Recent content by McSquishin

Thank you to everyone who responded to this topic! I really appreciate the advice, 'cause Lord knows I need it. I'm loving my new career path and will be lurking this site trying to get my general tool knowledge up to par for a good long while I think.

I may very well get a second longer waffle faced hammer like this one if I have enough room in my bag for it. I still need to get a full size copper pipe cutter and PVC cutter which is going to hog a good chunk of my remaining tool bag real estate, but I fully get what you're saying.

Looks like we have a winner then. I'll be getting this guy sometime in the next few weeks when I pick up the last few tools I need for my bag. For a torpedo level I have one from Craftsman, and for my tape measure I have a 35' magnetic Milwaukee that's probably overkill but has served me well...

I plan to do just that once I show back up to work on Monday. I'm definitely trying to not over think stuff like this, I'm just trying to educate myself so that when I make my purchase it's a tool that'll be in my bag for a good long while. I know full well that my banged up hammer is probably...

Are there perks to having a ball peen hammer over a regular claw hammer? From what I've seen the only thing the master plumber and journeyman plumbers I run around have used a hammer for is to drive nails into 2x4s to mount pex etc. Wouldn't I want a claw hammer to remove nails if need be? I've...

You'll have to excuse my extreme ignorance. I've been a plumbers helper for a whopping two weeks and prior to that have had practically zero experience regarding tools. So as the title asks, is there such a thing as a "professional grade" or an otherwise higher quality hammer? If there is such a...