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Hammers - Product Highlights, November 2003

Hammer Handpieces
Foredom® hammer handpieces for the professional jeweler and craftsman have a 1/32" stroke with adjustable impact. The points are replaceable and interchangeable for a variety of material and applications. Low RPM motors are also available. Jewelers can choose either the regular handpiece or the more maneuverable duplex-spring-drive model. Call Indian Supply Jewelers Supply Company at (800) 545-6540 or (505) 722-4451.

Contenti Hammers
The Contenti Company offers a wide selection of forming, raising, planishing, and chasing hammers produced by German manufacturers, as well as mallets fashioned from rawhide, nylon, wood, and brass. Catalogs are available upon request, and these tools can also be seen on the Web site. Call (800) 343-3364, fax (800) 651-1887, or visit www.contenti.com.

Peddiman Hammers
Otto Frei stocks fine-quality Peddiman Hammers made in Germany. A complete line is available for shipping. Call (800) 772-3456 or fax (800) 900-3734.


 

 

GersonHammer™
The GersonHammer™ is designed to benefit channel-setting, bezel-setting, chasing, engraving, and dapping. It features a non-hardened steel head that won’t slip off the tool when it strikes, providing balanced force for precise results. The handle is made of anodized aluminum. The working surface dimensions are approximately 2" long x 1" in diameter; 8-1/8" overall. Jewelers may call (800) 545-6566 from the U.S., (800) 253-9738 from Canada, or (505) 839-3011 from all other countries. Or, fax (800) 965-2329, e-mail info@riogrande.com, or visit www.riogrande.com.

Rawhide Mallet
A rawhide mallet is useful for shaping, bending, and flattening delicate metalwork without marring or scoring. Thunderbird Supply offers rawhide mallets made of strong, durable water buffalo hide, attached with brass screws to a hickory handle. The face of the small mallet is 1-1/2" in diameter and 3" long. The large mallet face is 2" in diameter by 31/2" long. Call (800) 545-7968 or visit www.thunderbirdsupply.com.

Product Highlights is compiled by Eric van Osten, Assistant Editor. Submissions can be sent directly to us c/o Lapidary Journal, 300 Chesterfield Parkway, Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355, by faxing (610) 232-5756, or by e-mailing Eric VanOsten.

 

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