The Classic Machinist Hammer

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Recently it seems like I've been going back and doing a lot of projects that have been on my "to do list" since I very first started learning about hobby machining.
This project is no different, and is probably the oldest one on the list.
I first saw the "bridgeport" hammer before I even owned a milling machine, when I was buying micrometers from a guy on craigslist while waiting on my first import lathe to arrive.
He had a version of this tool hanging on his milling machine and I thought, "That's a really cool idea..." and then promptly spent nearly 3 years forgetting about it.
Welp, here's my version of the "bridgeport hammer", and honestly I think it's a pretty nice version of this simple tool.