[TheForge] Power hammer Vs air hammer

[Demon Buddha]

Oh, I don't really care.  I just felt like picking a nit.

I had a Finnish aunt.  She was great.


Ries Niemi wrote:
> I didnt know you had nits at fancy business schools- they have a shampoo 
> for that, I think....
> MBA-Qwell, I think its called.
> 
> Yust Yoking, as my Finnish relatives would say.
> 
> But it seems to me, that, while not PERFECTLY grammatically correct, it 
> makes sense to call a hammer that has a continuos mechanical linkage 
> between the motor and the top die, a "mechanical" hammer, while calling 
> one where the top die and ram is floating, and pushed by air, an "air" 
> hammer.
> 
> Or would you prefer a "fluidised connection mechanical" as opposed to a 
> "continuous connection mechanical" ?
> 
> ries
> 
> 
> On May 18, 2006, at 3:43 PM, Demon Buddha wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> mpaietta wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> All air hammers ARE power hammers.
>>>> So I assume you are asking about the difference between a
>>>> mechanical  hammer and an air hammer
>>
>>
>>     If you want to pick nits, they are both mechanical hammers.  The 
>> difference lies in the nature of the link between the power source and 
>> the ram.  In the former case, the connection is solid and in the 
>> latter it is fluid.
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