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   xMikeSmith | Jan 05, 2003 12:20am | #1

   guess not , ey ?

   Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   ProDek | Jan 05, 2003 12:55am | #2

   Why do you tape your handles? If you tape your handles , don't you find your hand getting all sticky at the end of the day? Are you missing what you are swinging at and turning your wood handle to splinters? Is the handle slipping out of your hand because of too much suntan oil?

   Tape is usually used for wrapping wire connections, sealing boxes, and wrapping presents, unless you are using Duct tape which is used for everything.

   I've never cared much for the "tape look" because it seems like you're trying to hold something together that could fly apart any second.

   As for a recommendation, how bout shrink tubing and a heat gun? 

   Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   

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   CAGIV | Jan 05, 2003 04:53am | #3

   Bob,

     I've got a question your probably going to think is stupid but here goes,  I've noticed your seriously into hammers... Ive always used Estwing and there usually between 30 and 40 bucks, what makes more expensive hammers worth it?  Balance Im guessing, but since Ive never used one I was curious?

   Thanks

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   ProDek | Jan 05, 2003 05:22am | #4

   The wood handled hammers usually are lighter and better balanced than the all steel Estwing. Now the Estwing will last you forever, where wood handles do get broken if miss-used, by miss-used I mean using your hammer for a crowbar.

   The new wood Titanium hammers cost more because of the material, and the engineering involved to make an ergonomic design.

   The new Vaughan Ti-Tech for example is a titanium head with a steel replacement striker with a rubber cushion between the two.All mounted in a long 18 3/4" handle.

   Older wood handled hammers used to cost less than Estwing steel or some of the fiberglass handled hammers.

   You can still go to home depot and buy some pretty cheap wood handled hammers (Plumb)but they have no balance at all.  Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

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   CAGIV | Jan 05, 2003 07:36am | #6

   I know you can cheap wood handle hammers, just noticed that some of the ones you have talked about where in the range of 60+ so was wondering what the difference was... Thanks for the info

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   andybuildz | Jan 05, 2003 05:41am | #5

   limey,

         I think you may be confusing a hammer with a stick ball bat.

   Be well

          Namaste'

                      andy

   "Attachment is the strongest block to realization"
   http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM

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   ProDek | Jan 20, 2003 08:23am | #7

   Found some handle wrap that you may be interested in at http://www.stilettotools.com .

   Check it out!

   http://store.stilettotools.com/Detail.bok/4376c1fdf2dda0d275?&start=21&total=30&no=3

   Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   

   
   

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   Edited 1/21/2003 12:53:19 AM ET by Pro-Dek

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   Luka | Jan 22, 2003 12:28pm | #23

   I just made new handles for my post hole digger. Used thick-walled aluminum pipe.

   I need to wrap those suckers with something. But it would take several of those stilleto sleeve type thingys. I need something more like a bunch of the right kind of tape.

   Any ideas ?

   Maybe if I cut an old inner tube into one long piece of "tape" ? But what could I get that would reliably hold the strip of inner tube on the pipe ? I don't think that just pulling it real tight as I overlap wrap, will hold it for long.

   Quittin' Time

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   jet | Jan 22, 2003 01:08pm | #24

   Try the silicone tape that bonds with itself by pulling it together. It's red in color. I think Lee Valley carries it. If I can find a box of the stuff here at work I'll get the brand name of the stuff.I'm all here....... 'cause I'm not all there!

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   Luka | Jan 22, 2003 02:50pm | #26

   Tell me more about this tape.

   Quittin' Time

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   jet | Jan 22, 2003 03:37pm | #28

   http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=32183&category=1,110,43466&ccurrency=1&SID=

   Here is the link to leevalley and the tape I was talking about.I'm all here....... 'cause I'm not all there!

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   UncleDunc | Jan 22, 2003 01:10pm | #25

   Would this work?

   http://www.globalnovelties.com/auto/plastidip.htm

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   Luka | Jan 22, 2003 02:59pm | #27

   You know, that seems like a good solution.

   But I've never been happy with the results when I've used that stuff.

   Quittin' Time

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   ProDek | Jan 22, 2003 06:55pm | #29

   Luka- paint the handles and then wear rubber roofing gloves. If you don't wear gloves you're gonna get blisters, no matter how callused and tough your hands are.Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

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   ProDek | Jan 21, 2003 12:42am | #8

   Guess you guys would have a hard time finding this since I posted it to myself?

