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snickers muncher

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I just got in a 15 oz. TiBone 3 Milled Face Curved Handle hammer. I haven't seen them anywhere else, so I thought I'd a few pics real quick. The second generation had a problem with the head coming loose and they claim to have solved it. There's a wedge washer under the bolt head and the nail groove is deeper than the previous version. Here it is next to a steel 22 oz hammer and with a 12p nail in it. I didn't have a 16p handy. It's definitely longer and lighter than I'm used to.
 

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About 8-9 years ago I was working on a large refinery scaffold project and the TBII was the preferred hammer of choice. I was buying them on Ebay through this reseller. They've went up a bit ,we were getting them for $162-$165 delivered. Over the course of two years I ordered almost $3K worth. I made a $1 or $2 on each one ,plus did a card raffle @$5 card/$5 for $20 and paid for my hammer that way.Otherwise I probably wouldn't own one. It is a great hammer,but my current project is better suited to a 12 oz trim hammer.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-STILET...938612?hash=item48d22ef734:g:G9gAAOSwNiNZp8Rk
 
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I have 2 TBII but actually use the Vaughan Douglas pattern titanium when I am not using a steel hammer, though the screws that hold the handle on like to come loose on it.
Is it still made in the USA?
 
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Yeah, the teeth sure will bite. It should do a real number on your thumb.

Yes, it is still made in USA. I think only the solid titanium hammers are USA. The titanium heads are made in China on the rest. I can just barely see some teeth on the two washers so maybe they'll hold and not loosen up.

The magnet is quite strong and holds well.
 
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I got one too. I tried to replace my milled face with a smooth one, but I couldn’t remove the head, even with a Milwaukee impact wrench. Have you tried to remove the face yet?
 
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No, I haven't tried to remove the face. I think they are torqued to around 35 ft/lbs, so an allen wrench and a short pipe is how I would attempt it.

Everyone is amazed by how light it is when they pick it up.
 
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I know lot's like the TI.....but in past reviews, one wrong whack = breakage. Sure it's lightweight, and may allow you to swing harder. But for 2 bones +.....and brittle, I dunno . Have looked/considered them many a times
 
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jonshonda said:
Is there a reason they make the head and handle two separate parts? They are both Ti correct?
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Instead of buying two expensive hammers you can swap the head from a waffle face to a smooth face. So for the guys that do it all, frame the house with a waffle face, then move into sheetrock, trim areas.
 
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jonshonda said:
Is there a reason they make the head and handle two separate parts? They are both Ti correct?
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The face is steel. Titanium is fine for relatively soft nails, but use with rebar or harder steels takes a toll on the titanium faced hammers. The idea is that the replaceable steel face makes it suitable for framing and concrete form work as well as giving a milled/smooth choice.
 
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