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I really liked the idea of this hammer having the head screwed on. In theory you can create other heads for this hammer and change them as needed. It can transform into a rubber-headed hammer (used in woodworking), tipped steel head, or even a small ax or wheel wrench.
Hammers like this one have been being made both mass produced and custom made for a long time. You are right, you change the heads out for whatever you need. Most commonly brass and Delrin or PLA heads are used on them.
I've made essentially exactly this before, just less cool looking and the one warning I have for this kind of thing is that even though the screw-on faces are soft, with enough use they will completely deform the actual hammer head. This was bad enough on mine that the whole thing had to be scrapped so for v2 I put a thin (2mm ish) replaceable plastic washer behind each head to soak up the impacts and it seems to work well.
I was going to suggest exactly the same thing, a plastic or rubber gasket between the "heads" and "body" of the hammer will greatly improve durability over long term use.
@@davidwillard7334 Something tells me this phrase is plastered on the wall of every...whatever the college class for smithing/version of Tech Ed is classroom.
Only if it remains wet. Once the electrolyte dries up the electrolysis stops. Also plain water is not likely to be much of a problem as it has a low S/m.
Make sure to anti seize the brass side or it will never come off, it and aluminum have a high galvanic potential. Beautiful project, really liking the chanel so far
Copper and aluminimum can also have a galvanic potential too, we run into this a lot in watercooling too, lots of cheap parts are aluminimum so you can only use them with alu blocks and rads etc
Easily one of your most impressive results yet on this channel. You've come a long way from where you started- there's a lot of honed skill on display here! Incredibly clean!
»The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of The Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of The Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.« (Gospel of Matthew - Chapter 1)
As a metalwork teacher in high school in Australia Sydney for 25 years let me congratulate you on your presentation I used to have students melt aluminium and cast parts of a steam tractor at Sefton High School what you showed was very comprehensive and a joy to watch thank you getting the 115 anymore
That hammer turned out beautiful. I noticed some techniques with packing sand that I hadn't seen anyone else use since I was in metal shop. Made things turn out so much better for you. Can't wait to see what you come up with next. Really brilliant work! 👍👍👍
»The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of The Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of The Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.« (Gospel of Matthew - Chapter 1)
Very beautiful build. It's so satisfying seeing people take the time to perfect the small details. So many channels cast, quickly sand it, and call it done to pump out a video. It's refreshing to see someone take their time.
I remember decades ago, about 5, in metal shop in high school. We did sand casting, sheet metal work and machine work on a lathe. I made a small 2 faced hammer out of steel, brass and aluminum. The head was about 1/2" diameter, was 2/3 steel & 1/3 brass. The handle was aluminum about 1/2" in diameter tapered to 1/4" tapped to fit into the head.
If you don't plan on getting a bigger lathe, get a used (second hand) cast iron surface plate that can accommodate the lathe's feet. A lot of the issues small lathes have stem from vibration management.
Looks really nice I'd recommend adding a small slit from the threads to the side not a something deep just a tiny 20tho deep slit to release an air trap in 2-5 years when you swap the ends out otherwise in a few years once oil and grime builds up it will trap a vacuum and feel like it was epoxy together. Another option is coat the flats in blue loctie this will seal out dirt and make it even more solid when you want to swap the end just heat it up to around 350deg for a min or two and it will spin right off
I love your aluminum castings the best, because of the lower temperature, you can actually see the pouring cleanly instead of the white hot glow of other metals.
Beautiful work - as always. I love the melding of new technology via the digital renderings and 3D printing with the ancient art of sand casting. Your machines and machine work have added a new dimension that takes your videos to another level. And when I watch them, ten minutes seems oddly short because I look forward to every moment. Keep up the good work!
The hammer looks great! I can't imagine that it has much weight behind it. More of a precision light-duty type of tool than a nail driver, but I can bet it would be great for a jewelry maker or someone who builds models.
Brass and copper hammers are used for working with metal, for doing things like seating a work piece in the video of a milling machine, or assembling a tool or machine, striking punches or stamps. Neither the copper nor the brass will mar steel.
Nice hammer! Interesting how the comments give you a glance into the experience of your audience. As for the threads: Use Heli-coil inserts in the head. Use blue Loctite to keep the faces on. Hammer uses? Driving nails - haha. A hammer like this is primarily used to position work in vises for machining. Another thing she is for light assembly.
