EZ Hammer

This mini pneumatic palm hammer has been very handy, the only problem with it has been the very small hammer heads. My solution was to cut the head off of a high crown body hammer and machine it down, but leave a threaded stud to screw into the pneumatic hammer.

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I didn't thread it all the way down, so I wouldn't accidently smash my thumb with the plunger recoil.

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With the plunger fully extended and with the bigger hammer head its only 3 7/8" thick, and when using the handle, thats all the room it needs to work.

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If anyone is interested in this tool and doesn't have access to a lathe, or know anyone with a lathe, then you could use a grinder to cut the hammer head down to the size you want. Then drill and tap a hole in the hammer head and use a threaded rod with two nuts on it to tighten the rod to the hammer head and the plunger.

The parts are shown in the videos and the hose is very flexible to get into any access hole. Sometimes I have to put the tool in one access hole, then feed the hose in another hole.
 
I did some work at the John Deere Harvester plant, they use a similar palm nailers to install the glass into the cabs. I have used them to drive screens into a filter press at a water treatment facility there. Since we weren't driving nails the ones we used were available with different durometer faces.
 
Mikey like tools :D..................that would be a handy tool for planishing inside of a door skin. Looks like it would fit.

If you place the palm hammer against the material, will it strike a blow when you push or apply force to the palm hammer against the material, or do you have to actually hit the material with the palm hammer for it to start hammering?

Here is something similar but not as compact.
 
Most planishing hammers do have a switch, but this one is activated by pressure. Tapping the metal with it will give you one hit, hold pressure on it and it will keep going. The video at the top will show you how it works. At times, I found that it works best with just enough air to make it work.
 
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Most planishing hammers do have a switch, but this one is activated by pressure. Tapping the metal with it will give you one hit, hold pressure on it and it will keep going. The video at the top will show you how it works. At times, I found that it works best with just enough air to make it work.
The ones I have used work the same, they are "reaction" triggered.
 
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