter. Total cost is $7.00 (deposit on the gas cap). Hockey friction tape on the handle works great! Handle came from my scrap steel bin. (22.07 KB)
The Car Craft Calender girls stopped by to learn how to shape metal. (75.04 KB)	the long fork is now a roller (738.23 KB)	Thumbnail dies reflecting off the DakePowerHammer (904.85 KB) Dake Power Hammer
xxxxx old logo and name (15.88 KB)	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (43.25 KB) New company name, website and logo. Everthing else stays the same.

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