That's a nice hammer. Darn it, now I may have to make one for myself! ;-) You might consider making one side out of lead. Being so soft, it acts almost like a dead blow hammer when setting things in the mill vise or lathe. Nice work.
I was woried there for a bit untill you mentioned the hammers replaceable faces. Even there I would cry with every mark made on them. A little bit of good guidance at the lathe is to turn your lathe file around and use it on the bottom of the piece. It is big time safer and you get a far better view of what your piece needs. I cut the files handle tang off and wrap the other end with some good electrical tape. The streachy stuff, not that fidty cent rools. Great piece, hang it on the wall where it belongs, LOL. Thanks a bunch and take care. See you soon.
@@zohranbloedjes9770 yes. I'm currently building homes and doing residential construction full-time. Not much time for shooting and editing videos. My plans are to create more as soon as possible.
You may be new to machining but you did a fantastic job on that hammer. It must feel so good looking at something like that and know that it came from an idea in your head and it just came to life. Awesome job!
Really cool idea! There are two issues I see. First, no way to lock the threads. If they start to come loose, continuing to use the hammer would cause damage to the threads. Second (electrical background here), the dissimilar metals against each other will cause corrosion over time. I recommend wiping down the surfaces with de-ox before screwing them on.
I love the idea of more "sustainable" tools, a light aluminum body hammer with replaceable heads is really cool! The only thing i cold say is maybe have a counterweight slot in the base? i could see some heads messing with the tool by being too unwieldy due to top weight.
I did similar in trade school.. using set screws instead of make threads on the brass will help a lot long term, even if the heads need to be a bit thicker.
That was pretty cool. You should cast another one and anodize it, and or one with an over-molded rubber grip. It's pretty much already designed to lock a grip in place. Could even be translucent material so you could still see the skeleton design 👍
I love it! A while back I found a discarded sledge hammer head (I'm guessing it's two kilos) with no handle. I decided to make a handle out of some metal drawer runners put back to back to form a skeleton handle. I wrapped some PET ribbon around the bottom and it turned out better than I had imagined. Still, there is nothing like casting something yourself. Great job!
A little rubber o-ring on your face attachments would help them from coming loose when shocked they do this on a lot of angle grinders now to keep the attachments from coming loose due to vibration
Cool vid... not only was the end product lovely but the sequence at 3:52 where the aluminium came up through the risers(?), formed a matte oxide layer(?) and then started to pulse up and down slightly was mesmerising, thankyou.
my mind is blown away with this concept, you could use the hammer as a sledge or even a rubber mallet if you made the attachments for it. excellent work!!!!
Pick up your cross and follow Jesus! The world is quickly headed for destruction, and sooner or later you will have to sit at the judgement seat and give an account for your actions. Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life! - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God tho. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc and you should get a response. Have a blessed day!
Hammers with exchangeable heads are actually already a thing! Common alt heads are made of rubber or soft plastic but they usually dont look nearly as cool as this one lol
3 things id like to see a Rubber or plastic washer to prevent the aluminum handle getting wear from the hammer blows and 2 other heads specifically rubber and rawhide as it will make the hammer more multipurpose
I worry that if one of those faces comes unscrewed just a tiny bit that the hammer blows will ruin your threads. I honestly dont see the handle outlasting the heads by a significant amount of time. Re-machining the heads just a tiny bit when they are damaged could make those heads last for years. But a cast aluminum handle with skeletal cutouts... idk. Looks super cool either way, definitely something any craftsman would love to own
Pick up your cross and follow Jesus! The world is quickly headed for destruction, and sooner or later you will have to sit at the judgement seat and give an account for your actions. Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life! - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God tho. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc and you should get a response. Have a blessed day!
A common first semester project for anyone who's taken an introductory machine tool class is a soft face hammer with screw on faces. Mine has an aluminum face on one side and brass on the other. The faces on mine have never come loose, and I've been using it for 20 years now. But hey, when in doubt, use some loctite. :)
I've liked all of your projects. This however is definitely my fave. (Yes, I'm a tool geek) It's gorgeous and practical, which is a great combo. Keep up the good work.
