Hello All,
I have a disk cutter which I will be using to cut sterling silver and brass of the recommended thicknesses. I have a short handled steel headed 2 lb sledge hammer to use, but wondered whether I have to use a 2 lb brass headed hammer instead. I would certainly be using eye protection.
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Also is the brass headed hammer preferable for using with stamps, or is a steel headed hammer OK or preferred for those?
TIA,
royjohn
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Cast copper hammers are made with durable American Hickory with unfinished or sanded safety grips. Heads are secured to the handle using aluminum wedges. All Hammer Source Copper Hammers and Sledgehammers are made in the USA.
Generally, copper is considered to be non-sparking. However, The Hammer Source does not guarantee any hammer to be non-sparking. Hammers can pick up other materials during use and those materials, like iron or steel, can be imbedded in the copper and cause sparks. Soft metal hammers like Copper, Aluminum and Brass should be reground and dressed before each use in a volatile environment.
The Copper hammers at The Hammer Source are Copper Alloys, as are most metals with copper- like Brass, Yellow Brass, Red Brass, Bronze, Nickel Aluminum Bronze NAB). The Hammer Source Copper hammers that are 1/2 to 5 pounds are Copper Alloy 836 which is 85% Copper, 5 % Tin, 5 % zinc and 5% lead, known as Red Brass. This alloy is more durable than pure copper yet softer than yellow brass and NAB.
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