Why use a brass hammer. It is a steel hammer as opposed to hammers made of copper brass plastics or rubber. A brass hammer is made to not damage the material. It should be handled properly as if youre shaking hands with someone. Asked in law legal issues court procedure.
They are specifically designed with solid soft heavy heads for good driving force yet the striking face yields readily on contact to prevent or eliminate work damage. The main thing i didnt get was why youd use a brass hammer if the hammer was never going to hit the gun intentionally. Most soft face hammers contain two cylindrical striking faces each having dissimilar material types. Otherwise when you use ball peen hammer for the wrong task the job will not be done right and youll end up injuring yourself.
Unlike a steel hammer that can send a spark into explosive gas or materials and cause an explosion the softer metal will not spark when struck against a steel object. Tips for ball peen hammer use. First things first use the right hammer for the intended job. In some applications the use of a brass hammer is also intended to avoid making a spark.
Our brass hammer is the most durable hammer we offer and should always be used in place of steel hammers in any metalworking application. I get that brass is softer than steel therefore wont dent a barrel or other steel part. A soft face hammer has the weight of a ball peen but contains soft polymer brass or rubber striking faces. So in other words its okay to use a steel hammer with the punch but you darn well better not miss.
Refineries oil fields and many mining companies use the softer hammers when needed. Brass is a soft metal and is used to hit metal.