You have a lot of nice equipment and that helps you to produce these items. It is very nice. I have a band saw but no lathe yet. I hope to make mini versions of these items for my diorama sets.
I have a brother that has loved hammers since he was a kid. In most of his childhood pictures he has a hammer in his hand. I may have to make a hammer like this for him.
an added feature of using copper and brass . those metals dont spark . so if you are repairing a large tank that held flammable liquids . you would use this kind of hammer or the spark from a normal sledge hammer will set off the gasses in the air . thats not a good day . love this channels content .
You could make different size weighted blanks to screw into one side and make a bead blow end to screw into the other side. That would be sweet!! Nice job man. I’m so jealous of all the equipment you have. That’s got to be so fun getting to make whatever you want and having the right tool for the job to make it easier to get the job done. Cheers mate!
Nice job just one word of caution using a tin coated tap on Aluminum is not advisable they have some aluminum base in coating that makes it a similar material to the aluminum you are taping that can induce galling. A bright finish tap is a better recommendation.
Perfect job, perfect hammer 👏 As suggestion, I'd say you could flush the flat face before them you finish at the bolted face, thus avoiding another threaded support Congrets from 🇧🇷👏👍
I loved the copper hammer. Just fyi if you made a bopper out of solid copper for flint knapping it would fetch some good money. It’s hard to find a big solid copper one, and you could make it perfect shape for flint knapping. Just something to think about. 😄😄
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I really liked the idea of this hammer having the head screwed on. In theory you can create other heads for this hammer and change them as needed. It can transform into a rubber-headed hammer (used in woodworking), tipped steel head, or even a small ax or wheel wrench.
exactly
Hammers like this one have been being made both mass produced and custom made for a long time. You are right, you change the heads out for whatever you need. Most commonly brass and Delrin or PLA heads are used on them.
I used to have hammers like that there great, but this one is way better and prettier.
@@darrellbeets7758 And WAY! OVERPRICED !! TOO !!
@@davidwillard7334 huh? Were are u talking about lol?
I've made essentially exactly this before, just less cool looking and the one warning I have for this kind of thing is that even though the screw-on faces are soft, with enough use they will completely deform the actual hammer head.
This was bad enough on mine that the whole thing had to be scrapped so for v2 I put a thin (2mm ish) replaceable plastic washer behind each head to soak up the impacts and it seems to work well.
DEFORMITY ! IS ! SOMETHING! YOU !! HAVE ! TO ! LIVE !! WITH !!
@@davidwillard7334 yes, but good design limits it to the parts that are designed to deform.
@@JedLath292 thus be smart with how ya make ya own tools :P a smith is only as good as his worst tools in the long run.
I was going to suggest exactly the same thing, a plastic or rubber gasket between the "heads" and "body" of the hammer will greatly improve durability over long term use.
@@davidwillard7334 Something tells me this phrase is plastered on the wall of every...whatever the college class for smithing/version of Tech Ed is classroom.
Looks great! Just make sure it never gets wet. Aluminium and copper in contact have a high electrochemical potential.
I didn't know that.
Cool
Or just add antiseize or some high quality grease. Not perfect but it might help
I just learnrd about this phenomenon that the more precious metal erodes the lesser one
@@bigpat_4295 there can be only one
Only if it remains wet. Once the electrolyte dries up the electrolysis stops. Also plain water is not likely to be much of a problem as it has a low S/m.
Make sure to anti seize the brass side or it will never come off, it and aluminum have a high galvanic potential. Beautiful project, really liking the chanel so far
That's great advice!
Copper and aluminimum can also have a galvanic potential too, we run into this a lot in watercooling too, lots of cheap parts are aluminimum so you can only use them with alu blocks and rads etc
Easily one of your most impressive results yet on this channel. You've come a long way from where you started- there's a lot of honed skill on display here! Incredibly clean!
»The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of The Holy Ghost.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of The Holy Ghost.
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.«
(Gospel of Matthew - Chapter 1)
@@jakub8860 what is bro on about
For me this is one of the cleanest and most professional objects you've done to date. Nice project.
As a metalwork teacher in high school in Australia Sydney for 25 years let me congratulate you on your presentation I used to have students melt aluminium and cast parts of a steam tractor at Sefton High School what you showed was very comprehensive and a joy to watch thank you getting the 115 anymore
Ohh, those wheelium muffins at 4:02, can’t wait for them to finish baking.
