Description

BALL PEIN HAMMER

A ball-peen hammer, also sometimes called a machinist’s hammer, is a versatile hammer used for metalworking tasks. Unlike a claw hammer designed for construction, a ball-peen hammer has two distinct heads:

• Flat face: This side is used for general striking tasks, like driving punches or chisels.
• Ball peen: This rounded end is the defining feature of the hammer. It’s used for shaping, smoothing, and riveting metal.

• Here are some of the common uses for a ball-peen hammer:

  • Peening: As the name suggests, a ball-peen hammer excels at peening, a technique that involves hammering metal to harden its surface or tighten its hold on another object, such as a rivet.
  • Shaping metal: The ball peen can be used to gently round off edges of sheet metal or other malleable metals.
  • Staking: This technique involves driving a pin or rivet into place by carefully deforming the surrounding metal with the ball peen.
  • Forming: Ball-peen hammers can be used for light shaping tasks on thin sheets of metal.
  • Driving punches: The flat face can be used to drive punches to create holes in metal or other materials.

  Here are some things to consider when choosing a ball-peen hammer:

  • Weight: Ball-peen hammers come in a variety of weights, typically ranging from a few ounces to a couple of pounds. The weight you choose will depend on the type of work you will be doing. Heavier hammers are better for heavier tasks, while lighter hammers offer more control for delicate work.
  • Head material: Ball-peen hammers are typically made from steel or brass. Steel hammers are more durable but can damage softer metals. Brass hammers are softer and less likely to mar the surface of the workpiece.
  • Handle material: Ball-peen hammers typically have wooden or rubber handles. Wooden handles are traditional and comfortable to grip, but rubber handles can provide a better grip in wet or oily conditions.

• Drop-forged carbon steel hammerhead,
• Heat treatment, ground polished
• Wooden handle
• Packing: color label

STOCK NO.	HEAD WEIGHT	QTY./CARTON
25142	16OZ	24
25145	32OZ	16