Check out my new hammer

[bubinga]

I think the lead part and the hammer handle is a Williams 255 but I can't find a Williams 255 but I found a Plumb 255 that is shown in one of the pictures. The inside diameter of the hammer where the tips 2 inches however a set of 2 inch tips was about $20 or more. I found a set of 3 inch tips with a half inch coarse thread studs on it for less than $5 shipped. So I drilled out the hammer for half inch course and counterbored it some and then Machine down the 3-inch tips to fit into my Williams 255 I paid about $3 for the hammer a few years ago at a flea market and less than $5 for the 2 tips I think it turned out rather nice it would make a nice little hammer for knocking off stuck wheels from a car.

I was going to machine the tips even with the outside diameter of the hammer but I decided to leave it as it is I think it looks and will function fine. What do you guys think?

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[Sonorous]

Looks good! Were you inspired by Trust-Cook's new hammer?

Assuming both tips are the same hardness right now, I might be tempted to make one side flush with the O/D and taper down a bit towards the face. Then it might fit in some places that the bigger side won't and would give you better visibility/sightlines in some applications. But in reality, I'd probably call it done for now, beat on one side for a few years and then chuck it up to do the tapering and some facing that will make it look new again.

I still have the first hammer I made learning machining 101 - it's always satisfying to use something you've had a part in putting together!

 

[bubinga]

Thanks, yeah, it is nice to use something you made. Like my brake caliper piston compressor, old brake pad, a long bolt, and a nut welded to the brake pad.
Been using it 20 years.....
Probably use the hammer as it is for now.
May clean the faces up down the road?

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[bubinga]

Looks good! Were you inspired by Trust-Cook's new hammer?

Assuming both tips are the same hardness right now, I might be tempted to make one side flush with the O/D and taper down a bit towards the face. Then it might fit in some places that the bigger side won't and would give you better visibility/sightlines in some applications. But in reality, I'd probably call it done for now, beat on one side for a few years and then chuck it up to do the tapering and some facing that will make it look new again.

I still have the first hammer I made learning machining 101 - it's always satisfying to use something you've had a part in putting together!

No, I had not seen the "trust Cooks"
Just had the holder part, and found the bigger tips cheap, and just made them fit.

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