This ten-story tall hammer is one of the biggest in the world

Tucked away in a Cudahy warehouse something big has been pounding away since 1959. In fact, it's one of the biggest of its kind in the world.

“It’s loud. It’s smokey. It’s dirty. And it’s intimidating if you’ve never seen it before," Steven Panasuk said.

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[patricknapier]

As a Wisconsinite I know we have a decent industry here for metal works but I never imagined a big ass power hammer.

[johnminton]

Almost 75 years old and still working most machines today get thrown away after a few of the past were real works of art

[MatthewM]

My Grandfather worked with that hammer at Ladish in Cudahy WI. He lived two blocks away from Ladish. You can feel the ground shake with ever strike.

[axialivanov]

I’m currently in an apprenticeship at ati lemme tell you that hammer is the coolest thing on the planet

[SignifiedSix]

My good ole state of WI 🙃

Lived here my whole life and never knew we had this God hammer. Pretty impressive!

[kevinbautsch]

See people, we don't F*ck around here in Wisconsin! We build shit and drink. The cheese thing is true also.

[mikejacob]

I used to live two blocks away from there. I can still feel the vibrations...

[ellenjankowski]

My dad worked on that hammer. ATI was called Ladish at that time.

[oddball]

I've seen this in person while at school for engineering. You can feel the earth shake from over a mile away

[MrPauls-vrmj]

Got to see this Hammer in the 80's. Amazing piece of machinery!My grandfather worked there for 35 years and operated the cherry picker you see in the video taking the material out of the hammer.

[joeblow]

That big bright yellow/orange block looks so soft I could just wrap my arms around it and give it a big hug!

[MarketingExtraordinaire]

What’s the difference between a garbanzo bean and a chickpea? I’ve never had a garbanzo bean on my face before.

[bradytharp]

My ex stepdad (I think that’s how I’d refer to him) works there. Once a piece of steel got stuck to the top and cooled, and when trying to get it unstuck, the hammer fell and that piece shattered like shrapnel, instantly killing then man working on it. Scary and powerful stuff

[unclemikeslocksmith]

Facts about #85

It was originally in Germany however during WWII we took it. It was made to manufacture weapons. Instead of destroying it, we acquired it and still use it today.
When the ram cracked, a new one was made and had to be buried for a few years to cure before being shipped.

[swankmasterflex]

yeah I was near pulaski street, you could hear it from there as well. closest thing to a earthquake we ever got

[mikedoss]

Worked 180 hrs in December of 2012 repairing this bastard. Doro, Taylor, Matt, Smoke, and several others . Christmas Eve at Ladish locals 2337 and 8.

[shayharwood]

My grandpa worked there for like 40 years, it used to be ladish which is the name on the hammer. It's cool as fuck to see this on here lmao

[paulpratt]

Built in 1959...and I'll bet we couldn't build an equivalent one today.

[joescott]

Just walk down Packard St., and you will hear/ feel it. Picked up lumber at bliffert across the street. Their whole building shakes.

[chrisjurewicz]

Pay attention children, this is when Americans took pride in their work