Dead blow hammer


Ronn W

Recommended Posts

46 minutes ago, Chestnut said:

I made a mallet of my own. I use it when i need to hit something hard be it a chisel of hold fast. Buying one works but they are fun to make and eat up small size scraps. Ya know like those walnut ones that are sitting on one of your worksurfaces

This guy is subtle as a dead blow. :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't have the Gramercy holdfast, just a cheapo from Amazon. I use a Snap-on 32 oz dead blow on it. You don't have to whack it very hard. 

I used to have the old Snap-on compothane dead blow hammer, and when it went bad the Snap-on guy I exchanged it with said wow, we haven't had those in 35 years! I told him that's about how long I'd had it... 

FF7A6F9A-8714-452C-BE54-D3A33EE8EB4A.jpeg

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I use a steel hammer on the Gramercy holdfasts, and have been doing so for 10 years now. They are undamaged. I find that the steel hammer sets and releases the holdfast faster and with fewer wacks. The more yielding hammers (wooden, rubber and deadblow) tend to cushion the blow.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Link to comment
Share on other sites

No holdfasts in my life, but when soething needs a whack I call on "Uncle Joe"

20190102_1048501.thumb.jpg.0cf2e43bf95844b2b9f7dd06303e8252.jpg

When my wife's Uncle Joe passed away she inherited most of his estate.  He didn't have much in the way of tools, but there was this mallet, which was probably his father's before him.  

While it has taken some beatings, it still has more to dish out and I find I like the form factor.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Who's Online   0 Members, 0 Anonymous, 32 Guests (See full list)

    • There are no registered users currently online
  • Forum Statistics

    31.2k
    Total Topics
    421.8k
    Total Posts
  • Member Statistics

    23,758
    Total Members
    3,644
    Most Online
    R Parekh
    Newest Member
    R Parekh
    Joined