Broken Trusty DeadBlow Ball Peen

[Rezeppa]

I have officially had my first experience with a broken Trusty cook dead blow ball peen hammer. It is the Matco version 40oz and he head has broken off of the shaft but is still held on by the rubber. Has anyone had this issue in the past? I have had more problems with DB ball peen hammers than any other tool.

 

[tjmonsen5]

Wont Matco warranty it for you? I'm sure it had a hard life... hammers break just like any other tool.

 

[JJThrasher]

Wont Matco warranty it for you? I'm sure it had a hard life... hammers break just like any other tool.

This.

 

[Jere]

I ve broken a good many hammer handles. They sell replacements for like $5 or so or you can make you own (depending on how handy you are with woodworking stuff)

 

[bcradio]

I ve broken a good many hammer handles. They sell replacements for like $5 or so or you can make you own (depending on how handy you are with woodworking stuff)

Lol woodworking? You mean plastics welding.

 

[Rezeppa]

I was under the impression that Matco Trusty hammers only have a 2 year warranty? Is this not the case? I checked online and couldn't find anything.

 

[warmpancakes]

Matco hammers are not lifetime waranty,

 

[cryan]

I don't really understand the need for a deadblow ball pein? If your using the pein it will usually be in an operation where a bit of bounce will make the job easier such as popping out gaskets on a flange or shaping metal. Save your self money and buy a good old fashioned wooden handled hammer. Cheap, you can re-handle them yourself and you'll never worry if your's is better than the other truck brand colourful plastic thing!

 

[Spudland_Dave]

I don't really understand the need for a deadblow ball pein? If your using the pein it will usually be in an operation where a bit of bounce will make the job easier such as popping out gaskets on a flange or shaping metal. Save your self money and buy a good old fashioned wooden handled hammer. Cheap, you can re-handle them yourself and you'll never worry if your's is better than the other truck brand colourful plastic thing!

Chisels/Punches/etc...plenty of times where bounce back is a bad thing.

 

[Rezeppa]

I am going back to solid steel BP hammers. I NEVER had an issue with my Estwing or Stanley solid steel hammers, but I now have broken all of the big three dead blow ball peen hammers in less than 3 years.

 

[cryan]

Chisels/Punches/etc...plenty of times where bounce back is a bad thing.

You don't use the pein on a chisel or a punch. I have deadblow hammers which I use, especially for assembly/disassembly but I think paying the money for steel faced ones is unrequired.

 

[bobcatdan]

I had the end of the handle on my deadblow bronze hammer fall off for no reason. Hammer was still completely usable as it was below my hand. Snappy replaced it no questions asked.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

You don't use the pein on a chisel or a punch. I have deadblow hammers which I use, especially for assembly/disassembly but I think paying the money for steel faced ones is unrequired.

You use soft/plastic face hammers on chisels & punches?
Never seen that in my life.

 

[customh]

I'd hope Matco would warranty it. If not, buy a Snap-On if you've had problems. They warranty no questions asked and their deadblows are the cat's meow.

 

[Rezeppa]

I just called Matco and the sales representative told me the hammers do have a life time warranty which is not what I had expected. I have SnapOn hammers and I am not impressed I really like the Trusty Cook version more. It isn't that the SnapOn hammers are bad it is just I like the smaller handle on the Trusty Cook. I have broken both 40oz hammers I own so I can't say one is built better over the other.

 

[snapmom]

I am on my third set of SO deadblows. All were warranted.