Refacing a hammer

[proudwhitetrash]

i have a hammer that i use for straighting stock and the face is domed is there any tricks or tips that any one could offer. It seems to me that i could heat it up make it flat and then harden? right any one see any flaws in that logic?

Thanks Jake

[nett]

Funny, some of us invest a lot of time grinding and polishing our hammers to create a 'dome' or crown on the face.

If you must to remove it, I would suggest you simply grind the 'dome' flat, and do it slowly so you don't heat it to much and lose the temper. Go slow or get used to the dome.

[welder19]

I would definately gring it flat before heating it and reshaping it.

welder19

[metalmangeler]

Make or buy another hammer then you will have 2 styles to use, this is more ecconomical time wise than investing time into changeing a good hammer to get a different good hammer. Also if your shop is like mine then maybe you will be able to find one when you need a hammer.

[rmcpb]

If you do grind your hammer make sure the edges are not sharp but are left a bit rounded otherwise you will end up with lots of sharp edges on your work that are rolled over like waves making a scrappy surface which will have to be ground away.

[rthibeau]

keep your hammer the way it is and get a flatter tool which is used to flatten and straighten stock. use the right tool for the job at hand.

[Finnr]

Richard makes a flatter that's EXCELLENT!!! I'd gladly recommend it to any one!
Finnr

[mcraigl]

I'll second that Finnr. I love mine! Use it all the time.
ML