Would appreciate some advice regarding fitting of hammer castings.
I have some castings from peter dyson here in the UK.
I have cleaned up all the sprue and stuff left over from casting.
I want to know how members would go about fitting these hammers as i am in several minds.
My idea would be to drill a hole the same size as the width of the square axle, then to place the hammer over the top of the axle and not the positioning of the flats and file them in. Fortunately my needle files are the exact width of the axle square and there fore putting a bit of a taper into the square hole should ensure a good fit.
However what is obvious is that one cut too many or even slightly getting the angles wrong is going to result in a rubbish fit which would then either need to be welded and refiled or peened, and i don't want to do either if i can avoid it.
I could take the locks apart but then I'm not going to know what angle the axle needs to be at to ensure the flats are correctly filed. Even if i do so the tumbler is a small fragile part so gripping it in a vice so i can try and smoke the hammer on to the axle is not going to be all that easy either.
I am assuming there is a simple ingenious way that i can do this which is why I'm asking here before i start ordering replacement replacements.
Over to you,
Thanks in advance gents.
