I picked this Cengar air powered Planishing hammer up at a swap meet this summer, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with one? Or know anything about this. Its Made in England, and I'm curious to know how old it is. It doesn't look like it was used very much. I'll admit I've never used a planishing hammer before so I'm all ears for any tips and tricks aswell. Thanks in advance!
Tip for you Take a short piece of hose with some fitters and run it down to the back of the frame that will make it easier to handle with the hose not coming off the side I played with one at a metal shaping cl*** I took a few years ago worked pretty good. I would like to have one
This is a really cool tool!! In the day it was referred to as a Body Iron. I watched a friend bash a mint Model A fender with a 5 lb hammer, run this over it a couple minutes, skim coated it, and you'd never know it happened. I'd love to have one just for ****s and giggles. What's really cool is it looks like you have all the anvils !
Don't have one like that. My little sister came to visit one day while I was using mine and she thought it was neat and wanted to try it. Now remember the only metal she ever touches is a frying pan and I believe that has a plastic handle. So I get her a fresh flat oval piece of 18 gauge out if the drop bucket, some ear plugs, and some gloves. I explained that she would be raising the metal by stretching it, & showed her the foot pedal. She got the metal moving, flipped it over and had some compound curves going. Quite an artistic, curvy flow to it.
That one is possably 1960's vinatge,they made them as far back as the 1930's,They were still using them in england up into the 1990's,a lot of the english cars are old style design,& they worked well on them.Just start slow with a regulator on the airline,to slow down the bpm,so you don't beat the hell out of a fender or something.
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