Club Hammer - Bosch, 1000 g, fibreglass handle, 1600A03AK9

Bosch Professional Club Hammer 1000 g, 1 600 A03 AK9

The Bosch 1 600 A03 AK9 club hammer has a 1000 g head on a short handle, 260 mm overall. Bosch describes it as a tool for robust work with hand chisels: the short lever and the heavy head put the energy straight into the chisel rather than into the swing. The complete tool weighs 1.215 kg.

Head and standard

The head is carbon steel at HRC 50-58 with two flat striking faces. The hammer is built to DIN 6475 / ISO 15601, the standards for this type of short, heavy hammer, which fix the shape, the weight and the way the head is secured.

Fibreglass-core handle

On a tool used for the heaviest blows the handle is the most loaded part. This one has a fibreglass core at 65% content - it will not snap and it absorbs shock and vibration, which spares the wrist and elbow. A multi-component soft-grip handle is moulded over it. A tether hole at the end of the handle allows the tool to be secured when working at height.

Dimensions

Head height 40 mm, width 95 mm, overall length 260 mm. The short handle is what defines a club hammer - it is held close to the head and worked with short, controlled blows rather than the wide swing of a long-handled hammer.

Applications

Breaking masonry and render with a chisel, removing tiles, driving wedges, stakes and plugs, formwork assembly, demolition work. It is almost always used together with a hand chisel - flat, pointed or a jointing chisel. Do not strike hardened surfaces with it and do not use it as an anvil.

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