The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-17
CONCERNING H.iN.NI.I.S.
Some Instances of Their Variety and the
DeNterity In Their Use.

To most persons u hammer Is simply q
hammer. but every mechanic knows that there
Is Il great variety of hammers. from tho tiny
lump Of steel with which the matchmaker tlps
the mandri 81 a balance wheel 70 the huge
trip hammer under which tons of hot iron are
moulded into shape. Tho hammer in fact
plays an important part in the mechanic arts.
each ono presenting, its peculiar form. si2o.
weight and material In some trades there is
great skill aud dextcrity required in the use of
the hammer. Any one who has seen tho
operation of riveting boiler has admired the
slr'ghi of hand with which tho strikers round
up the head ii riyet in less time than ii takes
to TO-, write about It. The blows io'low one an
and w hen he rive, head ~ flushed it looks as
smooth and regular IA II it had been cast in
burnSned mould.
Take even the process of driving an ordinary
nail and 1t is remarkable what difference
carpenter The one hits ono side, often bends
or breaks the nail or bruises the tinger TINT
holds II. tn" carpenter hiiS with precision and
drives the nhll home with wcli-Lrccted blows.
Tn" deit h"nm"ring OF copDersiniths is pro,
verbal .nouni,ns metal into ANY required
-;rtirrrs al, hammered nard in long strips by
the "a. "f large Stsel hninmers with faces as
smooth as that Of = mirror. Tho most accurate
hammer fac. Is Fat and mus, bo held perfectly
l.ry"i u nSoIl cutting deep gnshes in tho plates.
When it Is NECESSARY to max, beveis ON these
plates. "a six led workman will mako II bevel
with hummer in ! few mnutcs that would
require hour+ ii m,le by filing and polishing
Sivorsmlth, learn to be- very expert In the
usp Of the hammer. Spectacle makers can
take the temples 81 n pair Of ladies' spertncle lea
tween hammer and anvil. A blacksmith always
has an assortment OF hammers with when to
shape the hucti.c iron.
win great ~ Ign mt. Elch tooth in II hand.
ma Ia He ~ made 10y the burr raised bytapping
b ow the chs IL set up ngninst the burr Of the
last stroke and another burr a raised and 50
on unit the Me Is finished Ths force of the
that the regularity. " the file depends upon
40 cv moss of tho hammer stroke. Many
machinery. but the hand made files command
tn" highest price, while with many pecu ar
forms OF l,os tho hand work 10 ndispens lho.
Onn If the most difficult jobs to be- done with
n hnmmer If t. strnighten large fiat llatos Of
metal An expert workman will here do. with
n few strokes of the hammer, properly directed.
work that n"n-eXpert cannot do at all. In
decd. without great skill the attempt to
suits in making the crookcdncss worse,
Tho goiiboaters hammer NJ welded day by
Would fn nsn" the n"vc II" c ca In" q"
peculiar long hammer. Tho axe and tho adze
IRE but sharnensd hninmers' Machinlsts use
wish TO strike blows without marrins the OBJ
icct struck.
Among the uuecrest hammers in use is
magnetic hammer There was once Yankee
pcddGrr who used ono of these to gre4t advan,
90 into n store pull out his ADVERTISING card.
Buy my uncIuallrd soap and before
the astonishcd sturekeeper could renon-
strate ho would tack MP one OF his cards
on II, raftnr or wnIl whore i could not
be iken down without a steplnddcr. The
the required spot with ono outsiretchcl arm.
standing on tptoe. lie had u mlgnetiHed ham
tacks. He put on" tnck on the hammer point
outward, and with one tap sunk 1t into the re-
lIired place to secure his card out Of reach.
ltocontly in South Brooklyn u tall bill poster
purs,icd this plan OF posting advertisement
cards on telegraph poles so high TINT it re-
uuired the line men to climb up tho poles 10
get the cards down.