That hammer turned out beautiful. I noticed some techniques with packing sand that I hadn't seen anyone else use since I was in metal shop. Made things turn out so much better for you. Can't wait to see what you come up with next. Really brilliant work! 👍👍👍
»The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of The Holy Ghost.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of The Holy Ghost.
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.«
(Gospel of Matthew - Chapter 1)
That a _lot_ of begatting.
Very beautiful build. It's so satisfying seeing people take the time to perfect the small details. So many channels cast, quickly sand it, and call it done to pump out a video. It's refreshing to see someone take their time.
I remember decades ago, about 5, in metal shop in high school.
We did sand casting, sheet metal work and machine work on a lathe.
I made a small 2 faced hammer out of steel, brass and aluminum.
The head was about 1/2" diameter, was 2/3 steel & 1/3 brass. The handle was aluminum about 1/2" in diameter tapered to 1/4" tapped to fit into the head.
A rubber buffer layer in between alluminium handle and both the hammer heads would help the handle deform less and changing the heads easier.
If you don't plan on getting a bigger lathe, get a used (second hand) cast iron surface plate that can accommodate the lathe's feet. A lot of the issues small lathes have stem from vibration management.
Could you also mount the feet on some dense rubber that would dampen vibes, and then mount the rubber to something solid e.g. concrete floor?
@@RC-fp1tl not sure, but I don’t think so. You want it to be as massive and solid as possible... so no rubber
Really like the build felt like watching a clickspring video.
Thank you very much!
Looks really nice I'd recommend adding a small slit from the threads to the side not a something deep just a tiny 20tho deep slit to release an air trap in 2-5 years when you swap the ends out otherwise in a few years once oil and grime builds up it will trap a vacuum and feel like it was epoxy together.
Another option is coat the flats in blue loctie this will seal out dirt and make it even more solid when you want to swap the end just heat it up to around 350deg for a min or two and it will spin right off
Honestly, so cool the stuff you make. You should try making one of the detachable heads of the hammer out of non-metal. Just to see what happens.
Not an absurd idea at all. We have some hammers in our shop with a soft acrylic head for detailing work.
It would work perfectly fine so long as the threads were solid.
I love your aluminum castings the best, because of the lower temperature, you can actually see the pouring cleanly instead of the white hot glow of other metals.
Beautiful work - as always. I love the melding of new technology via the digital renderings and 3D printing with the ancient art of sand casting. Your machines and machine work have added a new dimension that takes your videos to another level. And when I watch them, ten minutes seems oddly short because I look forward to every moment. Keep up the good work!
All that work and you end up with a piece of art instead of a tool. If I had that hammer I'd never hit anything with it. Good job man.
the way those heads fit on the hammer was *chefs kiss*
That is some wheelie cool wheelium.
Love the quality of your projects. Really inspiring for my own casting projects when I make it that far. Just melting metal at the moment.
That's a very functional and aesthetically pleasing tool.
I can see you're only getting better and better with your mold making and casting skills
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Easily the best hammer of any type Ive seen made on RUclips. 10/10 on every step of the process.
The hammer looks great! I can't imagine that it has much weight behind it. More of a precision light-duty type of tool than a nail driver, but I can bet it would be great for a jewelry maker or someone who builds models.
It was never intended to drive nails LOL!
Brass and copper hammers are used for working with metal, for doing things like seating a work piece in the video of a milling machine, or assembling a tool or machine, striking punches or stamps. Neither the copper nor the brass will mar steel.
Big slegdehammer then smaller more refined hammer, perfect set up for a series of you casting and then machining more of your own tools.
Nice hammer!
Interesting how the comments give you a glance into the experience of your audience.
As for the threads: Use Heli-coil inserts in the head. Use blue Loctite to keep the faces on.
Hammer uses? Driving nails - haha. A hammer like this is primarily used to position work in vises for machining. Another thing she is for light assembly.
When a machinist and engineer come together in harmony, beautiful things happen. :) 7:18
That's a nice hammer. Darn it, now I may have to make one for myself! ;-) You might consider making one side out of lead. Being so soft, it acts almost like a dead blow hammer when setting things in the mill vise or lathe. Nice work.
