Show THE LARGEST STEAM HAMMER press paterson N J the largest steam hammer ever produced was given its tryout try out yesterday at the wood drill works dale avenue where it i t was constructed under the supervision of warren wood head of the company and inventor of the machine the test was witnessed by a number of the most prominent authorities on machinery in this part of the state and the hammer was pronounced on all sides a most wonderful addition to the mechanical world the machine which is about one ton an and d a half in weight has a piston eight t baches in diameter and is so powerful that it used in the capacity of a rock drill would make a bore feet deep and twelve inches in diameter a feat never before accomplished by any drill the hammer is built in such a manner that the operator has perfect control of every movement it makes and so absolutely accurate is this control that the hammer will crack an egg without smashing it or will break the crystal of a watch without injuring the mechanism the very finest of materials have been used in the construction of the machine vanadium tungsten iron metal being the basis for the steam chest and other massive parts the machine was built to fill a special order from the kellogg pipe company or of jersey city who purpose trying a new method of bending their pipes eliminating the hydraulic pressure system and supplanting it for the percussion system A representative senta tive of the company has inspected the machine and pronounced it just the thing the company requires the mechanism is simple one lev lever er controlling the entire machine it is built for durability and doubtless will stand up under a strain or 0 several years hard use without showing the least sign of deterioration mr air wood who is a practical machinist and inventor is satis satisfied fled that he has produced the article for the pipe companas comp anys purpose and prophesies a large demand for his latest creation among the large iron foundries of the country |