Copper hammer faces.

[Hal]

I have had this hammer for a long time, and it wasn’t new when I got it. The faces are done for. Am I right that they are pressed in, and I will probably have to drill them out? As near as I can tell, they are 1 1/2 inch diameter. If I buy 1 1/2 and they are too big I can turn them down. Any suggestions for sources? I already checked McMaster Carr, about twelve bucks apiece, plus shipping. I will probably just go with that

 

[KnurledNut]

I've never done a replacement but this document from Thor may help give some guidance.
https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-vao...manager/thor-replacing-faces.jpg?t=1691515155


Looking at the condition of that hammer and the handle, I would be more likely to just replace it.

 

[seber]

A hammer with replaceable plastic faces can give surfaces with identical hardness. They are far more versatile as you can have a very soft or very hard face on the other side. You can even get them in dead blow.

 

[JuncleJohn]

The ones I’m familiar with would have a solid copper or bronze head. Is the center of the head magnetic? If so, then the tips could be pressed in or even threaded.

John

 

[4xdog]

Do you think it’s a Thor hammer (UK), @Hal?

Copper - Thor Hammer Company Limited

Copper Hammers

www.thorhammer.com

The company has instructions online for replacing their copper or hide striking faces.

https://www.thorhammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/combined-replacing-faces-and-opening-and-closing-tool.pdf

 

[neophyte]

I have had this hammer for a long time, and it wasn’t new when I got it. The faces are done for. Am I right that they are pressed in, and I will probably have to drill them out? As near as I can tell, they are 1 1/2 inch diameter. If I buy 1 1/2 and they are too big I can turn them down. Any suggestions for sources? I already checked McMaster Carr, about twelve bucks apiece, plus shipping. I will probably just go with that

Are you sure this is a hammer with replaceable faces?
It looks to me like a copper hammer that has a solid copper head, rather than a replaceable face hammer, with a cast iron head and replaceable faces, like a Garland or Thor model, although it’s hard to tell from the pic.
Even if it is a version with faces made to be replaced, it looks like the central core might have been used long enough that the central head has gotten deformed outward.

 

[nadogail]

Copper tools are often stolen and sold for scrap, keep an eye on your local addicict.
Some people will steal anything that they can sell to support their addictions

 

[nadogail]

Cutter Wheels do wear.
Replacement wheels are available. See your local plumbing supply store for either a replacement wheel or a new cutter.

 

[JuncleJohn]

Are you sure this is a hammer with replaceable faces?

Check the center section with a magnet.

John

 

[Beerhippie]

Cutter Wheels do wear.
Replacement wheels are available. See your local plumbing supply store for either a replacement wheel or a new cutter.

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[senlow]

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Uh, it appears that maybe someone may have smacked nadogail over the head with a copper hammer.

 

[Hal]

Finished! 1 1/2 faces from McMaster Carr. Twelve bucks apiece, plus shipping. New hammer, forty bucks plus shipping. So I saved maybe twenty bucks, didn’t have to throw it out, got some time in on the lathe. Probably made about two buck an hour.

 

[Hal]

Picture didn’t post.

 

[Retired dozer fixer]

Fine job young man

 

[Hal]

Now I should probably recast this oneView attachment 2589011

 

[Hal]

 

[Qualitytools]

Is this a lead hammer, guessing from the color

 

[Hal]

Is this a lead hammer, guessing from the color

Sure is. I’ve re-poured it several times over the last forty years.

 

[Qualitytools]

Good work!

 

[Beerhippie]

Sure is. I’ve re-poured it several times over the last forty years.

I'd say it's about time.

 

[neophyte]

Sure is. I’ve re-poured it several times over the last forty years.

So if you keep melting and repouring the hammer over the years, is it considered a “hammer of Theseus”?

 

[Beerhippie]

So if you keep melting and repouring the hammer over the years, is it considered a “hammer of Theseus”?

Interesting... still the same materials, the same parts, unlike the Ship of Theseus, where every plank and part had been replaced over the years. The Hammer of Hal?