Shop Made Tools

[Toolguy]

I've seen a lot of shop made hammers over the years. That's one of the best looking ones yet. BTW - welcome to the Forum!

[Lew Hartswick]

Very nice knurling job on that handle.
...lew...

[PeteF]

Made from a 1 1/4" x 14" bar of cold rolled.

Nice! The end of the handle looks like it is a separate piece, is the handle hollow with a threaded cap so you can keep a punch or something similar in it?

Pete

[H380]

Thanks. I decided it was time to learn machine work. So I am taking classes at the local VoTech. The hammer was the last project in the basic lathe class.

Yep the handle is drilled and internal cut threaded 7/8 14. I need to scrounge up some brass to make a spacer between the cap and handle.

The handle is hollow so I would cuss when trying to cut threads with a self ground HSS tool in a self made 1/2" bar in a 7/8" hole.

[Westline]

Thats one good looking hammer ..... Nicely done

[GKman]

If you wanted you could send me your nozzles and I would flow them on my fuel flow bench for a nominal charge. PPH or GPH you pick.

I'd want Gasoline Per Hour. No Pee Pee for me.

[biometrics]

Really Nice! How is the handle attached to the head? Press fit?

[steverice]

I'd want Gasoline Per Hour. No Pee Pee for me.

my bad, typo - should be

pph: pounds per hour

gpm: gallons per minute

[H380]

Really Nice! How is the handle attached to the head? Press fit?

It is threaded. I turned the head in a lathe. Then put it in an indexer on a mill. Milled the flats on the head. Locked the X and Y. Used the quill and a 3/4" end mill to cut the counter bore. Put in a drill chuck and center drilled, pilot and tap drilled. Then put the mill in neutral power off and put a tapered tap in the drill chuck. Start the tap in the hole by turning the chuck by hand and/or a strap wrench. Once the tap is started straight loosen the chuck and leave the tap in the hole. Turn away with a tap wrench. Then go to a plug tap and finish with a bottoming tap.

[steverice]

I would just chucked it up in the vice and ran it in till the tap quit turning...but I am a hack.