Texturing Hammer

This is a lightweight power hammer I built about fifteen years ago. It worked, but it was far from perfect, so I rebuilt it about five years ago. It is meant for one specific job - texturing. The hammer head is shaped to leave dimples in the surface of 16-gauge steel plate.

It is built almost entirely from scrap. Only the pillow blocks and power switch were bought for this project. My favorite part of this is the anvil, which is made from a jackhammer bit I picked up at a flea market.

The machine is powered by a half horsepower electric motor, but I may purchase a quarter horsepower motor to replace it because a half horse is more powerful than what this requires.

This is a closeup of the head. When I rebuilt the machine, I welded the piece of rebar to the original hammer to give it a little more force. I also added the springs to help keep the arm aligned. This had the benefit of increasing the impact slightly. In case you are wondering that big wooden disk is a pulley I made to reduce the RPMs. I tried running with a 4" pully, but the head moved too fast to control the stock. The cost of a metal pulley as large as this wooden one was excessive, so I sawed this one out of a scrap sheet of 1/2" plywood.

Scarlett tax. We are still looking for a home for this good girl. Please see my other posts for more information on her. She really does need a new home. Also, please consider sharing this post. You may not know anyone wanting to adopt a dog, but maybe your friends do. Thanks for any help.

Link to previous post with more information: https://imgur.com/gallery/Q3k5xaz