Pneumatic planishing hammer
 

I am thinking of adding one of the above to my collection of toys. Here is
the HF link.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94847

Does this tool do anything more than a $10 air hammer mounted on a frame
with a foot control? I do understand that I would have to buy some anvils,
and, by the time I am done with the fabricating won't save any money.
However, just wondering.

Thanks,

Ivan Vegvary

Pneumatic planishing hammer
 

"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message
news:mnXBi.8$5x2.0@trndny07...
I am thinking of adding one of the above to my collection of toys.
Here is
the HF link.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94847

Does this tool do anything more than a $10 air hammer mounted on a
frame
with a foot control? I do understand that I would have to buy some
anvils,
and, by the time I am done with the fabricating won't save any
money.
However, just wondering.

Thanks,

Ivan Vegvary



Don't forget to price in ear defenders, unlike the chap demonstrating
the harbour freight one !

AWEM

Pneumatic planishing hammer
 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:47:15 +0100, with neither quill nor qualm,
"Andrew Mawson" quickly quoth:


"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message
news:mnXBi.8$5x2.0@trndny07...
I am thinking of adding one of the above to my collection of toys.
Here is
the HF link.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94847

Does this tool do anything more than a $10 air hammer mounted on a
frame
with a foot control? I do understand that I would have to buy some
anvils,
and, by the time I am done with the fabricating won't save any
money.
However, just wondering.

Rather doubtful, Ivan.


Don't forget to price in ear defenders, unlike the chap demonstrating
the harbour freight one !

I noticed that and the fact that the short-pistoned hammer has a 2+
inch gap while doing his planishing work. That was absolutely a staged
photo-op and there's no way that guy would need ear protection in that
config.

---
Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate.
--Chuang-tzu (369 BC - 286 BC)

Pneumatic planishing hammer
 

"Ivan Vegvary" wrote:

I am thinking of adding one of the above to my collection of toys. Here is
the HF link.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94847

Does this tool do anything more than a $10 air hammer mounted on a frame
with a foot control? I do understand that I would have to buy some anvils,
and, by the time I am done with the fabricating won't save any money.
However, just wondering.

Thanks,

Ivan Vegvary

Well, it IS a $10 air hammer mounted in a frame with a foot control.

It sort of depends on what you want to do with it. Works fine for my
purposes.

THe height adjustment for the anvil tends to jump, but is not a real
problem. The sucker is noisy, as some one else point out it would be,
but that will be true of ANY such tool. To me it was worth the money I
spent.
jk

Pneumatic planishing hammer
 

"jk" wrote in message
...
"Ivan Vegvary" wrote:

I am thinking of adding one of the above to my collection of toys. Here
is
the HF link.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94847

Does this tool do anything more than a $10 air hammer mounted on a frame
with a foot control? I do understand that I would have to buy some
anvils,
and, by the time I am done with the fabricating won't save any money.
However, just wondering.

Thanks,

Ivan Vegvary

Well, it IS a $10 air hammer mounted in a frame with a foot control.

It sort of depends on what you want to do with it. Works fine for my
purposes.

THe height adjustment for the anvil tends to jump, but is not a real
problem. The sucker is noisy, as some one else point out it would be,
but that will be true of ANY such tool. To me it was worth the money I
spent.
jk

Hi jk,
Does the foot control let you control the "bumps per minute", or, is it just
on-and-off? Curious.

Thanks for your reply.

Ivan Vegvary

Pneumatic planishing hammer
 

"Ivan Vegvary" wrote:


Hi jk,
Does the foot control let you control the "bumps per minute", or, is it just
on-and-off? Curious.

Thanks for your reply.

Ivan Vegvary


It is basically on/off for the foot valve. There is a needle valve to
control the wacks per second.

jk