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I was woried there for a bit untill you mentioned the hammers replaceable faces. Even there I would cry with every mark made on them. A little bit of good guidance at the lathe is to turn your lathe file around and use it on the bottom of the piece. It is big time safer and you get a far better view of what your piece needs. I cut the files handle tang off and wrap the other end with some good electrical tape. The streachy stuff, not that fidty cent rools. Great piece, hang it on the wall where it belongs, LOL. Thanks a bunch and take care. See you soon.
Fantastic hammer. Having interchangeable heads is a game changer for longevity and not breaking things
Great project! You always make it look so easy.
@make build modify will you ever make Vids again?
@@zohranbloedjes9770 yes. I'm currently building homes and doing residential construction full-time. Not much time for shooting and editing videos.
My plans are to create more as soon as possible.
You may be new to machining but you did a fantastic job on that hammer. It must feel so good looking at something like that and know that it came from an idea in your head and it just came to life. Awesome job!
This turned out beautifully. Love the shiny hammer heads and how they fit perfectly snuck onto the handle
Very nice looking hammie. Got a few machinist friends that would be jealous. Love watching sand casting in action.
Really cool idea! There are two issues I see. First, no way to lock the threads. If they start to come loose, continuing to use the hammer would cause damage to the threads.
Second (electrical background here), the dissimilar metals against each other will cause corrosion over time. I recommend wiping down the surfaces with de-ox before screwing them on.
I love the idea of more "sustainable" tools, a light aluminum body hammer with replaceable heads is really cool! The only thing i cold say is maybe have a counterweight slot in the base? i could see some heads messing with the tool by being too unwieldy due to top weight.
That's pretty badass. Artistic, but very utilitarian too.
I love the fact that you're melting your metals in an old keg ^^
I did similar in trade school.. using set screws instead of make threads on the brass will help a lot long term, even if the heads need to be a bit thicker.
Perfect hammer for rebuilding gear boxes!
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I love your videos. They're so relaxing and satisfying to watch!
That was pretty cool. You should cast another one and anodize it, and or one with an over-molded rubber grip. It's pretty much already designed to lock a grip in place. Could even be translucent material so you could still see the skeleton design 👍
It’s too nice to use, a real piece of art .
I love it!
A while back I found a discarded sledge hammer head (I'm guessing it's two kilos) with no handle. I decided to make a handle out of some metal drawer runners put back to back to form a skeleton handle. I wrapped some PET ribbon around the bottom and it turned out better than I had imagined. Still, there is nothing like casting something yourself. Great job!
A little rubber o-ring on your face attachments would help them from coming loose when shocked they do this on a lot of angle grinders now to keep the attachments from coming loose due to vibration
To be new at machining, you sure did an extremely excellent job!
This video made me so sad that I’m in college and have no ability to create. It also brought me back to the Grant Thompson days RIP
Beautiful work. You’re an artist and a heck of a good craftsman.
I would totally buy this!!!
Fantastic project! I wish I had the equipment and 3D programming knowledge you have. Clearly a labor of love. Look forward to your future project.
Cool vid... not only was the end product lovely but the sequence at 3:52 where the aluminium came up through the risers(?), formed a matte oxide layer(?) and then started to pulse up and down slightly was mesmerising, thankyou.
Such a cool looking piece!! And plus, "Skeleton Hammer" sounds like a band name!! 😁😁
Nicely done. The video reminds me of Clickspring , with the music and general editing and voiceover, that's definitely a compliment.
Something that needs to be taken into account is that pure aluminum shrinks as it cools down.
You could possibly also 3D print some deadblow enclosures to fit as an insert onto the skeleton on the head?
Really nice job, liked it a lot. 👍👍
Really nicely done. Super clean casting on the handle and beautiful finish on the heads. Thanks for sharing!
Your so patient, it’s world class.
my mind is blown away with this concept, you could use the hammer as a sledge or even a rubber mallet if you made the attachments for it. excellent work!!!!
you are like the Clickspring of metal casting
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Awesome video! It’s really cool seeing you get more into machining while still using the furnace and bringing them both together in the same project
This is actually a genius idea, patent it fast bud. You could have different material heads for different applications. One hammer to rule them all!