   My next hammer

   http://store.stilettotools.com/Detail.bok/4376c1fdf2dda0d275?&start=11&total=30&no=44

   Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   

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   GregWerner | Jan 21, 2003 12:45am | #9

   That's one sweet lookin nail pounder Bob.Greg

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   CAGIV | Jan 21, 2003 01:55am | #10

   Looks nice but 200 for a hammer seems a little steep

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   ProDek | Jan 21, 2003 03:06am | #11

   $200 is a little steep

   Especially when it just hangs on the wall..........

   My grandkids grandkids will be glad ole Pops bought it though.........  :-)

   My hammer collection will turn more profit than some of my stocks - for sure -

   Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   Edited 1/21/2003 12:54:23 AM ET by Pro-Dek

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   CAGIV | Jan 21, 2003 03:41am | #12

   I can actually see spending 200 on hammer if thats what you like to collect IF it hangs on a wall, spending 200 on a hammer and using it bang nails would just not seem right to me.

   Whats the collection up these days anyway, how many?

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   ProDek | Jan 21, 2003 04:00am | #13

   33 hammers and running out of wall space. No I am not going to build a bigger house. :-)Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

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   james | Jan 21, 2003 06:21am | #15

   i pounded nails with my ti bone, for a while. I just couldn't get used to the handle, i switched back to the stiletto with the wooden axe handle.

   I do not see a problem using an expensive hammer to pound in nails with if you like it ( I didn't ) . we spend so much time and energy sometimes it is nice to have something selfish and a little bit opulent now and then.

   James

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   ProDek | Jan 21, 2003 08:47am | #17

   Well James if it's a statement you want to make, maybe you should get that Ti-bone chrome plated. Now that would turn some heads at the jobsite.

   I was thinking that you could sandwich that puppy with a nice hickory handle and it would feel more at home in your hand.

   The small grip on the Stiletto handle feels just right to some. I like a bit larger grip, but then I'm a bit on the larger size. Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

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   james | Jan 22, 2003 07:30am | #21

   pro deck

   its not just the configuration of the handle ( that felt ok and they now have an axe handle) it is the rubber hanging up in the hammer loop, the rubber just dose not  slide in like the wood handle, but maybe if I chromed it .... that sure would make it slicker.

   being opulent or getting something nice is not for show, sometimes it just is nice to spend some money on yourself ( even if it is for work ).

   James.

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   ProDek | Jan 22, 2003 10:26am | #22

   LOL James- I was just pullin yer leg. The wood handled hammers will always rule  over the rubber handles. Thanks for sharing. Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

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   BossHog | Jan 21, 2003 04:58pm | #18

   Being as you collect hammers - Ever seen one with an adjustable head? I saw one at a flea market, and now wish I had bought it.

   The thing had a lever you released, and you could change the angle of the head relative to the handle. Don't really know why you would want to do that, but it looked neat............Squirrels: Nature's little speed bumps

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   ProDek | Jan 21, 2003 06:19pm | #19

   Sounds like a great hammer Boss. Must have been some kind of old time hi tech finish hammer to get into tight spots. George Capewell designed a tack pulling hammer in 1896. I'll see if I can scan and post it.

   Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   Edited 1/21/2003 10:25:49 AM ET by Pro-Dek

   
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   ProDek | Jan 21, 2003 06:24pm | #20

   Yikes! That was a little big. Lets see if this works.Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   
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   RW | Jan 21, 2003 06:04am | #14

   That thing looks like something that belongs in a Rangers ruck. But with the Ray Bans, what a statement!

   Since you rather are the resident guru of hammerdom, opinions on Hart?" Clothes make the man. Naked people have litte or no influence in society" - Mark Twain

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   ProDek | Jan 21, 2003 08:37am | #16

   I like some Hart hammers. My 2 favorite are the 21oz. and 25oz California Special or better known as the Hart Framer. Great balance and power to the head. Same claw, same handle,  the head (striker) is a little larger on the 25oz.

   I'm not a big fan of the new Hart woody. It just is not the same hammer they had before. The balance is ok but the design is just not as cool as the Douglas tool design. I do like a "D" head striker better than a round head and the side puller comes in handy at times so I'm glad they've kept that concept.

   Harts a good bang for the buck.

   Bob

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   Edited 1/21/2003 10:35:39 PM ET by Pro-Dek

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   gizzyjr | Jan 22, 2003 07:56pm | #30

   I use to use wooden handle hammers. I switched several years ago to try to avoid some of the stress on my arm at the end of the day. My favorite was the Vaughn 20 ounce. I allways kept a couple extra handles in mt truck. The problem I had was with Vaughn, seems first they stopped making the handles then they stopped making the hammer itself. They changed to a fiberglass handle and changed the design. I just couldnt get use to it. Finally I went back to the old and faithfull Eswing 22 ounce.