Author: "Brian Meyette" <bmeyette@...> Time: Tue Oct 8, 2002 8:20 pm PDT Link
A while back, there was a discussion about hammers for the C-frames, and
what head material to use. There was discussion of the small top of the
hitting surface chewing up the head on plastic hammers and not using steel
hammers to hit the hardened surface.
MSC currently has brass and copper hammers of various weights on sale. Does
anyone have any thoughts on which material would be better for this
application? This may be a dumb question, but which of the 2 materials is
harder?
Do any of you have recommendations as to the best head weight for this?
Choices run in ? pound increments to 4 pounds. I am thinking about 2
pounds, but is this too heavy?
brian
Cornish, NH
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Author: Paul Besing <pbesing@...> Time: Tue Oct 8, 2002 9:17 pm PDT Link
I like a dead blow hammer personally. Metal hammers
transfer the shock of hitting it into your hand and
arm. Gets uncomfortable after dimpling a few hundred
holes.
Harbor Freight has a dead blow hammer for about 10
bucks if I remember correctly.
Paul Besing
--- Brian Meyette <bmeyette@s...> wrote:
> A while back, there was a discussion about hammers
> for the C-frames, and
> what head material to use. There was discussion of
> the small top of the
> hitting surface chewing up the head on plastic
> hammers and not using steel
> hammers to hit the hardened surface.
>
> MSC currently has brass and copper hammers of
> various weights on sale. Does
> anyone have any thoughts on which material would be
> better for this
> application? This may be a dumb question, but
> which of the 2 materials is
> harder?
>
> Do any of you have recommendations as to the best
> head weight for this?
> Choices run in ? pound increments to 4 pounds. I am
> thinking about 2
> pounds, but is this too heavy?
>
> brian
> Cornish, NH
> RV-7A tipup
> Waiting to start tail assy at Alexander Tech Center
> in Nov
> http://bmeyette.mystarband.net/rv7a/RV-7Ahome.htm
> <http://bmeyette.mystarband.net/rv7a/RV-7Ahome.htm
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
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Author: "Joseph J. Hobbs" <jjhobbs@...> Time: Tue Oct 8, 2002 9:17 pm PDT Link
I use a leather hammer, works great.
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From: Brian Meyette
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Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:51 PM
Subject: [RV7Yahoo] hammer material, weight
A while back, there was a discussion about hammers for the C-frames, and
what head material to use. There was discussion of the small top of the
hitting surface chewing up the head on plastic hammers and not using steel
hammers to hit the hardened surface.
MSC currently has brass and copper hammers of various weights on sale. Does
anyone have any thoughts on which material would be better for this
application? This may be a dumb question, but which of the 2 materials is
harder?
Do any of you have recommendations as to the best head weight for this?
Choices run in ? pound increments to 4 pounds. I am thinking about 2
pounds, but is this too heavy?
brian
Cornish, NH
RV-7A tipup
Waiting to start tail assy at Alexander Tech Center in Nov
http://bmeyette.mystarband.net/rv7a/RV-7Ahome.htm
<http://bmeyette.mystarband.net/rv7a/RV-7Ahome.htm
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Author: "Brian Meyette" <bmeyette@...> Time: Wed Oct 9, 2002 5:57 am PDT Link
Hitting the small top of the dimpling tool on the C frame doesn't eat up
your hammer's face? What weight hammer do you use? I am trying to collect
all the tools I will need for the job, but I haven't done any dimpling work
yet, so I'm trying to guess what will work best.
Thanks,
brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Besing [mailto:pbesing@y...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 11:27 PM
To: RV7and7A@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [RV7Yahoo] hammer material, weight
I like a dead blow hammer personally. Metal hammers
transfer the shock of hitting it into your hand and
arm. Gets uncomfortable after dimpling a few hundred
holes.
Harbor Freight has a dead blow hammer for about 10
bucks if I remember correctly.
Paul Besing
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Author: "Bruce" <wingtime@...> Time: Wed Oct 9, 2002 8:53 am PDT Link
If you go with the metal hammers I'd pick the brass one.
Personally I'm using a dead blow hammer. Less shock and one whack
does the job. To avoid chewing up the face round off the edges of
the C-frame tool on your scotch bright wheel. Also make sure your
hitting it so the face of the hammer is nice and square with the tool
face.
Another option would be a rawhide mallet. But if you go this route
make sure it s a weighted one. A straight rawhide mallet might not
weigh enough.
Author: Paul Besing <pbesing@...> Time: Thu Oct 10, 2002 8:40 am PDT Link
Nope. The rubber is pretty hard on that hammer. I
don't know the weight. They only sold one kind of
dead blow hammer.
Paul Besing
--- Brian Meyette <bmeyette@s...> wrote:
> Hitting the small top of the dimpling tool on the C
> frame doesn't eat up
> your hammer's face? What weight hammer do you use?
> I am trying to collect
> all the tools I will need for the job, but I haven't
> done any dimpling work
> yet, so I'm trying to guess what will work best.
> Thanks,
> brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Besing [mailto:pbesing@y...]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 11:27 PM
> To: RV7and7A@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [RV7Yahoo] hammer material, weight
>
> I like a dead blow hammer personally. Metal hammers
> transfer the shock of hitting it into your hand and
> arm. Gets uncomfortable after dimpling a few
> hundred
> holes.
>
> Harbor Freight has a dead blow hammer for about 10
> bucks if I remember correctly.
>
> Paul Besing
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
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