The first who invented and began to use hammers for metal processing were blacksmiths. Hammer is a device for metal processing in blacksmithing. The variety of species depends on the design.
Hand tools
In blacksmithing, many hand tools are used to carry out machining and precision work. The main ones are the hammer and the anvil. With the help of them, the iron is processed and the blanks are transformed into parts of structures.
A hammer is a tool that is designed to process a metal workpiece during manual work. For example, art forging. Hammers and anvils come in many types and types. They are mainly divided by weight. This factor is taken into account when processing the workpiece. Also of great importance is the shape of the hammer. They come with different work surfaces.
Also in blacksmithing are used wooden hammers. A wooden hammer is a tool that is used for straightening without damaging the structure. Especially a mallet (the so-called wooden hammer) is used to produce author's edged weapons (knives, swords, etc.), when it is necessary to straighten out the deformation of the metal after hardening.
Pneumatic and mechanical tools
A pneumatic forging hammer is a pneumatic equipment that is used to process coarse metal workpieces. There are different types and designs of this tool. The basis is dynamic percussion elements. Types of hammers:
- Pneumatic (gas under pressure is used).
- Gasoline and diesel (the principle of operation is based on internal combustion engines).
- Steam (use steam or atmospheric air, which are supplied under pressure).
- Gas.
- Hydraulic (fluid is supplied under pressure).
- Electric (the striker is driven by electricity).
- Mechanical (human effort is applied).
All types of hammers are widely used in blacksmithing. It is impossible to imagine a modern forge without this tool.
Consider what a blacksmith hammer consists of:
- Base.
- The piston that drives the headstock.
- Drive unit and equipment.
- Electrical elements that trigger the hammer.
- Compressors and nozzles.
- Bed.
- Shield fence.
- A striker that directly strikes a metal.
Forging pneumatic hammer is able to perform the following operations:
- Hood (the workpiece template is lengthened, while its thickness is reduced).
- Bending (bending the metal into the desired shape). It is usually carried out in a warmed state.
- Precipitation (metal compaction, reverse processing, hood).
- Hole formation (using a special striker, you can make holes on hot metal).
- Chopping (cutting metal products).
Conclusion
A blacksmith hammer is a special tool that is used to process metal. There are different types of this toolkit - manual and pneumatic. Using the first, calibration and work with small workpieces are carried out. The second is used for handling coarse or large workpieces.