I thought the air hammer worked terrific in the welding field. There is no knob to control how fast you wanted it to work, its all in how hard you press the trigger, making it more convienent and working faster.
This air hammer is great for a $40 hammer. It has no problem popping ball joints off or cutting sheet metal. It has performed flawlessly everytime I use it. And for the price, if it breaks, I can by another and still be ahead. I don't see that happening though!
After purchasing thishooking it up, the internal valve would not cycle unless you shook the tool. I exchanged ti for another one, and the second unit worked better than the first, but the valves still bind up causing air to blow air through without actuating the hammer.
I had high hope for this tool, since it fits nicely in the hand-not too big or too small,and it is better balanced than some of the more expensive composite or aluminum models. Unfortunatel, the composite valvebody has much left to be desired in its construction. If that is redone, this would be a fine tool for almost anyone to...
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