Hammers

During car repair one often has to punch holes, modify the shape of a part, perform riveting works, demount stuck components. For these and some other operationshammers are used – simple and inexpensive impact tools consisting of the head with one or two faces and a long handle.

Types of hammers

By the purpose:

• Flattening tools. They help to repair dents in car body panels.
• Bench tools. They are used for mounting or demounting of fasteners by impact method, and also for cutting and modifying the shape of metal elements.
• Sledgehammers. They are used for operations which require applying high efforts, for example, during repair of the wheel assembly, body works and others. They are distinguished by a heavyweight head and a long handle that is thicker near the working part.

The face of the hammer head can be square or round, flat or convex. The head can be made of:

• carbon steel or tool steel;
• wood;
• polyurethane;
• rubber.

There can be two faces on the tool head which are located on both sides of the head, or only one face. In this case on the other side of the working part a metal nail drawer or a wedge are usually located.

Handles are mostly produced of:

• hard wood;
• steel;
• glass fibre.

The handle can be equipped with special anti-slip rubber, polyurethane or plastic plates. As a rule, the more complicated the handle design is, the higher the price is.

Besides the above-said parameters, the devices differ in weight. According to the purpose, device weight can be from 160 g to 16 kg. Also, tools in catalogues differ from one another by a handle length.

Tips on hammers use

1. Carefully inspect the device before starting works. It is prohibited to use it in case when there is a free play of the head, cracks on the handle or other defects.
2. Use flat-nose pliers or special vise for securing the workpiece in place. This will reduce the risk of injury.
3. Use the possibility to adjust the applied force: if you hold the tool close to its head, the hammer blow will be weaker but more controlled. If you take it close to the handle end, then the blow will be as strong as possible.
4. In order to extend the range of possible operations buy the device with interchangeable heads.

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