Astro Pneumatic Tool 4980 0.498" Shank Super Duty Air Hammer/Riveter

unbelievable very strong and it's never make me done.

ive had this gun for over year and half, it has more power than snap on, over numerous times and different guns ,,when they could not do it they would call me,,i got it not knowing ,take a chance, but im happy with it, and I never had issues yet

hits harder than I can with a sledgehammer. Had a mini diggers boom pin seized and burred all over, with a 12" bit just rocketed it out. paid for itself already

I am a mechanic in an iron foundry. I am constantly driving huge pins, I have several uses for this air hammer. I played with the idea of buying the snap on air hammer off of the truck truck, most of the guys I work with recognize that as the king when it came to a seized part, which some days is all you deal with. I watched a couple reviews I am very nerdy. Every review pointed at this being the best choice. It is. Today was my first day with it and the foundry I changed a link that was broken in a tumble blast removed some very large ductile iron parts that were stuck so badly that multiple hits with a 20 pound sledge did not budge them.. I am reluctant to write reviews this early on tools however, I am extremely impressed. The pins and the tumble blast link are usually not too bad, but sometimes you just give up and cut them out. Today would’ve been one of those days where I was searching for a torch in the fab shop to bring to the other side of the foundry further delaying the repair. Instead whenever I put this air hammer to the pin It shot out with enough force to leave a little welt on my stomach. Imagine my surprise. When I told a few of the guys in the fab shop about how the air hammer dealt with the repair I was immediately greeted with “it won’t hold a candle to my snap on” By two people at different times. To be fair, I don’t think it will hold a candle to the big D handle 1 inch air hammers we use to chip the iron out of the ladle, but it is a hell of a lot closer than that snap on will ever be. The best part is that it is the same size as other air hammers and hits way harder. Getting into places is the reason why I chose this style air hammer on my own dime opposed to using the 40 pound 1 inch shank air hammer.(Chicago pneumatic) The trigger, although touchy, does have a sweet spot for lightly, engaging the actuation. It was a good decision to buy this

I already own an expensive "tool truck brand" air hammer that I thought was great. I had a problem come in that I couldn't get apart with it or any other combination of hammers, heat, or beating. I ordered this to try. This thing is a beast.

It's not often I write reviews for Amazon but this tool has lead me to do so. I bought this air hammer after seeing it used by Eric O on South Main Auto. He works hard on cars and pushes his tools as much as I do. I needed a new air hammer for persuading rusted, crusted auto components to come apart and this tool absolutely works. Yesterday I removed a wheel bearing hub assembly from a van that had 315,000 km on it. Before this air hammer I'd have had 20 minutes of manual hammering and likely oxy-acet heat plus lots of cussing. I'm not kidding when I say within 2 minutes the hub was out using this air hammer. Make sure you purchase the quick change retainer and get yourself some quality chisel and bits for it and wear hearing protection. Don't kid yourself with any other air hammer - this one is the way to go.