air hammer

All Terrain air hammers extend productivity to hard rock in the 20,000 psi and over categories.

HAVING A BLAST--Science News' Sid Perkins uses an air hammer to fracture rock, and retired geologist Grog Sorlie waits to remove the debris.

Alice Hamilton, who in 1918 investigated an outbreak of hand injuries in Bedford, Indiana, that appeared shortly after pneumatic air hammers were introduced in the stone-cutting industry.

Tiresome hammer swinging is no longer necessary says Outwater Plastic/Industries Inc., with its lightweight handheld air hammer that can be adjusted from single hammer taps to heavy impact blows.

The BAH and BVP units are pneumatic single-shot air hammer and direct or air-cushioned low frequency piston type industrial vibrators, respectively.

Then, take the breaking out tool and, using an air hammer, back the rivet out."

Again we put our process to work, which resulted in our TriHawk rock tooling and housings, SplineLok and Hawkeye connections and the ROUGHNECK air hammer products."

If you've ever had to change air hammer bits, you know what a pain it is to mess around with the spring retainer.

A complete system includes a Roughneck air hammer, straight and offset bits, control station/ oiler with integrated electronic controls, drill conversion kit including hoses and fittings, hydraulic breakout tooling and a universal HD high flow rock drill housing that uses the industry standard API thread to make system connection easy.

The two set to work with an air hammer with a riveting head and a heavy-duty bucking bar on the other side.

For hard rock drilling conditions, an air hammer can be easily integrated and controlled from the DD4045 display.

The system includes the R400 air hammer, 5.25-inch straight and offset bits, patent-pending pullback kit, control station/oiler, drill conversion kit and universal HD high-flow rock drill housing.

Dean adds, "And we like to use the air hammer here, too, which can really help you out on some big projects."

Fecon's new two standard models will include the rubber track crawlers with an onboard 300-cfm/200-psi air compressor and a rod rack for carrying straight rod, auger rod and an air hammer. Wet drilling will also be available.