Beachside_Hank
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Regurgitating a tip I posted at another place, but think it is of interest to this group for use as a setting tool for the lathe chuck.
.where it was advised to tap the flywheel lightly against the chuck jaws so as to seat it true before facing
Maybe I missed something in life but never understood the real use of a rubber hammer or mallet . Yes I have one here and I have used it to adjust the car starter and make it work. so I guess its purpose in life is cause vibration and not harm surfaces.
In USAF Aircraft sheet metal school we used soft faces hammers with plastic tips for hand forming sheet metal on a maple forming block.
And I would use a plastic hammer or mallet on a plastic chisel.
A wooden mallet is used for hitting wooden chisel handles.
A 8 oz ball pein is a layout hammer. And can pein and set small rivets.
Hard steel against hard steel will also bounce so gus's take on using a copper hammer is sound. I have a shop made layout hammer that is similar a piece of 1" diameter brass prop shaft milled out to accept a hand me down fiberglass hammer handle.
And soft face dead blow hammers are great for moving objects you do not want marred like assembling furniture and seating parts in a mill vise or lathe chuck or on a face plate.
and of course a carpenters hammer is used for driving nails and putting monkey faces on two x fours that need to be moved a little before nailing.
Yes I worked a little as a rough carpenter and a finish carpenter back in the early 90s.
If you are fortunate enough to have or find no spark tools be very careful of dust if you need to clean them up or dress faces .Berilium dust is very toxic if inhaled. MY recommendation is if you NEED to file sand or wire brush beryllium do it outside wear a respirator and disposable clothing and change and shower immediately after working with it.
If you machine it clean machine before and after machining the BC and keep the work and chips wet with coolant.
Tin
Maybe I missed something in life but never understood the real use of a rubber hammer or mallet .
Gus no need to throw the hammer. just do not take it to the belt sander to dress the face. at least not without respiratory protection. and other precautions.
a pure copper hammer may be too soft. Like I said brass is an option.
Tin
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