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268718 Don Schwartz <dks@t...> 2019‑06‑18 Re: Help with identifying a hammer
I've done very little welding, but I worked in a steel plant where there 
were dozens of welders and welders' chipping hammers. I agree totally 
with Nick.

FWIW
Don

On 2019-06-17 5:35 p.m., Nick Jonkman wrote:
> I have been welding for about 60 years and have never seen a chipping 
> hammer with a flat or diamond cut face as you see here and the point 
> is too thick as well. In my opinion that thing would be useless for a 
> welder. A chipping hammer require a chisel edge and sharp point As a 
> shrinking hammer the face is too small and the checkering too course 
> you would quickly destroy the sheet metal with that thing. I also have 
> 60 years experience with that work as well. It is not for a welder and 
> not for body work. I cannot guess what it might really be for.
>
> Nick
>
>
> On 19-06-17 5:54 PM, Anthony Seo via OldTools wrote:
>> On 6/17/2019 3:19 PM, Ed O' wrote:
>>> I picked up a hammer like tool a couple of weeks ago and cannot find 
>>> it in "The Hammer - The King of Tools" book by Ron Baird and am 
>>> unsure what it is for, anybody know?
>>>
>>> See here:
>>>
>>> https://www.edoii.com/auction/Hammer/img_2281.jpg
>>
>> That is a welder's slag chipping hammer, very common around here and 
>> they are still being made.
>>
>> Tony (.........)
>>
>>
>
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