[TheForge] Power Hammer Foundation

[Peter Hirst]

At the shop where I have been helping out, we have a 25lb power hammer sitting idle because the smith doesn't want to risk damaging the floor.  Its a town-owned building with some historic value, and he moved in a few years ago when circumstances forced the closure of his own shop,so we are very careful guests.   Its impossible to know what the floor is exactly, but it's concrete that looks sound and has every appearance of being a conventional 3 or 4 inch garage floor slab.  Is there any sort of padding, cushion or other protection we can mount this thing on to minimize risk of damage to the slab?  We wouldn't mind running it experimentally and abandoning the project if we detect damage but we are looking for something that has at least a reasonable chance of success.

Thanks for any info

pgh