I just picked up an Ingersoll Rand air hammer with quick change attachment second hand. Its in great shape but has no chisels. Ive never owned an air hammer before. Ive been told that the short chisels really **** and if you dont get a set of decent chisels,they will flatten quickly. Are the short chisels really that bad? This air hammer wont be used very often. Anyone recommend a small set of air chisels that wont break the bank? Hows the HF air chisels? They are like $5 a set. Any help?
Recommend air hammer chisels?
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Thanks for the recommendation but the ajax chisels cost more than the entire air hammer. Theres got to be a cheaper alternative
Finky198
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Ajax and snap on are top notch. grey pneumatic makes cheaper ones but they don't last as long.
Carquest
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Looks like a pretty darn good price on the Ajax to me, especially the longer ones
I agree with that but my hammer isnt going to be used all that often so i figure a cheaper chisel set would work fine
2ndGearRubber
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Yep, if you have a hammer that really hits (like my CP), you will eventually shear the hammer receiving bit off.
I get the AJAX from HJE. Cheaper bits work alright with weaker hammers though.
dnschmidt
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AJAX, are the best. Forget the rest.
Ram Hemi
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The cheap ones will flatten even out quickly, even if you aren't using them much.
JJThrasher
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I've dulled and broken pretty much every brand I've used. The cheap ones are fine if you have a bench grinder to resharpen and shape them. I have some SO ones that are decent. Luckily the warranty is good.
gdocktor3
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Look around eBay for "Old Forge" air hammer bits. They're good old fashioned American made bits. Or go with these from Mayhew. http://www.tooltopia.com/mayhew-too...1H8oAJMF8C8s_u4FzjQoKvbj9xuFq0ctc_RoC3Jnw_wcB
Mhyde52
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All of mine are Mac branded, with the exception of two Napa straight punches. The Mac ones seem to be good, especially for light to moderate use on a pretty hard hitting cp hammer.
Schurkey
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I think my air hammer is a CP 7150, but if it is, it's earlier-production with black paint instead of CP Red like the web sites show. Burp-Guns only become useful once you have a hammer bit (chisel) suitable for the work you're doing. There's fifty+ different styles of hammer bits to choose from.
While I prefer the longer ones, I wound up with a short set of Old Forge (I think) bits which were made in USA. Bought 'em years ago. They've held up well. I have a couple of Snap-On exhaust pipe cutters, a Snappy suspension-joint picklefork that I don't use any more, and a few odds-and-ends. I bought my Zip-Gun to remove rivets holding ball joints to the control arms of my K1500. At the time, I had a 120-volt POS air compressor. Took me all day. You're going to figure out right away that you'd better have a REAL air compressor.
Best to figure out what you're likely to use it for, and then buy quality bits, than to buy some universal bit set where all the supplied bits don't serve any purpose for you. OTOH, the useless bits can give you some blacksmith practice as you heat them up and re-forge them into a useful shape.
While I prefer the longer ones, I wound up with a short set of Old Forge (I think) bits which were made in USA. Bought 'em years ago. They've held up well. I have a couple of Snap-On exhaust pipe cutters, a Snappy suspension-joint picklefork that I don't use any more, and a few odds-and-ends. I bought my Zip-Gun to remove rivets holding ball joints to the control arms of my K1500. At the time, I had a 120-volt POS air compressor. Took me all day. You're going to figure out right away that you'd better have a REAL air compressor.
Best to figure out what you're likely to use it for, and then buy quality bits, than to buy some universal bit set where all the supplied bits don't serve any purpose for you. OTOH, the useless bits can give you some blacksmith practice as you heat them up and re-forge them into a useful shape.
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