[TheForge] Air chisel (hammer) (was: Little Giant)

[Bruce Freeman]

Hate to complicate the subject any more, but there is one other tool
you might want to think about:  An air chisel with a hammer bit.  This
gives you lots of rapid blows, but nowhere as hard as a power hammer.
It is roughly comparable in power to a treadle hammer, but much
different.  I have done very little such work.  I learned of it from
Glen Horr:
http://www.glennsforge.com/metalwork/Welcome.html

The neat part is that this is a very inexpensive tool.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Mark Novak<mark at fireworkspdx.com> wrote:
> Sigh. I'm having... discussions with my wife about the idea of
> spending the time and money on building a treadle hammer instead of
> getting a power hammer at the moment. My business is just gaining
> momentum, and I just got a multi-thousand dollar job creating a large
> hammered window display and a couple railings for a yarn shop, so I
> have to have mechanical assistance to make it cost effective. What are
> some opinions out there? Is it worth building a treadle hammer, or do
> you think I should just jump to the power hammer, since I know I'm
> going to need one eventually (i.e. within a year or so).
>
> Also, I'm located in Portland, Oregon, so if there are any hammers for
> sale nearby, I'd love to hear about them. I can't really afford the
> trip to Pittsburgh for that $3k one.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
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Bruce
NJ

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