a ball peen hammer in skilled hands will fix the loose hammer and the slight off face problem...the job can also be done without the use of the hammer, but the skilled hands are essential to success.
stan: a torch and used motor oil are very useful for annealing and then rehardening small gun part such as springs, hammers and sears...before the invention of the gas torch, gunsmiths/blacksmiths used a coal fire.
neither the torch nor the coal fire are of much value in gun work without the skill to use them to achieve successful outcomes.
however, one can cook hot dogs with both; without much skill being required.
love the tooth pick fix. been using it for years.
Excerpts from the ed's new book "Village Idiot Gunsmithing"
