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Title: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: Tom on July 27, 2023, 01:32:14 PM

I have about 4 of these.  A couple that aren't mentioned.  Kitchen mallet, all purpose rubber on one side & hard plastic on the other, brass hammer.  Add to the list.   :boozing:

https://lifehacker.com/the-different-hammers-you-should-have-and-when-to-use-1850670713

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: wrbix on July 27, 2023, 02:25:17 PM

….and everyone’s favorite: the BFH.

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: Tom on July 27, 2023, 03:23:57 PM

Y'ep.  The small sledge works better for the stubborn stuff.   :grin:

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: guzzisteve on July 27, 2023, 04:02:44 PM

We call them 5 pounders.

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: Guzziscoot on July 27, 2023, 09:06:47 PM

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Hammer time!

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: smsw on July 28, 2023, 08:14:55 PM

He who has the most hammers when he dies, wins.... :laugh:

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: John A on July 28, 2023, 09:33:17 PM

It’s hard to have too many. :grin:

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: tris on July 30, 2023, 09:11:36 AM

These came from my Dad's house when I cleared it.
I call them the Goldilocks Collection


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Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: John A on July 30, 2023, 12:06:24 PM

Years ago someone on this list said: use a small hammer to form stuff. Use a big hammer to move stuff. I don’t know who that was but it is so true.

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: tris on August 01, 2023, 05:54:35 AM

Quote from: John A on July 30, 2023, 12:06:24 PM

Years ago someone on this list said: use a small hammer to form stuff. Use a big hammer to move stuff. I don’t know who that was but it is so true.

In the case of a 14lb sledge hammer it will comprehensively move YOU if you miss what you're aiming for  :grin:

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: cliffrod on August 01, 2023, 07:09:19 AM

Never counted how many I have.

There’s plenty of them in my regular toolbox, then some more in the kitchen. 

In the studio, I really like my 4lb estwing but my favorite for seriously cutting granite  is a 6lb sledge head on a short handle.  I’ve tried but cannot keep a short wooden handle on an 8lb head.  Without ever missing a hit, the handles simply shatter into splinters when you’re swinging hard… kinda cool but not on a customer’s stone.

Then there’s my pecan mallets that I turn for Metalshaping.  I think it’s the best domestic wood for such a mallet.

Then there’s my often little-understood pneumatic hammers for carving stone-   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLXtT73iGYE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLXtT73iGYE)


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I like hammers.

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on August 01, 2023, 03:40:53 PM

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I like hammers.

I'm a tool guy, and I like hammers, too. We had a hammer thread on the V11 forum one time.. I won. :smiley:

Title: Re: When one hammer won't do.
Post by: guzzisteve on August 01, 2023, 03:49:22 PM

What hammer did you carry w/you in the 3cyl to Oshkosh? Pound in the tiedowns ?