Brass Sledge Hammer

Smitty500mag

I found this really old 10 pound brass sledge hammer in a yard sale sometime back for $5. I was looking on the internet at some 10 pound brass sledge hammers for sale and those things are out of the world in price.

I wonder what a brass sledge hammer that big would be used for? I've got a small brass hammer that I use on wheel bearing but what would you use a 10 pound brass hammer on? I guess really big bearings?

Mr. Perfect

They're used for metalworking.

Ricci Wright

In an environment where no sparks are allowed.

iceracerx

Used in 'non-sparking' environments.

Perhaps in a coal mine where igniting coal dust would not be a good thing.


Don't know about the 'metal working' thang. Most metal working consists of moving the metal with something HARDER than the metal. Steel (36 ounce) 'blocking hammers' are used in forming 0.040", 0.0625" 3003 H14 sheet aluminum.

11b6r

Tools used in petroleum refineries, natural gas plants and chemical plants, where making a spark will give you a fast explanation of the afterlife.

You should see the price of a non-sparking axe. Those are made of beryllium bronze.

rufe-snow

Worked for the Navy, years ago. There were a number of different wrenches and other tools made of Bronze. That I ran across. My WAG, was that they were to be used in the powder magazines. Of the old Cruisers and Battleships. The guns weren't loaded with conventional sealed brass cartridges. But linen bags of gunpowder, initiated by a bag of black powder.

Most definitely, you didn't want a sparks around a cloth bag of black powder.

kidthatsirish

quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
In an environment where no sparks are allowed.


+1

Ship magazines.

jimdeere

Where i worked, they used them to loosen the dogs that held the hatches on large rotating mixers. The mixers contained an acetone mixture.
Cant have sparks around there.

diver-rig

That is looking like one, divine, hammer

jwb267

here is a red brass hammer that belonged to my dad. he worked as a machinist at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory

wpage

Useful for projects that fall between the regular hammer and the rubber mallet. Certain PVC and softer blow items.

alias

a 10 pound brass hammer would translate into a big * rubber mallet[:D]
I used a 10 pound brass hammer and bronze hammer wrenches in the oilfield years ago. To tighten 2 1/2" or 3" nuts on well heads without the danger of making sparks.

Have a couple brass hammers and a zinc alloy hammer in my toolbox in the shop. Handy when you need to beat the hell out of something but don't want to mash it.

Edit to add: A 10 pound brass hammer is worth quite a few bucks. You scored even if you just hang it up on display.

gearheaddad

That is just a very cool looking tool!
I have no need for a brass sledge hammer, but now I want one!!
Damn! They're pricey!!
I just found a 24lb sledge hammer!

Mr. Perfect

quote:Originally posted by iceracerx
Used in 'non-sparking' environments.

Perhaps in a coal mine where igniting coal dust would not be a good thing.


Don't know about the 'metal working' thang. Most metal working consists of moving the metal with something HARDER than the metal. Steel (36 ounce) 'blocking hammers' are used in forming 0.040", 0.0625" 3003 H14 sheet aluminum.
https://www.abchammers.com/type.html

Smitty500mag

I just assumed my hammer was brass. Now I'm wondering if it might possibly be bronze instead? How can you tell the difference between brass and bronze?

REVISED:
Well it looks like I found the difference. It appears that bronze has more copper in it than brass. I thought my old #1 Thor hammer was a copper hammer but it's actually a bronze hammer. Compared to the brass punch it's a lot darker in color. So my sledge hammer is brass after all.

bpost

Brass hammers are used to hit things.

Mr. O

I have a square mouthed shovel made from Ampco, all kinds of non-sparking tools out there.

guns-n-painthorses

We had a 10 pounder in our machine shop. Move tooling without damaging it.

Captplaid

I suppose a very large deadblow hammer hare placed them. s