To the guy with the artificial legs. I get mine soon, I just hope I can walk like you. I need to get back to my shop. This looked like amazing fun.

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

He sure wasn't slowed a bit. That guy was gettin' after it! Good luck with your legs! We live in amazing times with great prosthetic tech getting better all the time.

@iuliusravas2164

2 жыл бұрын

hi just curious how it's going? it workdd out good ?

Now, this is a class I would sign up for any day!!

40+ years as a pipefitter working with metals and I've never done anything that can be called blacksmithing, but it's always fascinated me. I'm really impressed.., and that's coming from someone nicknamed 'Inspector Gadget' because I'm always building stuff (gadgets) I'd give my pension to be younger and a part of this team!

My goodness... What I would give to have access to a class and finished product like this... Truly awesome school and effort by all. Well done.

@christophercarroll1977

9 ай бұрын

Probably around $3000.00. That’s the last price I heard.

OMG that looks like a real vacation, making parts and building stuff. Love it!!!

I see Clay has updated his hammer design. At our hammer build (2017) we poured melted led into the hammer instead of having a solid steel hammer. I think our hammers were rated at 70 lbs. The build I participated in was a 2 & 1/2 days also. However, several weeks prior, the steel was ordered and tons (literally) of it had to be cut to size for numerous different parts. I'm not complaining, its was fun but there is so much work that takes places before the build actually begins. Clay was there on the last day to fine tune each machine and give his okey okedoky. We each got an announcement poster advertising the build and I asked Clay to sign mine, which he graciously did. I had it laminated and it now hangs in my shop.

@derekmelton

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I got to see Clay again recently at the Alabama forge meeting.

@regisportalez

Жыл бұрын

I can reply as I got the latest versions of the plan (to produce tire hammer in france). Solid hammer is for heavier hammer and requires larger anvil. Some other design points have changed but plans still contain the two versions.

Cool, I would have enjoyed that class. I'm a 76 year old retired carpenter and now live in a senior retirement apartment community in Petaluma CA. I don't think my neighbors would appreciate a new found joy of learning and using a tire hammer in this community. I'm not too keen on some aspects of social media but give credit where do like KZread opening up the world of craftsmanship and the "how to" to the DIY.

I was there the whole weekend and was totally amazed at the how every one worked together . John was a great host for this event. I got photos and video of it all.

Me 80 years old mine mechanic. Love to see the great work and crews.

One of the coolest things I've seen in a long time.

Super cool idea bringing in the builders/ owners and making there own hammer learning from each other nothing better then that great job to all great video to watch. Well done everyone!!

I had no idea this was a thing. This is awesome on many levels. Smiths meeting other smiths, building something of value for your craft, getting an experience of seeing how something is actually built from raw materials.

WOW!!! What a great experience to be a part of!! And drive away with a ready to use mega tool!!

A true vacation for the men (and mustn’t be forgetting the ladies too ), this looks brilliant, plus you get to be taking home a big gift for your efforts. Looks like there’s going to be a surge of folks signing up for this 🥤👍👍👍

@STEVEN-STEELE

2 жыл бұрын

Im curious as to how many of these guys didnt think ahead and dont have a truck nor anything at home to off load it. Just the post was over 500lbs. So you looking at 700 give or take all done. Guy driving the little compact tercel is like jeez I gotta rent a U Haul and a bloody forklift. OMG No a Crane I cant get into the back yard because of the privacy fence. It had to be true of at least one of them. A guy up in Va. Built this beautiful Cabin Catamaran. 4 years of building and when he was done. He neglected to realize. That not only did the whole front of his garage had to be taken apart. Due to the support structure Half of the front of his kitchen wall had to be taken down because of the solid laminated support beam. It cost him sooo much tear down and rebuild. Just to get it out of the house

I've never heard of a tire hammer. Most interesting thing I've seen all month on KZread. It is where the rubber that meets the steel wheel that matter.

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

The tire hammer is a modern re-imagining of the original “Little Giant” blacksmiths power hammer. They work exceptionally well if they’re properly built!

WOW!!! That is awesome!!! I need to check into that class for sure!!

