Air Rams: Some Simple Facts about Air Hammers
The pneumatic hammer, also called air hammer, power hammer, or air chisel, is a power tool that uses compressed air exclusively. The tool is used to carve, drill, or chip away at stone, metal, and other hard materials. Air hammers are used to cut through a surface, dig a hole, smoothen a surface, or shape one. As a cutting tool, the air hammer replaces the manual hammer and chisel because of its tremendous speed to do a job. Pneumatic hammers are usually attached to air rams or pneumatic valves that are then attached to a tube or hose and to a large compressor tank that pumps up air to make the air hammer work.
The important parts of an air hammer:
- The piston
Located inside the cylinder, the piston is the only part of the air hammer that moves. Compressed air is pumped into the cylinder to make the piston move up and down to imitate the up and down of a hammer. While going up and down, the piston opens the air rams or valves that allow the compressed air to enter the cylinder to keep the piston moving.
- The drill bit
The drill bit is the metal bar bit found at the bottom of the cylinder. Each time the piston makes contact with the drill bit, the latter is pushed into the surface to drill.
The best uses for air hammers
Air hammers can be found and commonly used in:
- Metalworking shops use air hammers daily to shape and cut metal. Air hammers are commonly used to flatten, shape, and cut metal such as structural steel, 10-gauge steel, aircraft-grade aluminium, copper, and much more. The tool is also used for metal deburring and smoothing.
- Cumbersome work that cannot be done with manual tools such as cutting exhaust pipes, unbolting frozen fasteners, split ball joints, and rubber bushings.
- Penetrating tile, mortar, stone, concrete, and other masonry materials and removing strong and robust materials.
Another significant advantage of air hammers is that the user can choose multiple attachments to suit any specific project. Air hammers are usually universal, and so different manufacturer’s attachments can easily fit another maker’s hair hammer.
Master Mac 2000
When it comes to pneumatic valves such as air rams, air treatments, filter regulators, diverter blocks, lubricators, and regulators, you only need to give Master Mac 2000 a call today. You can also call them on 07 3344 4711. Their main office and warehouse in Brisbane are always ready to find the right valve and cylinder or component for your industrial solutions. You can visit their site at https://mastermac2000.com.au/.
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About The Author
Stuart Havill
Stuart Havill is the owner and manager of MasterMac2000, Queensland's largest privately owned pneumatic and process valve company.
With his early working career as a maintenance fitter for Boral in 1992, Stuart has spent his life in the field of pneumatics and process equipment. He gained extensive experience in plant design, maintenance, repairs, fabrication, and site management.
In 1996, he transitioned to a pneumatic sales technician role at MasterMac2000, where he excelled in key account management, providing cost-effective solutions, and managing a sales team of 9 employees.
Since 2002, Stuart has been the manager at MasterMac2000, overseeing the company's growth and establishing it as a leader in pneumatic automation and process valve engineering. His expertise spans customer training, CRM setup, industrial compressor sizing and installation, and turn-key project management.
Under Stuart's leadership, MasterMac2000 has been servicing the industry since 1988, with 5 full-time sales representatives covering northern rivers NSW, Queensland, Northern Territory, and PNG. The company prides itself on providing the best-priced solutions to all customers in the marketplace.
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