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| Dev Null |
 Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:40 pm |
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I bought an old hammer head with very rounded striking faces. I
would like to rebuild the faces. What would be the best filler
metal?
I can do TIG, stick, or O/A.
Thanks. |
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| Grant Erwin |
| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:42 pm |
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Dev Null wrote:
Quote: I bought an old hammer head with very rounded striking faces. I
would like to rebuild the faces. What would be the best filler
metal?
I can do TIG, stick, or O/A.
Thanks.
Nice troll.
PLONK!! |
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| Private |
| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:12 am |
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"Dev Null" <devnull@foo.bar> wrote in message
news:Xns9A87E5EF450D577894A89C9@69.28.186.121...
Quote: I bought an old hammer head with very rounded striking faces. I
would like to rebuild the faces. What would be the best filler
metal?
I can do TIG, stick, or O/A.
Thanks
There was a time when this work was done and some of the original Lincoln
books showed this repair. It was normally done with high impact resistant
hard surfacing rods but could be done almost as well with 7018, some may
suggest 11018 as it is harder and quite strong in impact.
The bottom line on this repair is that it is not economic as new hammers
with good fiberglass handles are selling for less than a new wood handle and
for little more than the welding rods cost. I doubt that you have a TIG big
enough to do this job and OA will definitely use more gas than the hammer is
worth. If you can use rods you already have and your labor time is not
worth anything then go ahead but be aware that even after welding and
grinding you will still have a hammer that may/will probably be unsafe. Any
hammer can fail and cause small pieces to fly out with enough force to
easily injure flesh and particularly eyes. ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHEN
USING HAMMERS repaired or not.
Good luck, YMMV |
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| Gunner Asch |
| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:03 am |
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:40:02 GMT, Dev Null <devnull@foo.bar> wrote:
Quote: I bought an old hammer head with very rounded striking faces. I
would like to rebuild the faces. What would be the best filler
metal?
I can do TIG, stick, or O/A.
Thanks.
A 6x48" belt sander
Gunner
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| Dev Null |
| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:03 am |
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Gunner Asch <gunner@NOSPAMlightspeed.net> wrote in
news:ht6r0499novi32jfmmnoh9m0b1hlkgnaf1@4ax.com:
Quote: On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:40:02 GMT, Dev Null <devnull@foo.bar
wrote:
I bought an old hammer head with very rounded striking faces.
I would like to rebuild the faces. What would be the best
filler metal?
I can do TIG, stick, or O/A.
Thanks.
A 6x48" belt sander
Gunner
I would prefer not to just grind away the rounded faces. It's kind
of a cool hammer with a long head. Lot's of character!
This is just for fun and practice.
Considering another poster's comments I'll post a picture. That's
what I get for being brief and concise. |
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| John Husvar |
| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:26 am |
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In article <Xns9A885153B9A7F77894A89C9@69.28.186.121>,
Dev Null <devnull@foo.bar> wrote:
Quote: Gunner Asch <gunner@NOSPAMlightspeed.net> wrote in
news:ht6r0499novi32jfmmnoh9m0b1hlkgnaf1@4ax.com:
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:40:02 GMT, Dev Null <devnull@foo.bar
wrote:
I bought an old hammer head with very rounded striking faces.
I would like to rebuild the faces. What would be the best
filler metal?
I can do TIG, stick, or O/A.
Thanks.
A 6x48" belt sander
Gunner
I would prefer not to just grind away the rounded faces. It's kind
of a cool hammer with a long head. Lot's of character!
This is just for fun and practice.
Considering another poster's comments I'll post a picture. That's
what I get for being brief and concise.
A hammer face should be somewhat rounded. If it's not beaten up at the
edges, maybe that hammer is supposed to be that way? Yes, please post a
picture. You'll get better answers that way. |
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