What is "air hammer"

Air hammer \Air hammer\ a hammer powered by compressed air so as to be able to provide powerful repeated strokes; a pneumatic hammer.

n. a hammer driven by compressed air [syn: jackhammer, pneumatic hammer]

An air hammer, also known as an air chisel, is a pneumatic hand tool used to carve in stone, and to break or cut metal objects apart. It is designed to accept different tools depending on the required function.

Air hammer may refer to:

• Air hammer (fabrication), a smaller hand-held or free-standing hammer used in fabrication work
• Air hammer (forging), a larger air driven power forging hammer
• Air hammer (pile driver), a pile driver that is driven by air
• Air Hammer (Transformers), the Transformers
• Jackhammer, a larger pneumatic hand tool used to break up matter
• Nailgun, a pneumatic tool that drives nails