drop hammer (redirected from drop hammers)

drop hammer

n.

A machine consisting of an anvil or base aligned with a hammer that is raised and then dropped on molten metal, used to forge or stamp the metal resting on the anvil.

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drop hammer

n

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) another name for drop forge

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Noun

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drop hammer - device for making large forgings     drop forge, drop press device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" smithy, forge - a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering