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Originally Posted by Berszerk
Well, I bent the hell out of the 1/4 grade 8 bolts and almost gave up, until my buddy who is a mechanic said bring the barrel to me, so I did. He drove it out in 2 seconds with an airhammer, I was astonished, so I went out and bought what I thought was an air hammer and tried it on another barrel pin. I peened the crap out of it. Once again I brought it to him peened pin and all, it took 2 seconds. He had a larger air hammer than mine, so if you use this method research the difference and buy the big one. I think he said he paid $45, I paid $15 for mine. Oh and use a blunt tip attachement not the pointed one it will save you some heartache.  |
Something else to think about regarding the Mechanic with a Air Hammer, first if he makes his living as a Mechanic then his Air Hammer is most likely "Blue Point" (made for Snap-On) or similar brand vs. Homier (or similar) and likely cost a lot more than $45.00 The Quality of the tool especially air tool's WILL make a Tremendous Difference! The high end A/H's have a lot more force with larger/heavier "hammers" inside them giving it a much harder blow
and far more Shock/Vibration which is what what makes the pin move in this application. (very much like a good quality Dremel vs. a Cheap Dremel) (sure we all know all to well about that tool)
The second thing to think about is that as a Full time Mechanic, your buddy spends a lot of time with a tool in his hands every day, as such when compared to a Hobbyist he is probaly a lot more skilled in using his tool's in general! This is not to take away from the ability of a "Hobbyist" to use tool's. Hobbyist have the advantage of being able to spend as much time as they want on a project without starving to death for it. I have seen some because of this "luxury" do some really beautiful work!
But still, when you use a tool every day, all day to feed yourself and pay for your toys (AK hobby kit's
) you tend to get very quick and efficent with said tool's very quick! Most people think a air hammer is a air hammer, but it really isn't, as mentioned, better quality air hammers "hit" harder with more shock. A tool's time in hand and practice using it make working it a art form in it's own way! As a Old School mechanic myself I can say this with a degree of confidence, after all we are'nt referred to as a "wrench" for nothing!!
I just wish that as a wrench at work I could afford to spend the time on a job that I do when at home working on a project!! I suppose that is the difference between a "hobby" and a "job" though, and as such why a project is relaxing to work on in one's free time where-as a job tends to be more "intense" and/or "stressful"!!!!!!
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