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Re: Air Hammer

To: Scott Beckman <s-beckman@ti.com>
Subject: Re: Air Hammer
From: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 19:15:12 -0500 (EST)
        Rent an electric jack hammer the small air hammer will never do it
in a million years.
...Art

On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Scott Beckman wrote:

> I've got a 8x10 concrete slab that I need to break up.  It has no rebar and 
> it's about 2 inches thick.  I was thinking about buying a Air Hammer.  They 
> seem pretty inexpensive plus they usually come with various chisels.  Knowing 
> full well this could come in handy for exhaust systems and front-end work, I 
>am
> ready to buy it but will it bust up the concrete?  
> 
> On one hand, I don't want to overwork the air hammer.  However, I was able to 
> break off small chunks with a regular hammer and chisel.  But it was a pain 
>in 
> the neck.  
> 
> Any thoughts?  
> 
> Scott
> 
> 


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