History
A jackhammer, also known as a pneumatic drill, created by Charles Brady King, is usually ran by compressed air or electricity, but jackhammers can also be rain by hydraulics. The jackhammer was invented for the purpose of mining, quarrying, excavating, and tunneling. It works by sending compressed air through the jackhammer which pushes the bit up and down through a series of processes.
Before the pneumatic jackhammer steam engines were used in mines. The only problem with steam engines were that they need a fire in order to run and due to the low ventilation in mine and tunnels it became quite a problem. This caused the demand for jackhammers to be very high.
The different types of jackhammers and how they work
There are three types of jackhammers, pneumatic, electric, and hydraulic.
The pneumatic jackhammer is ran by compressed air. The jackhammer is connected to an air compressor which supplies the jackhammer with the air it needs to operate, the air compressor itself runs on fuel, by an air hose. Before, a reciprocating compressor was used in order to send compressed air into the jackhammer, which ran on crankshaft.
The electric jackhammer runs on an external power source. This type of jackhammer doesn't need an air compressor, however they are not as powerful as pneumatic jackhammers, but recently work has been made in order to improve the power of an electric jackhammer.
The hydraulic jackhammer is much larger than the portable jackhammers. These types of jackhammers can sometimes be equipped to mechanical excavators. These jackhammers are used for road work, demolitions, as well as quarrying. The machines that the jackhammer is equipped to is called a Rig Mounted. They can be used to break down vertical walls and ceilings, which a normal jackhammer wouldn't be able to do.
A jackhammer, also known as a pneumatic drill, created by Charles Brady King, is usually ran by compressed air or electricity, but jackhammers can also be rain by hydraulics. The jackhammer was invented for the purpose of mining, quarrying, excavating, and tunneling. It works by sending compressed air through the jackhammer which pushes the bit up and down through a series of processes.
Before the pneumatic jackhammer steam engines were used in mines. The only problem with steam engines were that they need a fire in order to run and due to the low ventilation in mine and tunnels it became quite a problem. This caused the demand for jackhammers to be very high.
The different types of jackhammers and how they work
There are three types of jackhammers, pneumatic, electric, and hydraulic.
The pneumatic jackhammer is ran by compressed air. The jackhammer is connected to an air compressor which supplies the jackhammer with the air it needs to operate, the air compressor itself runs on fuel, by an air hose. Before, a reciprocating compressor was used in order to send compressed air into the jackhammer, which ran on crankshaft.
The electric jackhammer runs on an external power source. This type of jackhammer doesn't need an air compressor, however they are not as powerful as pneumatic jackhammers, but recently work has been made in order to improve the power of an electric jackhammer.
The hydraulic jackhammer is much larger than the portable jackhammers. These types of jackhammers can sometimes be equipped to mechanical excavators. These jackhammers are used for road work, demolitions, as well as quarrying. The machines that the jackhammer is equipped to is called a Rig Mounted. They can be used to break down vertical walls and ceilings, which a normal jackhammer wouldn't be able to do.