Swapped my old slag hammer for a spring-loaded one on a big boiler tube job

I was fighting to chip slag off tube welds for hours on a repair at a paper mill near Longview, and my buddy handed me a spring-loaded hammer. It cut the clean-up time in half and saved my wrist from all that repetitive pounding. Has anyone else made the switch or do you stick with the standard hammer?

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gibson.seth7d ago

That spring loaded hammer made a world of difference on my last refinery turnaround too. I was chipping flux off hardfaced tube sheets for three days straight and my elbow got so sore I could barely grip a coffee cup. Switching to the spring hammer let me finish the job without needing ice packs every night.

blair_lewis857d ago

Man that spring-loaded hammer saved my bacon too. My wrist sounded like a bowl of Rice Krispies after a long day with the old one, pop snap crackle. Now I look like a hero in the crew for switching but really I just wanted to be able to hold my coffee mug without wincing.