Ball Pein Hammer

[Welderpaul]

Hammer. The default tool at our place.
I don't think any of us have ever knocked over a rivet with a ball pein, so not sure why we have them. Just seems the right hammer for metal pestering. There's a fibreglass handled sledge in the shop which is horrible to use; the wooden ones absorb the shock much better, although i'm a bit more confident of the head not coming adrift with a fibreglass handle.
My favourite every day hammer is a ballpein with a short handle, picked up amongst a load of auction rubbish. It's done a lot of work and is very well balanced; great for general tapping and 'i'm going to get it to fit' braying. Worth going to the auction just for that gem.
Blacksmith-made hammer. Nice touch.

 

[julianthegypsy]

I suppose I ought to be ashamed to admit that I wouldn't even know where to begin making a hammer. Oh well. I find ball peins have too sharp an edge for bashing metal into shape, though I have to say they are the biz for driving shafts home and all that kind of malarkey, I can see why people get attached, if that doesn't sound too perverse...

 

[Hitch]

I have three hammers, a 16oz bp, a 48oz bp and a no3 Thor copper/hide.

All get about the same amount of use, but for different things.

The nicest to use is the 16oz, blue point, with a fibreglass shaft. Very well balanced, brilliant for marking out. Handle never moves.
Bought that after snapping a wooden handled one. About 10 years+ later, its still tight.

The 48oz, is reasonable, Roughneck, also fibreglass shaft. If giving it some serious welly, (double handed swinging) the rubber handle does move slightly, but in proper use it doesnt. Balance is okay, nothing special though. Heads still tight on the handle despite the double handed swinging. Must be 5-6 years old. Again, bought after snapping a similar wooden shafted one.

Got out of the habbit of pushing using a hammer handle while tacking up too. Not good on rubber handles.

 

[the snooper]

Right then. On the offchance I can reset some karma here, perhaps I can counterbalance the scrote's actions with a little donation?

As my good deed for the day, I'll post the pair to you if you'll use them and it'll save you buying new? (No charge).
Al.

thats what i like about this site we have some damn fine people on here if only the physical community were the same as this virtial community

 

[Paul G]

There seems much talk of what hammer handles are made from but little about the business end.

This reminds me of one of my teachers at college (many years ago) who used to say that a
good hammer was made of manganese steel.
The others are made from mayonnaise steel.


Paul G

 

[Hitch]

One of the lads at work has a soft faced hammer, dont think its supposed to be....must be that mayonnaise steel then.
Edges are all burred over

 

[Shox Dr]

There seems much talk of what hammer handles are made from but little about the business end.
Paul G

Post#10

I find ball peins have too sharp an edge for bashing metal into shape

There are many face shapes available, all depends on what you want it for. I have some with flat faces and others with domed

 

[oilcooled :)]

http://www.teng.co.uk/hmbp32-teng-tools-32-oz-ball-pein-hammer_11_pd.asp

these are a fine ball pein hammer, nice long handle on it to get a good strike, but not over long

 

[Justme]

I don't care for fibreglass ,we had to swap our hammers in the food industry from wood to fibreglass,

So man made fibreglass in the food was ok but natural wood fibres are not.

 

[gavuk]

So man made fibreglass in the food was ok but natural wood fibres are not.

Yep... .....in fairness I've not seen a fibreglass handle splinter or break yet .....I have broken wood and steel hammers before ,normally through misuse (levering),which i don't do with fibreglass...

 

[astro_al]

Ok, tis posted.

I threw in an extra handle in case you balls-up fitting one of them. They are quite long handles, so you'll need to cut them to your preferred length.

Hope they work out. Pass the favour on if the opportunity arises.

Cheers, Al.

 

[sean-1]

I used to run a fettling contractors so I got through a ton of hammers. When you abuse them like we used to the fibre glass handles are great (we often used ball pein's as drifts for knocking through holes in the castings so the handles were always getting chipped away on the flashings). You could cut halfway through the handle and it would still work! Saying all that the only thing I wasnt a fan of was you felt more vibrations through the fibreglass.

 

[chunkolini]

Al as I said that is very civilised.
I will indeed pass them on if I get bored with them.
I like the handles quite long; bet I never get round to trimming them.
There are lots of blacksmith students on the farm where I am based, probably one of them that 'found' my bling hammer.
Why Bling? a few years back my son sprayed my hammers gold and I went daft at him then thought whats the problem? Stupid old fool. Since then I have always sprayed my hammers gold.
Obviously yours will have to be blinged up as well.
Might even stick jewels on them as well.
There was even a song to go with them, sung to the tune of Gold Finger.
Chunko'.

 

[chunkolini]

Astro al
You tight get.
The handles weren't fitted for heavens sake. I will report you to the moderators.
No only joking.
What a great thing to have done, I got one fitted today, what a bloody faff. But it looks as though Bling Hammer is replaced and Karma is sorted.
Bling was a very ugly beast, but these have style and do not look like they have come from a catalogue. But bubble wrap? miles of it, were you worried they might get scratched?

Huge thanks, this is an example why this forum is such a good place to hang out.

Al, I owe you a pint or two.

Now I know why there are so many hammers sans handl;es at the carboot.

Chunko'.

 

[gavuk]

Now I know why there are so many hammers sans handl;es at the carboot.

Chunko'.

Its a fun job ain't it ....

 

[adamsmitqc]

they stopped us using fibreglass handled hammers at work, apparantly one had shattered injuring some bloke. never had a problem with them myself.

 

[astro_al]

Welcome Chunko. No, they've never been near a cheap tool catalogue for sure.

Apologies for not fitting the handles. Didn't want you getting bored...

Al.

 

[PhillipM]

...more importantly, are they now gold?

 

[chunkolini]

Not yet, could not find the gold paint, wil get some over the weekend.
Chunko'.

 

[the snooper]

Not yet, could not find the gold paint, wil get some over the weekend.
Chunko'.

gold paint chunko you cheap skate thought you would be using gold leaf