Manufacturing & Materials
Trip hammer
A trip hammer uses cams on a rotating shaft to lift and release a heavy hammer head. Driven by water or other power, it supplied repeated blows for metalworking and other processing tasks.
About this artifact
A trip hammer uses cams on a rotating shaft to lift and release a heavy hammer head. Driven by water or other power, it supplied repeated blows for metalworking and other processing tasks.
Sources & image credits
Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.
Image: Hammer_und_Schleiferei_zum_Kini_Schwanzhammer-9546.jpg
Creator: Isiwal
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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