Trip hammer
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A trip hammer, also known as a tilt hammer or helve hammer, is a massive powered hammer, usually raised by a cam and then released to fall under the force of gravity. Historically, trip hammers were o
A 1960s trip hammer placed at Trattenbach village, Lower Austria
The same trip hammer in operation, shaping a folding knife at the strike area
Model of a grain processing workshop with a trip hammer. China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 CE
A water powered trip hammer from the Nong Shu by Wang Zhen (fl. 1290–1333)
Power hammer
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Power hammers are mechanical forging hammers that use an electrical power source or steam to raise the hammer preparatory to striking, and accelerate it onto the work being hammered. They are also cal
Trip hammer
…of their use in medieval Europe during the 12th century. During the Industrial Revolution the trip hammer fell out of favor and was replaced with the power hammer. Often multiple hammers were powered via a set of line shafts, pulleys and belts from a centrally located power supply. Traditional uses of trip hammers…
A power hammer
A blacksmith working with a 50-kilogram (110 lb) power hammer
A water-powered trip hammer, predecessor to the power hammer