Sykes Shrinking Face Shrinking Hammer

High quality investment casting alloy steel heads with hardened striking surfaces • Fine quality octagonal wooden shafts fitted as standard • Wood and steel wedged handles ensure maximum head retention with improved safety • The heads have a tapered centre allowing the shaft to expand into the head & are secured with a double wedge

Shrinking Hammers: Useful in the final stages of panel finishing when slightly stretched areas of metal can be encountered. In using this type of beater, small amounts of metal are forced into the spaces created by the cross milling. They can also be used on cold aluminium but working on sheet steel will be quicker if heat is applied to the area. Whenever possible, such beating should be carried out on the inside of the panel to minimise resurfacing needed prior to painting. Syke-Pickavant does not recommend using the same individual tools on aluminium and steel. Panel Beater Double Ended Shrinking Hammer S52800 • Medium-weight, flat face shrinking hammer, specifically designed for panel beating on slightly stretched areas of metal • Specially designed cross milled heads improves stretched areas by forcing small amounts of metal into spaces created by cross milling - Round Face: 41mm - Square Face: 38mm - Head Width: 97mm - Weight: 0.425kg