This is just amazing, two thumbs up for everyone involved. Great video thanks for documenting and sharing

Was very enjoyable group!!!

Extremely well organized. Nicely done!

That class looked like a lot of fun and the hammers were amazing congratulations everyone👍👏

That’s a really cool idea! Having everyone build their own hammers like that, sure save a lot on labor! Lol be safe with those boys! Cheers

Awesome thinking.... awesome way of doing things , awesome unity in objectives and just a all around awesome thing to do ... Insperational stuff.

This makes me really happy to know all these hammers are out there making stuff.

Great idea.

Going to this years November class, it looks like it will be a fun time ! Thanks for the video.

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

See ya there.

Wow! This is awesome. Good builders work together,It's interesting.On a massive scale.I wish you good success.👍

Great video

Nice work! Really enjoyed watching.

@derekmelton

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Awesome video!!!

Lovely film 👍👍👍

Clearly love such kind of coworker for the same goal and share good spirit, knowledge etc... Very very nice to see Cheers from France 🇲🇫

I'm attending the class this July and I can't wait!

@markspc1

3 жыл бұрын

Malcolm, how much the class/hammer costs. Thank you.

@malcolmbuehler5619

3 жыл бұрын

@@markspc1 $2500 for everything ( materials and instruction)

Very cool!

Give these men a BELLS! Going to use this video to make me one I think!

This is too cool!

I see a new kind of corporate-free , locally controlled, craft manufacturing economy. It can be applied to a lot of things, including materials processing. It will be needed in the near future.

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

I believe there are more blacksmiths active now than there have been in hundreds of years. Combine that with addiditve manufacturing and 3D printing, cnc production, etc. The sky is the limit.

@rickybailey7123

2 жыл бұрын

2 bad no body wants to work as I have sense the day I grad from high school 1997 I've took 1 week off work sense then I can't get a person to work 1 week even paying them 1000 dollars for 40 hours Monday Friday it's fucking sad what this country has come to be !!!

@rickybailey7123

2 жыл бұрын

And this is starting pay not years the first week of work

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

@@rickybailey7123 We had people of all ages at the build, they all worked their tails off.

@mikhail2400

2 жыл бұрын

​@@rickybailey7123 What type of work do you do and in what area? I

SUPER Brillante idée !!!

Magnifico progetto e ottimo sistema bravi

VERY COOL to see a bunch of independent craftsmen working together like that, just think how long it would take if each man had to build his own from scratch....

you should bring this class over to the UK i guarantee you.d sell it out 10 times over

@theonlybuzz1969

2 жыл бұрын

I agree but can you imagine what the neighbours are going to say when it starts pounding away!

@tylersingleton9284

2 жыл бұрын

@@theonlybuzz1969 Oi, you got a loicence fer dat!?

Good job

Awesome

Gotta say i envy every guy in the class. I'm too old to take advantage of this sort of thing now.

NOW, HOW COOL IS THAT!!!

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

See to me, this would almost be a vacation. Would love to do this when I have the room and demand to justify a power hammer.

Love it, stuck oin Ohio so wo t make it down for one. Would love to make the Nov class but alas too much at home to do.

That was cool

This is badass

Good job organizing a group of strangers and the preparation to do so.

Great video. Have the plans and the parts to build one. Just need to make time now 😬👍✊

@Poisonspark2004

2 жыл бұрын

Any way you could send me a copy of these plans or a link to get them I can't seem to find them anywhere. Thanks, mate

Молодцы ребята! Коллектив как семья 👪 хорошо поработали.

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

Спасибо! Семинар прошел очень весело!

Fantastic ,shame we didn’t have a similar keen bunch of fellas in Australia ,I would be in it for one great video

@Midlife-Adventures

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the excess luggage bill to get one of them back here would be a bit rough. Trying to work out what that chunk of steel for the anvil would cost locally.

muy buen video pero mejor realización de estos herreros colaborativos, con un final feliz donde cada uno obtiene su martinete, excelente ejemplo de cooperativismo. podrían mandar los planos para que podamos tener tambien nuestro martinete? gracias.

I watched this video from Brasil and I’m thinked this work amazing. Congratulation for all team.

