Slide hammer center punch

[Christophe Mineau]

Hi Marv,
One question, where do you put your hand ? No risk of having your fingers pinched with the sliding sleeve ?
Good idea anyway.
Thanks,
Christophe

[mklotz]

Hi Marv,
One question, where do you put your hand ? No risk of having your fingers pinched with the sliding sleeve ?
Good idea anyway.
Thanks,
Christophe

The second picture shows the hammer fully seated on the rod that holds the punch. Note that a section of the rod above the tip is still visible. The hammer section can't reach that area. That's where you put your fingers.

Unlike my other slide hammer design...

http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/s...7212#post36644

on this one I usually do not drop the hammer and let it slide freely down the rod bearing the punch. Rather, while holding the rod as described above, I grasp the hammer with my other hand and use it to tap on the top of the rod.

The fundamental idea behind both these tools is that the hammer is attached to the punch and, as a result, you don't lose registration while searching for and grasping the hammer.