Planishing hammer

soundcontrol · May 16, 2017, 02:49:39 PM

Why don't they make handheld air planishing hammers? At least I can't find one (without a big frame that seems pretty impossible to use on a car most of the time). I did a test and just welded a big bolt head on my air chisel and it worked fine as a planishing hammer with a regular dolly. It left a rough surface, but I did not sand and polish the bolt head and I used too much air pressure. Now I'm gonna take a good hammer and cut the end off and weld it to my air chisel, instead of the bolt head.

Cuda Cody · May 16, 2017, 04:40:45 PM

Very cool. Looks like it worked really good. How did your hand feel? Not to bad on it? Overall it looks like it did a good job.

soundcontrol · May 16, 2017, 04:59:29 PM

I wouldn't do it all day long, but I didn't feel bad in my hand, and I had the setting to hard, I noticed afterwards that the tool had an adjustment for that. So I can set it to not hit so hard.

Brads70 · May 16, 2017, 05:31:33 PM

I did something similar when "clearance" was needed on my headers. Works great quick and easy!

1 Wild R/T · May 16, 2017, 06:40:41 PM

Many years ago Snap On sold a very nice planishing hammer bit for an air hammer.... About 1.25" in diameter, rounded/rolled edges..... High quality steel...

jimynick · May 16, 2017, 07:47:15 PM

Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on May 16, 2017, 06:40:41 PM
Many years ago Snap On sold a very nice planishing hammer bit for an air hammer.... About 1.25" in diameter, rounded/rolled edges..... High quality steel...

Knowing Snap-on, it's probably made out of unobtainium and costs $200 today.

Chaos-N-Mayhem · August 03, 2017, 06:12:58 PM

That actually looks like a pretty slick way to do that.

RUNCHARGER · August 03, 2017, 06:53:00 PM

That's a good setup. If you do a lot of frontend work a similiar setup works great for breaking joints apart without damaging them as well.

1 Wild R/T · August 03, 2017, 06:55:37 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3Pc-Smoothing-Pneumatic-Air-Hammer-Pneumatic-Bit-Set-Extra-Long-Spring-Free/132015087589?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D45703%26meid%3D83f7fd23d1584ebeb645607b07dc1c9f%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D252808215034

dougdel · August 05, 2017, 05:13:31 AM

That looks like a good set for $13 bucks. Think I'll order it.

soundcontrol · August 05, 2017, 05:15:59 AM

I just ordered it! Thanks for the tip, 1 Wild R/T. It's shipping from China.

dougdel · August 07, 2017, 04:18:20 PM

Quote from: soundcontrol on August 05, 2017, 05:15:59 AM
It's shipping from China.

that's why it costs what it does, if it were a snap on it would be in that 200 range