some bootfair bits! where theres muck theres brass!!

[adidat]

So bootfair season is in full swing down here, and i've had some excellent bits so far!

Starting with this 50p hammer that looked solid enough and currently i'm getting bits like this for the forge i'm setting up!

I was showing my neighbour my haul when I noticed it was slightly gold in places, could it really be what i thought it was??

After a quick rub down, I was pretty damn pleased at this point!

20 minutes later and a few coats of danish oil, I was over the moon to find it was a 42 Oz bronze ball pein hammer!!! (hammer) (hammer) :shock: :shock:

A large tin of solid steel and copper rivets

All sorted in to jars, and a box of ali rivets from the same seller

A large whitworth tap and die set, the die holder is about 18" long :shock: :shock:

Thats all for now folks i will see what else i can dig out!

Adidat

 

[Bm101]

=D>
Nice find Adi.
On the hammer, I get the use of brass or bronze or even lead as a soft face mallet but what traditionally would have a pein hammer have been used for? It's probably a 'semi-rhetorical' question in that I think I know or could guess. It would be nice to hear from anyone who properly knows if you see what I mean.
Nice finds.
Cheers
Chris

 

[custard]

I get the use of brass or bronze or even lead as a soft face mallet

Total guess, I'm clueless when it comes to metal bashing, but was it bronze in order to be spark free?

 

[AndyT]

Nice finds!
I don't know the real reason for bronze hammers but I will stick my neck out and guess that it's hard enough to use like an ordinary iron/steel one, but is safe where sparks are not wanted - eg in coal mines or oil refineries.

Custard types quicker than me!

 

[Andrewf]

Bronze hammers are used because they are non sparking. . They are used in atmospheres that might contain flammable vapours.

 

[Rorschach]

Yes those (usually aluminium) bronze hammers will be much harder than a copper hammer, almost as hard as mild steel if it's a good one.
Usually used by mechanics and repair technicians working around gas, petrol, oil etc.

Oil and especially gas rig workers love them and will normally have matching spanners and wrenches. The spanners are especially tough, and I believe the alloy is also slightly radioactive :shock:

 

[bourbon]

does it have a war department broad arrow on it? If so it may be an EOD issue

 

[Bm101]

Ahhhhh. Of course. That's not what I was thinking at all though lol. Should have thought of that. If you are working offshore in my work you have to use Ali karabiners for the same reason.