Bought a $240 power hammer attachment, used it twice, back to hand tools

Last spring I grabbed one of those bolt-on power hammer kits for my treadle frame. Figured it would speed up my drawouts and save my shoulder. Total cost with shipping came to $240, and I spent three weekends just getting the linkage tuned so it wouldnt bounce like a jackrabbit. Used it on maybe two real projects, a set of leaf hooks and one gate scroll. The thing hits way too fast for anything delicate, and for heavy work my 4 lb hammer gets better control. Now its sitting in the corner collecting dust and rust. I keep thinking about selling it but shipping that much cast iron is a pain. Anyone else blow money on a tool that looked great in the video but never clicked with how you actually work?

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