[TheForge] HF and Grizzly

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Dave....re most any air hammer....
Keep them internally oiled or they die..pf

frogforge at earthlink.net wrote:
> Jerry,
> 
> I have the HF planishing hammer, and was impressed by the finish on it 
> and how well it seemed to be made (relative to HF tools) when I first 
> received it.  I got it for $129, and mine has the metal covered foot valve 
> (some are plastic).  The air chisel/hammer/motor that came with it worked 
> for about one hour, but in all fareness to HF I probably was putting too 
> much air pressure through it.  I bought 2 of the "heavy duty" chisels on  
> 1/2 price sale  for $10.00 each as a replacement "motor."  One of the new 
> chisels fit, the other didn't: about 1/8" difference in diameter between the 
> two.  Anyway, I think that it is worth what I paid for it.  If you look over on 
> metalmeet.com, you'll find lots of pros/cons on the HF Planishing Hammer 
> and the HF English Wheel.  I'll probably buy one of the EW's next time 
> they go sale, and it should be fine for my "hobby" use.  Usual caveats 
> about any association w/ HF.
> 
> Dave
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