HAND TOOLS

• POUNDING TOOLS
• HAMMER: hammers are used to give
successive blows or force or to apply
pressure to facilitate removal, fitting,
bending, shaping etc., of an part or an
component.
 HAMMERS
• Generally there are two types of Hammers
• 1) Soft Hammer:
• 2) Hard Hammer

• SOFT HAMMERS: Soft hammers are used for

striking finished or semi finished work piece in
order to prevent the damage of finished parts.
The head of the hammer is made of soft metals
like lead or brass, the striking faces are made of
rubber, plastic, raw hide ( Animal skin) etc.,. It is
either clamped or press fitted or screwed to the
head.
• Hard Hammer: Hard hammers are used
for striking punches, chisels, steel letters
and numbers. It is also used for forging hot
metals, riveting, bending, straightening,
etc., It is made of high carbon steel
hardened and tempered on the faces and
the centre is left soft to absorb shock.
• TYPES OF SOFT HAMMERS:
• Hide face hammer: It is used where
damage of the job is to be avoided on
finished or semi finished components and
where light force is to be applied.
• Mallet: It is totally made of wood and is
used where light pressure is required.
 TYPES OF SOFT HAMMERS
• Plastic or rubber hammer: It is used
where the damage of job is to be avoided
on finished and semi finished components
where slightly more pressure is required
than the hide faced hammer.
• Brass or Lead hammer: It is used where
the damage of the job is to be avoided on
finished or semi finished components and
where heavy force is required than a
plastic or rubber hammer.
• Tinman’s Boxwood Mallet
• Head of boxwood or lignum vitae. Size
specified by diameter of head.
• Shaft made of cane. Used for bending
sheet metal
• Bossing Mallet
• Head of boxwood or lignum vitae. Size
specified by diameter of head.
• Shaft made of cane. Used for shaping
internal curves in sheet metal
• Rawhide Mallet
• The head is of rawhide, rolled tightly and
pinned. Size specified by diameter of
head.
• Gives a softer blow than a boxwood
mallet. Is more expensive but wears well
• Rawhide Hammer
• The head consists of a tubular casting with a roll of
rawhide a push fit in each end.
• The rawhide can be renewed when it wears out.
• Heavier than a rawhide mallet.
• Available with copper as well as rawhide inserts
 TYPES OF HARD HAMMERS
• Ball Peen hammer: It will be having a
hammer head with one end flat and the
other end is round like a ball. The flat end
is used for striking punches, chisels etc.,
and the round end is used for riveting.
Parts of Ball peen hammer
• Cross Peen Hammer: It will be having a
hammer head with one end flat and the other
end is having a straight edge at right angle to
the axis of the hammer handle. It is used for
stretching hot metals width wise and also for
riveting at restricted places.
 Straight Peen Hammer
• Straight Peen Hammer: It will be having a
Hammer head with one end flat and the other
end is having a straight edge parallel to the axis
of the hammer handle. It is used for stretching
hot metal length wise and riveting at restricted
places..
 Special Hammers
• Sledge Hammer: It is used in Heavy
workshop industries where more force or
pressure is required. It will be having a long
handle and weight of the hammer head will be
more.
• Claw Hammer: It is a hammer which has a
claw at one end and a flat face on the other
end. It is used for driving out nails and is
mostly used by a carpenter. The claw end
should not be used for hammering as the claw
end is brittle.
CLAW HAMMER
• Planishing Hammer
• Often with one face flat and the other convex. Faces
polished and free of defects. Used for finishing beaten
work.
• Blocking Hammer
• The end faces are well radiused and
polished. Used for the shaping of sheet
metal.
• Collet and Raising Hammers
• Of varying shape and size. Faces well
finished. Used for raising and stretching
sheet metal.
• Repousse’ Hammer
• Is also called as chasing hammer.
• Handle made of lancewood. Used with
repousse’ punches for shaping sheet
metal
• The word repousse comes from French
verb meaning to push back
 Safety while using a Hammer
• 1. Always ensure the handle is tight with the hammer
head with the help of a wedge.
• 2. Do not use hammer with broken or split handle.
• 3. The hammer handle should be free from oil, grease
and metals burrs.
• 4. Always use correct size of hammers
• 5. Always hold the hammer at the end of the handle.
• 6. Always look at the job, not the hammer head while
striking
• 7. Ensure the face of the hammer is free from metal
burrs, especially while striking finished components.