![]() Such tools are capable of creating pressure up to 10,000 PSI approximately, being used where high precision isn’t required. ![]() Lever action guns are designed to be operated by hand. These products come in many different types including manual, pneumatic, and electric models. ![]() They can be used with a range of different lubricants, beginning with general purpose lube and ending with ball bearing grease. If you need a grease gun, just browse our collection to choose from a variety of these products. The main benefit of these guns is that you don't need to disassemble all the abovementioned mechanisms to lube them, as the necessary lubricant will get into all hard-to-reach areas. That one pretty much screams for ear protection.Grease guns are universal tools used by mechanics to grease universal joints, suspension linkages, ball bearings, and other kinds of machinery equipped with grease zerks. One small comparison I CAN make is that the HF palm nailer I bought to also use for working metal is a LOT louder than the planishing hammer. I filled mine right away so I don't have a "before and after" comparison to give you. They claim this reduces both noise and vibration. One of the interesting "features" of the hammer is a small access hole in the frame provided so that you can fill the hollow frame with sand. During my practice runs I haven't even felt the need to reach for the ear muffs.but I really ought to just to stay on the safe side. But then I wear hearing aids in both ears and they digitally dampen down any loud or sharp noises. Regarding the noise (and vibration), it's actually a lot less than I expected. Those guys are just spilling over with metal bending knowledge. If nobody responds, I'd join up over at Metalmeet and ask your question there. Hopefully one of the more veteran metal shapers will catch this thread and give you some direction. I now OWN these machines, but I'm far too inexperienced to give you any advice on which might be better for the part you are making. But for my purposes and semi-frequent use, I'm giving it a definite thumbs up.at least until I bust it. Clearly this is a "hobbyist" level machine and is not meant for a production type shop. It takes the "walnuts" out of the metal I have beaten on the stump fairly quickly and easily. If the hammer holds up over time, I think it is going to be a very helpful tool for my metal shaping. I have maybe 4-5 hours tops fiddling with my new stump, planishing hammer, and E-Wheel, so I'm encouraged that these tools are going to be able to produce the type of pieces I need for my body fabrications. The last photo is of a little cycle shaped piece I rough formed on my stump and than ran through the planishing hammer and then my E-Wheel. My fix (shown in the third photo) was just to drill out the ball hole and use a simple snap pin. It took about three minutes for the ball and spring to head for la la land (a dark and unknown corner of my shop). ![]() It had one of those little ball/spring retainers at the end so that you could quickly insert and remove the pin. The other minor weakness was the pin which holds the lower anvil support in place. To solve this problem I drilled and threaded two additional holes in the frame and inserted bolts and locking nuts as shown in the second photo below. No matter how hard you try to tighten that little booger down, it only takes about 30-40 seconds of operation to vibrate the thing loose. The air chisel is held in place (well, ATTEMPTED to be held in place) by one little set screw threaded into the frame. The machine comes with a foot control.which is one of the primary reason I bought the ready made machine rather than trying to build my own.Īs with many HF tools, the planishing hammer has a couple weaknesses.but nothing which can't be fixed. There is a special "bit" which fits in the air chisel for the "striking" head. I made my semi annual trek to Harbor Freight last week and bought their $129 planishing hammer.Īs you can see from the picture this is basically an air chisel mounted in a C type bench frame which holds a bottom anvil. ![]()
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