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An old engraving of Nasmyth's steam hammer c. 1850. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A steam hammer (or drop hammer) is an industrial power hammer used
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The MZ75 Power Hammer operates just like a steam hammer. We use a mechanical linkage and a directional val… | Power hammer, Metal working tools, Blacksmith projects
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An old engraving of the high frame steam hammer from the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A steam hammer (or drop hammer) is an industrial
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