One More Machinists Hammer....

omni_dilletante

omni_dilletante

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With too many projects and the tendency to overthink everything, it is hard for me to actually get into the shop and finish anything.

I have been watching the ClickSpring videos and was inspired by his scriber. I made one out of a stainless steel shaft salvaged from an inkjet printer. It feels very nice in the hand.

Inspired by that success I decided to make myself a machinists hammer.

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After looking at many google images of hammers I decided the Hemingway Machinists Hammer looked the best to me. So I patterned mine after that.

This hammer has a 1" diameter head 2.75" long. Overall length is 10.5". Handle tapers from 5/8" to 3/8". Grooves on handle start at 0.5" apart then get 0.030" closer together with each groove.

Normally I don't have anything good to say about my work, but I must admit, this one feels pretty good.

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I like it too! The shafting in printers is some really handy stuff. I have salvaged several printers so have a supply of various
sizes. They apparently are metric diameters. Good job on recycling too!:clapping:
 
Great work! The pride you feel in a job well done never goes away. I have a few items I made over 40 years ago and each time I use them I smile and remember all the work I put into making them. Even better is when you can pass them on to your children. They are beautiful pieces.
 
This is my kinda recycling nice work !

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The linear bearing shafts that come out of printers and other paper moving machinery, at least the ones I've taken apart, are not stainless but rather a very free machining steel. It's fairly corrosion resistant and machines just as well as cast iron, with a very similar chip formation.
 
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