Anyone tried a genuine electric hammer?

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In another thread someone mentioned a tool company I'd not heard of so I had a peek out of curiosity. I'm sure plenty of people have seen the old electric hammer joke like this example,

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Now someone has come with a proper version of an electric hammer

Has anyone used one? Are they a complete waste of money? Do they work but not as well as the real thing? At £74.00 I'm not going to let curiosity get the better of me, but has anyone else given in and bought one?

https://onevantool.com/collections/...7-20v-brushless-cordless-electric-auto-hammer (if you want to place an order for research purposes)

 

[OJCar]

The couple that are restoring HDL Sarinda use a cordless electric hammer for doing the copper roves.
[4min 50 sec]

 

[Mark 5]

In another thread someone mentioned a tool company I'd not heard of so I had a peek out of curiosity. I'm sure plenty of people have seen the old electric hammer joke like this example,

Now someone has come with a proper version of an electric hammer


Has anyone used one? Are they a complete waste of money? Do they work but not as well as the real thing? At £74.00 I'm not going to let curiosity get the better of me, but has anyone else given in and bought one?

https://onevantool.com/collections/...7-20v-brushless-cordless-electric-auto-hammer (if you want to place an order for research purposes)

No but a mate of mine had a palm nailer I got to use, does that count, it was ok btw.

 

[MetalMonkey]

They are available from a lot of brands. They are known as auto nailers, or palm nailers.

e.g. Skill
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SKIL-Brushless-Lithium-Battery-Charger/dp/B09P8C8LVT

Hikoki
https://ffx.co.uk/products/hikoki-hikoki-nh18dslw4z-18v-automatic-nailer-bare-unit-246312

Milwaukee
https://www.screwfix.com/p/milwauke...ithium-first-fix-cordless-nail-gun-bare/338HP

I've never used one personally, but I can see they would be handy for setting a nail where you can't fit a nailgun or perhaps an impact driver to put in a screw.
Kinda a niche product though, so I've never felt the need to buy one for the sake of it. I'm not MattF after all.

Gaz videos of how they are used:

 

[MattF]

I'm not MattF after all.

 

[Nomad]

I got a Katsu (same idea as OneVan) die grinder, makita compatible - I was using it earlier today and it does what it says on the tin.
I'll happily but more Katsu / OneVan kit in the future to bulk up my genuine Makita "often used" toolkit...

 

[daleyd]

 

[Agroshield]

The first thing I thought of when seeing that is if it could substitute for a standard small air chisel.

Of course, someone has been there before me: look on YT for a video by sixtyfiveford - he adapts the Milwaukee one to take air tool chisels.

Another one that comes up is "Shaping Sheet Metal with a Mikwaukee M12 palm nailer" by Full Steam Designs.

If you put a nylon end on it, you could use it to hammer form or flange metal.

 

[jonclancy]

That was my thought. Small planishing hammer.

 

[sparkysy]

I have the Milwaukee 12v one, can't fault it, it definitely packs a punch!
Gives me white nuckle after a few hours use with the vibration, well handy tool though!!

 

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Interesting to read everyone's thoughts - and to see how well they work on Gaz-tube. To be fair, they appear to work better than I expected, but I think I'll stick to the manual version.