Hammers with exchangeable heads are actually already a thing! Common alt heads are made of rubber or soft plastic but they usually dont look nearly as cool as this one lol
It's absolutely gorgeous
3 things id like to see a Rubber or plastic washer to prevent the aluminum handle getting wear from the hammer blows and 2 other heads specifically rubber and rawhide as it will make the hammer more multipurpose
This man said the word Wheelium. I then immediately subbed.
That is a very beautiful hammer that looks functional.
I worry that if one of those faces comes unscrewed just a tiny bit that the hammer blows will ruin your threads. I honestly dont see the handle outlasting the heads by a significant amount of time. Re-machining the heads just a tiny bit when they are damaged could make those heads last for years. But a cast aluminum handle with skeletal cutouts... idk. Looks super cool either way, definitely something any craftsman would love to own
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Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God tho.
Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc and you should get a response. Have a blessed day!
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A common first semester project for anyone who's taken an introductory machine tool class is a soft face hammer with screw on faces. Mine has an aluminum face on one side and brass on the other. The faces on mine have never come loose, and I've been using it for 20 years now. But hey, when in doubt, use some loctite. :)
I've liked all of your projects. This however is definitely my fave. (Yes, I'm a tool geek) It's gorgeous and practical, which is a great combo. Keep up the good work.
This came out fantastic! Love the design of the skeleton handle, very clean looking
"I like to call this wheelium". is the funniest thing I've heard all day. so now I'm wondering if I've had a boring day or my Humour has died.
That inner cavity makes me think you could print a dead-blow cartridge to get even more use out of it.
You have a lot of nice equipment and that helps you to produce these items. It is very nice. I have a band saw but no lathe yet. I hope to make mini versions of these items for my diorama sets.
Love the skeleton design on the handle
I have a brother that has loved hammers since he was a kid. In most of his childhood pictures he has a hammer in his hand. I may have to make a hammer like this for him.
Nice work, hammer with multiple faces are nice to have around.
That sir is a work of art.
Stunning build!!! Your videos get better and better. Thanks for sharing your journey with us! Cheers!!
New here, but your attention to detail and concise voice-over is very nice
I'd buy that in a heartbeat! It looks so cool!
an added feature of using copper and brass . those metals dont spark . so if you are repairing a large tank that held flammable liquids . you would use this kind of hammer or the spark from a normal sledge hammer will set off the gasses in the air . thats not a good day . love this channels content .
I keep expecting the sand to just fall out of the case at every flip
Cool design
That is a thing of beauty. Loved watching you make it.
Love it wooden inserts for the handle would be nice as well you something special like purple heart maybe
That was absolutely amazing to watch.
Now I want a jewelers hammer with changeable heads!
You could make different size weighted blanks to screw into one side and make a bead blow end to screw into the other side. That would be sweet!! Nice job man. I’m so jealous of all the equipment you have. That’s got to be so fun getting to make whatever you want and having the right tool for the job to make it easier to get the job done. Cheers mate!
That is Beautiful, you are an artist of engineering.
Great looking screwdriver!! :) Wow! Very nicely done! What about making a dead-blow with the same skeleton look? That would be cool!
Really liked ur planning with this project as to how ur gonna clamp it while machining, came out great 👍🏻
Nice job just one word of caution using a tin coated tap on Aluminum is not advisable they have some aluminum base in coating that makes it a similar material to the aluminum you are taping that can induce galling. A bright finish tap is a better recommendation.
Excellent no amazing work. You're a true craftsman.
Perfect job, perfect hammer 👏
As suggestion, I'd say you could flush the flat face before them you finish at the bolted face, thus avoiding another threaded support
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I loved the copper hammer. Just fyi if you made a bopper out of solid copper for flint knapping it would fetch some good money. It’s hard to find a big solid copper one, and you could make it perfect shape for flint knapping. Just something to think about. 😄😄
Also how you made the screw on pieces on this hammer you could make replacement heads for the spalling hammer / bopper.
I have a Mac hammer with a similar design. It’s got cast aluminum head with removable ends.
That thing is gorgeous.
This hammer is awesome! I would love one with a brass end and a leather end. Awesome work!
Beautiful, would like to see a deadblow version this or similar designed hammer. Or even a removable deadblow head.