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Hammers - Impact Tool

Hammers - Impact Tool

Hammers and tools such as hammers and impact drivers use force from an object to create the deformation of the surface or add another object.

Available Categories of Hammers – impact tool

Accessories

A wide range of equipment and tools are used for the care and replacement of hammers, mallets or chisels.

  1. Chisels: Manual punch tool for cutting, gouging, or roughing.
  2. Chisels: Manual impact instrument used for machining metals or stones.
  3. Flat cold chisels: A punch instrument utilized for cold cutting iron.
  4. Hammers: Hammering and punching tool made of a handle with a heavy head (available in different material) at its end.
  5. Impact toolset: Several sets of instruments designed to modify the shape or size or implement force on other objects through striking and applying impact.
  6. Maces: Manual hitting tools shaped almost like a hammer but larger and heavier.
  7. Points: Manual tool for hammering surfaces of different materials such as metal, stone or wood.
  8. Pots: Hand-hitting tool that is designed like a double-sided hammer and used for heavy-duty tasks and great impacts.
  9. Punches: Hand striking tool used for striking on a surface with color coating.
  10. Punches: An assortment of metal tools of different sizes used for the extraction of pins.
  11. Ring punches: Hand punching tool that helps mark the precise place to be drilled through a point.

The Best Hammers for Your Needs

When deciding on a new hammer, several product factors should be considered. To make the best selection, it is important to know what features to look for and what a professional needs in order to do their job right.

Face

The faces of hammers come in many shapes and can have special features.

There are a variety of hammers that are used for specific purposes. A claw hammer is often made with convex faces to polish or finish pieces of work, while a ball peen hammer is shaped completely flat and round so you can shape metal.

Handle

Three common materials for a hammer handle are wood, fiberglass, and steel. While gripping the handle, one needs to apply force through the head of the hammer and into the target object, holding it with either one or both hands.

  1. Wood handles
  2. Fiberglass handles
  3. Steel handles

Weight and Length

If you’re compensating for a long handle, make sure that the head has weight and heft, so your arms don’t get tired out too quickly after only a few strikes. The more you strike to forge, the heavier the head should be so it’s not too much of an undertaking.

If you swing the hammer on an arc, the head will eventually reach the top of the arc, and the pressure exerted by the head on the hammer will increase. The force exerted on your swing is increased by making the handle longer and extending it over a greater curvature.

Types of Hammers

There are different types of hammers: claw, white, and other hammers. Get in touch with our experts to request the complete details and our striking tool catalogs.

Claw Hammer

Claw hammers are one of the most recognizable tools. Claw hammers have a slightly convex striking face and a split claw for pulling nails. Most homes will have a claw hammer, but if you don’t have one already, it’s best to pick one up somewhere, such as at a home improvement store or department store.

Framing Hammer

In heavy-duty jobs, like construction, framing hammers are used to drive nails into boards. They are larger and heavier than a claw hammer.

Ball Peen Hammer

For rivet edges, go with these hammers. But if you’re doing metalworking projects and need a more versatile hammer instead, use a ball-peen hammer.

Club Hammer

Club hammers are like drilling hammers in the sense that they both drive chisels and punches. Club hammers tend to have a flat face on one side and a wedge peen on the other, so they can also be used for rounding rivets or shaping metalworking projects.

Mallet

Mallets are heavy hammers that have soft and hard heads depending on your specific needs. The head can be made of wood or metal material, with the rubber option on hand for more delicate jobs.

Sledgehammer

A sledgehammer is a heavy-duty tool beneficial to have around for tasks. These hammers are more heavily built than a standard hammer, with handles that can be anywhere from 2 to 3 feet long and heavyweight heads that weigh 10 to 20 pounds. In order to get the full benefit of the hammer, users should allow the weight of the head to do most of the work, or they will tire themselves out quickly.

How to Choose a Hammer ?

Knowing about a variety of hammers, you can research various products and decide on the hammer that best suits your project based on the frequency it will be used or its purpose.

Application

Claw hammers are great for nail applications, but if you need to start demolition, a sledgehammer would be better for your project. Ball peen hammers are excellent for sheet metal applications and can also be used to drive chisels or round-off rivets. Mallets can be used in shaping metal; framing hammers can be used when you need to build a home framework.

Order Today

RAAH International delivers so several hammering and impact tools along with hammer safety equipment that you’ll find what you need in the categories above. If not, please contact us, and we’ll find a solution for you. Order today to get discounts!