Electric planishing hammer?
So I come from a background in sheet metal fabrication. I was at a reunion about a week ago with some old school buddies who work at an MRO about an hour from where I grew up, and one mentioned that I should look into getting an A&P license as my background would make me perfect for sheet metal.
Intrigued I did some research and found A&Ps earn on average about 75% more than I do currently. There's a couple of regionals near where I currently live and the majors near where I grew up which I could probably find work at once qualified.
I've been watching some Youtube videos on aircraft sheet metal work to see if it is like what I currently do (and for the most part it is) and found a guy using a pneumatic planishing hammer, wearing ear protection and all. At my work we use an electric planishing hammer run from the wall, which I'vealways found to have more control than even the highest quality pneumatic ones and our one at least has some like antivibration tech or something that seems to take a lot of the noise out of our work (not that it makes much of a difference at an airport) and also means my arms dont get as tired from the vibrations going through my hands/arms. How come you guys don't use that? I know you guys tend to prefer pneumatics for tools and whatnot, but is it just that his place hasn't gotten round to replacing it yet or something else entirely?