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Awesome community manufacturing.

Dude, I want to go , I need to find out the when and where for sure

hi there very interesting thanks john

I have been a Machinist for 44 years and built all kinds of machines I would love to take this class and build one of these but my problem is I live about 6 states away and hauling my completed hammer home is a bit of a chore great video

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

We had a guy come all the way from California with a Jeep and a UHaul. 😄

@1995dresser

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekmelton good idea never thought of that possiblity just driving down and renting one at U-haul thanks

Oil Valley Blacksmith Association built 23 Clay Spencer tire hammers, with Clay Spencer about 15 years ago. It took 3 of us a full month to do all the preparation work to make it possible to complete all those hammers in that two and a half days that Clay Spencer was there. We didn't have the video technology at the time.

✌👍Curtis 63 yr old welder/fabricator here. I truly miss building stuff 🤕

@jolujo5842

2 жыл бұрын

Just bought me another Hobart Handler 140 mig welder... Just wish I had a place to set it up

Heck I wonder what it would sound like when all 32 of the tyre hammers start working together.

@stevenwestfall7638

2 жыл бұрын

LOL I was wondering the same thing. Missed opportunity if you ask me.

@randledewees4405

2 жыл бұрын

It would need over 300A of service

Men's, good job! Like!

Сколько же счастливых людей) Хорошо поработали!

video was great, as was the music, can you please tell me who that group was Robbie in Te Puke New Zealand ..ta

wish there was something like this here in Australia

Had this same thought about using a tire to make a power hammer though I was just going to use the rim

What an awesome class. I would love to take a class that. How much does something like that cost?

Who came up with the drill mixer to agitate the oil during the quench? I bet he's a painter or a dry waller. Great idea❤

Are plans available for a home build as I doubt you do classes in the UK! Love to join in with such a class!

Forgive me to ask this for you sir, but have a project? I from Brazil and I think this tire hammer is amazing, I wish to take this class but my home is far away, if you have a project I will appreciate, thank you so much.

An awesome video, did you know Clay Spencer was NASA's blacksmith.

After assembly completion, those famous words that everyone enjoyed to hear,”Ok, now tear them down, got to paint them!” Never did figure out who said that, but spray Rustoleum was sold out at all local stores. Great vlog, thanks for sharing. What is typical cost of all parts at your location?

@ii1825

2 жыл бұрын

According to the website the entire class and build is $2985 That includes all parts as far as I can tell.

Hi Clay Spencer? Tom Copland in Ayr Scotland. Do you have plans for that power hammer build, I am trying to rebuild my Blacksmiths shop at my house as I am to old to be traveling. Any Advice would be nice.

I can't seem to find the plans for the hammer could someone please send me a copy or a link on where to acquire them I have tried looking on the linked websites but they send me to places to buy tyers. Thank you😊

Does each participant get a tire hammer? Or are they sold to others? And how much is the class?

Does the wheel put much pressure on the motor shaft? Otherwise looks like a ripper few days. Wish we had something like this in Australia

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. Works great.

how do they acount for work peace thickness ?

Hola....soy de Uruguay y me encantaría hacerme uno ,pero la distancia es imposible para mi ...podrías pasarme algo como para que pueda hacerme uno !!! Gracias y disculpe la molestia

finally a use for all those worthless donut spare tires.

Got some blue prints for the design?

So what does a class like this cost. Does the cost of the class include getting a hammer. If not how much more was the hammer?

@rustyshakleford5230

2 жыл бұрын

$3000 this year

How big is it from the ground to the center of the wheel?

Nice 👍🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

could you please tell me the number of poles in the motor

Do you know when the next Clas will be offered?

Olá amigo, vc é fantástico sou do sul da Bahia Brasil

i'm building a hammer and getting to the point i need my drive wheel would you sell drive wheels or what dimensions are they and what are they constructed from I"M guessing from the phots there about three inch round aluminum any help would be greatly appreciated

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

Are you following the Clay Spencer plans? I don’t sell any tire hammer parts.

