Loose Hammer Heads--Any Suggestions?

sha-ul · Post by **sha-ul** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:37 pm

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

Andrew Young · Post by **Andrew Young** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:58 pm

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

Lorik Thorsson · Post by **Lorik Thorsson** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:56 pm

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.

Mad Matt · Post by **Mad Matt** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:53 pm

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.