Stephan wrote: >Stanwood said: >> Note: The hammer weight may be found by >> subtracting the shank strike weight from the strike >> weight. The shank strike weight is the weight of the >> shank taken at the strike line radius. >> >This definition of shank weight is not clear to me. David please >clarify. Quoting from my posting of 1/11/95: Measuring strike weight: 1.Remove the shank from the rail 2.place a hard felt wedge on the pan of a digital scale and tare to zero. 3.Place the striking surface of the hammer face down on the felt wedge such that the strike line of the hammer is resting on the knife edge of the felt wedge 4.Tip up the flange so that it is oriented vertically, 5.Rest the bottom end of the flange on a roller bearing such that the axis of the roller bearing is aligned vertically with the axis of the center pin, with the shank perfectly horizontal. 6.The resulting scale reading indicates the strike weight. To measure shank strike weight use the above method but with the hammer removed and the end of the shank resting on the felt wedge. David Stanwood
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