@kenclaro1806

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekmelton i didnt get any plans but i wacthed a couple videos I'll spin up a drive wheel thanks for the chance to veiw ya'lls hammers got some good ideas be safe

How do I sign up for one of these classes? I love doing this kinda stuff AND I really want/need a tire hammer!

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

Join the Clay Spencer tire hammer users group on Facebook

So, if everyone is only doing a couple of the processes it takes to complete one, how are they actually learning to create the whole machine? Do these people get a hammer when they are completed or would they have to buy it?

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone in the class that pays the full tuition cost goes home with a hammer, regardless of whether they turn one screwdriver the entire time or if they're responsible for completely welding every frame. It's a team effort. At the end of the class, each hammer is numbered and the participants draw numbers from a box. The fact that everyone knows that the hammer they'll take home is by random chance ensures that everyone is doing their job to the best of their ability. Nothing in the class structure says you have to do ONE task the entire time. Quite often, people move about from job to job. The important thing is that the jobs are getting done, on time, in the right order to ensure good hammers are being built. That is the job of the coordinators of the class and the system works very well.

@andrewtucker7990

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekmelton, well that’s pretty awesome. Are you doing the classes again anytime soon, or where can I find out more about it?

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewtucker7990 I have only been a student at these classes. I've done the heat treating and documented the classes with these videos but I do not host them. I've attended 4 of them and brought 3 hammers home. They just had another one in April. I don't expect another class until sometime in the fall in Robert, Louisiana at the school. To see more about the school and to hear about more classes visit www.chappapeelacrafts.com/ I'd also suggest joining the Clay Spencer Tire Hammer users group on Facebook. Often other classes around the country are listed there.

@andrewtucker7990

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekmelton I will be checking that out. Thanks, man.

बहूत अच्छा बनाया है। एक हैमर की कीमत क्या होगी बता सकते है मुझे भारतीय पैसे में धन्यवाद 🙏

Does anybody know who makes the forge being used at 10:40?

I live in Vancouver WA and I’d love to sign up for one of these classes. Please reply with info.

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

www.derekmelton.com/the-tire-hammer-workshop

I'm from europe, but this kind of stuff is what makes me love american people

@silviosantapaola2825

2 жыл бұрын

@@tj4683 most european people think tha. I don't because of stuff like this. would have loved to join that class

What is the cost to take this workshop course?

I see that the workshop RSVPs are closed, and I can't seem to find an option to buy one of these outright.... Could you please tell me how I can purchase one, and what the cost is? Thank you!

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Marshal, the best way to find one of these when they go up for sale is probably to join the Clay Spencer Tire Hammer users group on FaceBook. You could also reach out to Curtis Herrmann (also on FB) He makes these to order. Occasionally, students from the class will sell their hammers just after the class for a profit. The class cost is around 2900 these days, a completed hammer is somewhere around 3800 I think now. Steel costs have significantly gone up in the last year. I also have a section on my webpage dedicated to these hammer builds with more information at derekmelton.com/

@marshaldudley5036

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekmelton So if I sign up for the class, does that price include the cost of materials? If so, when will the next opportunity to sign up be?

@derekmelton

2 жыл бұрын

@@marshaldudley5036 Your guess is as good as mine, I don't run the classes. Check with www.chappapeelacrafts.com/ and see, I hear they're already talking about a class in the spring. The cost includes everything, including meals during the weekend. You're responsible for your lodging but many stay on site in tents. Everyone who pays goes home with a hammer. The last thing we do is draw to see which hammer you're taking home.

@marshaldudley5036

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekmelton awesome. Thank you!

How do you sign up for the class.

where can I look into plans for this? or even purchase

@derekmelton

Жыл бұрын

tirehammer.org/tirehammer.com/th%20website/Tire_Hammer.html

Super 👍👏👏👏🇺🇦

Hola soy de México cuál es su precio información por favor 🤠🤠🤠🤠

These questions might sound silly to some but how could I find something like this near me and what does this cost to build?

@derekmelton

Жыл бұрын

Not a silly question at all. Check my webpage. I explain all that here www.derekmelton.com/the-tire-hammer-workshop

@JUSTINOURSE

Жыл бұрын

@@derekmelton awesome thank you so much ‼️