button head (Alemite) grease fittings

[T. Cotten]

Cotton you are correct that a hammer in the right hand can do some pretty fantastic things or trash everything in the wrong hand.
I have a ball peen hammer that I used on a daily basis for 48 years. When I first got it I was a hack and pretty abusive with it but I figured it out. One of the few things I took with me when I retired. All of my good hammers have highly polished faces to keep them from marring anything I am using them on.

Everything is a hammer, Jim!

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(Except that's also a racing kickstand. And custom-ground to press master links)

Pounding has to be the most primordial tool instinct. Observational skills evolved with use, and today we have disuse.

..Cotten

[PaulCDF]

"Metal moves, or else it would shatter, and the hammer shouldn't pound, but should coax the metal where you want it to go.

I confess to making a circular drift, but abused it similarly.

So I guess its an art, lost to all but the brave. Watchagottolose?"

Tom;
So in your experience what weight ball peen would work for a situation like Harry has?
(Note to Harry: Do you have a bottle of touch-up paint?)
You mentioned using a circular drift could you explain a bit or post a picture,
Thanks

[DEEBS47Chief1991]

Can you hammer a cast part?

[vride5]

I thihk i would take the fitting with the thread that fits screw it into a nut. chuck it up an face it too the top of thread, drill and tap it 5/16 32. use some good loc-tite

[T. Cotten]

Can you hammer a cast part?

The parts with zirques, Deebs,

Are usually malleable to a degree.

I never weighed my little ball peen, Paul..

Most punches are circular; In a hurry, I wasn't afraid to peen around a loose zirque in place, but they were harleys.

...Cotten