Kenny O Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I have two Heller brothers ( flea market) hammers that feel real nice but the faces have issues, one is a cross pein and the uncrossed face has a chip on the side, and I have a rounding hammer with similar issues on the un-round face. Is it possible to weld up the chipped face and use it safely, what would the pre and post heat tx be, 60,000 or 70,000 type wire? I think gmaw would be the best process I don't have a gtaw set-up, smaw would heat it up to much ? Thank you Kenny O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I had an old Heller like yours that had a bid old chip out of the round face and all I did was dress it down with a 4" grinder with those flap wheels until it was smoothed out. I made the entire edge match the curve of where the chip was gone, a much rounder face, still a nice hammer. Keep it cool and don't heat it till it turns blue or anything like that or you'll change the temper of the face. I don't think it advisable to weld on the face of hammers. If you're all hellbent on changing the face of the hammer you will need to take the handle out and put that hammer head in the forge and totally rework it not just hit is with an arc welder. then of course you need to re-heat treat the hammer head. Sometime on eBay those Heller hammer go for some big chunks of change. They start of for $0.99 and end up going for over $50 and some of them are beat to pieces. Me I rather have a Jim Keith hammer. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I picked up a smallish heller ballpeen from the fleamarket last week. I noticed that it looked a bit gnawed up too; but more like soft rather than too hard. I decided to clean it up and save it for the grandkids as I think that some of them will be little hellers too! Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny O Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 I think to grind them is the right thing to do, thanks, I tend to complicate things. here is the rounding hammer and cross peen grind to perfection and keep cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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