Metal-PRO MP-PH30 Power Hammer - 30" Throat, Yoder Style Spring Drive
The MP-PH30 is a dedicated power hammer built on a Yoder style spring drive, the leaf-spring arrangement the original Yoder hammers used to shape aircraft and automotive panels. The spring loads on the upstroke and releases through the hit, so the ram lands with a dead-blow action that shrinks, stretches, and planishes without the harsh rebound of a rigid drive. Flexible drive only, no rigid mode - this machine does one job, the way those hammers did it. Soft, medium, and hard springs are included, so the drive can be matched to the gauge on the bench.
The 30" (760mm) throat puts fenders, doors, hood skins, and motorcycle tanks comfortably within reach, with 22.4" of throat height for pre-bent panels. Working roof skins or full quarter panels? Its bigger sibling, the MP-PH37, carries a 37" throat for exactly that work.
Power is a 3hp (2.2kW) motor on 220-volt single-phase - it runs on the same circuit as your welder. No three-phase service, no converter, no electrician. Speed is variable from 0 to 960 blows per minute on the foot pedal, with an emergency stop at your toe and a magnetic safety switch on the panel. Capacity is 14ga mild steel and 0.120" aluminum.
The frame is fabricated from 14mm (9/16") steel plate up top over a box-section base, with bronze-bushed drive shafts and grease points throughout, wide anchor-holed feet, and an adjustable back stop with roller guide for repeatable passes. The machine stands 89" tall and weighs 1,686 lbs.
The crate arrives ready to work: an extensive die package includes doming dies, a linear stretching die, round die holders plus hardened CR12 steel and nylon lower dies in radii from 3/4" all the way to 36" - worth $3,700. Quick-change tooling on a 22mm square shank means die swaps take seconds, not minutes. Before it ships, we fit US-made thumbnail shrinking dies in place of the standard set, because shrinking is where die quality shows first.
If you've been shaping on a smaller hammer without a true spring drive, this is the step where the machine starts doing the work your arms have been doing. Compare the full range in our power hammers collection, and if a hammer is joining an English wheel in your shop, the two cover most panel work between them.
Machines are stocked and prepared in Denver and ship by LTL freight. 12-month warranty. Questions about whether the MP-PH30 or the MP-PH37 fits your work - call us on (855) 605-4599.
Pre-order now - first container arrives late November 2026.
The first production run is 12 machines, and pre-order pricing holds until they're allocated. Reserve yours with a 30% deposit - call us on (855) 605-4599 and we'll walk you through it. Deposits are fully refundable any time before your machine ships.
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