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2. Jackhammer - Wikipedia

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   A jackhammer (pneumatic drill or demolition hammer in British English) is a pneumatic or electro-mechanical tool that combines a hammer directly with a chisel. It was invented by William McReavy, who then sold the patent to Charles Brady King. [1] Hand-held jackhammers are generally powered by compressed air, but some are also powered by ...

3. Sledgehammer - Wikipedia

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   A drilling hammer, [5] club hammer, lump hammer, crack hammer, mini-sledge or thor hammer is a small sledgehammer whose relatively light weight and short handle allow one-handed use. [6] It is useful for light demolition work, driving masonry nails, and for use with a steel chisel when cutting stone or metal. [7]

4. Hammer - Wikipedia

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   Small mallets can be swung from the wrists in a smaller motion permitting a much higher cadence of repeated strikes. Use of hammers and heavy mallets for demolition must adapt the hammer stroke to the location and orientation of the target, which can necessitate a clubbing or golfing motion with a two-handed grip.

5. Ball-peen hammer - Wikipedia

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   A ball-peen or machinist's hammer, [1] is a type of peening hammer used in metalworking.It has two heads, one flat and the other, called the peen, rounded. It is distinguished from a cross-peen hammer, diagonal-peen hammer, point-peen hammer, or chisel-peen hammer by having a hemispherical peen.

6. Breaker (hydraulic) - Wikipedia

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   Breakers are often referred to as "hammers", "peckers", "hoe rams" or "hoe rammers". These terms are popular and commonly used amongst construction / demolition workers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first hydraulic breaker, Hydraulikhammer HM 400, was invented in 1967 by German company Krupp (today German company Atlas Copco ) in Essen .

7. Rotary hammer - Wikipedia

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   A rotary hammer, also called rotary hammer drill [1] is a power tool that can perform heavy-duty tasks such as drilling and chiseling hard materials. [2] It is similar to a hammer drill in that it also pounds the drill bit in and out while it is spinning. However, rotary hammers use a piston mechanism instead of a special clutch.

8. Stonemason's hammer - Wikipedia

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   Stonemason's hammer used in geological work. A stonemason's hammer, also known as a brick hammer, has one flat traditional face and a short or long chisel-shaped blade. [1] It can thus be used to chip off edges or small pieces of stone, cut brick or a concrete masonry unit, without using a separate chisel.

9. Hammermill - Wikipedia

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   Hammer mill for milling grain. A hammer mill is a mill whose purpose is to shred or crush aggregate material into smaller pieces by the repeated blows of small hammers. These machines have numerous industrial applications, including: Ethanol plants (grains) A farm machine, which mills grain into coarse flour to be fed to livestock; Fluff pulp ...