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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:37 pm
by sha-ul
Talbot wrote:I had problems with two in the workshop last light. I tried soaking one and soaking plus gorilla glue on the other.
please keep us informed on how these work out
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:58 pm
by Andrew Young
Jens Butler wrote:I soak my hammer handles in oil once a year , never had a problem with them getting loose. I usually make my own handles and always triple wedge them, one wood wedge then 2 steel wedges.
Jens
bumping a great thread...
Jens...what type of oil do you use? This is intriguing.
Thanks
Drew
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:56 pm
by Lorik Thorsson
I was a framer for just over 8 years, i started out as an Estwing FANATIC swinging around my 28oz all steel framing hammer like Thor incarnate.
Needless to say this only lasted about 2 years before my elbow started popping and getting stiff.
When my wooden handles would start to wear out i would pull the head off, grind down the shaft a VERY little bit, then run a rat tail file inside the head to rough it up, coat the handle with some of the Liquid Steel by JB-Weld and push the head back on. It locked on pretty tight and seemed to take some of the vibration out of the hammer aswell.
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:53 pm
by Mad Matt
Those titanium headed framing hammers with the magnetic nail holder and the really long wooden handle are fantastic.
They look really freaky but they're great. And you never hold a nail with your fingers.
When I have a hammer head coming loose I hit the handle on the anvil and get the head far enough back on so there's a bit of handle sticking out the top. Then just smash it with a fairly sharp cross peen.