Re Auto hammers

["Kent and Karen Ivey" <kkivey@zzzzzzz>]

There is an alternative to the auto hammers that addresses the in -
line/offset problems, and the budget problems also.

Look in your Harbor Freight  fliers, come on , I don't care how  fancy
you like to keep the tool cabinet , every body likes to look at Harbor
Freight flyers... and look for a welders needle scaler.

All you have to do is remove the scaling attachment and there is a
fairly wide selection of chisels that will go right in.

I have found points, 5/8 and 1 inch chisels... both easy to modify into
multitooth with just a minimum of work with a dremel type wheel.

This scaler is easy for me to use, it is kinda heavy  and you need to
add a short length of hose between the air inlet  and the quick connect,
otherwise eventually the hardened steel ball bearings that make the
quick connect grip will eat into and flair out the male  part of the
quick connect. This makes it impossible to uncouple the quick connect
and you have to replace both male and female.

Add a small regulator  or twist valve  at the male quick connect and
there is your control.

These will move a lot of stone in a hurry , or finish very well.

Brand names... The Harbor ones seem to last as long as Ingersol Rand,
... the ones I have been buying for the last few years are Jet tools,
they are lasting very well indeed, and heck of a lot cheaper than
Ingersol. When you buy one , go ahead and buy the crescent shaped piece
of rubber that is inserted just above the chisel/needlescale hammer.
This is the only part that wears out and I ordered 6 from Texas Tool in
Lubbock for 8 bucks, just to have floating in the tool box.

It is a rugged heavy duty tool, when it is not cutting stone it is
chipping out concrete from inside  mixer truck drums, blasting through
40 years accumulation of concrete  on a mixer plant leg base, removing
weld scale, or cold chiseling bolts off equipment.  It is the handiest
tool  in my boxes.

Price- Jet Tools I have been paying around 100 bucks for ... a bargain
indeed for what it does.

Hope this helps
Kent Lee Ivey
Concrete Guy