Deadblow Uses

[Shootinok]

Since I jumped on the Trusty-Cook pink hammer deal, I've found myself using a deadblow hammer for things I hadn't used one for before. In fact things I hadn't thought of needing one for.

A couple examples are Framing - Yep wood framing.
I was tapping (beating) in 2x wood for window headers and a hammer was making deep marks in the wood. I grabbed the #3 pinky and they moved in much much easier with zero marks in the wood.
Another was tapping wood over a bolt in a column. A hole drilled in a wood 2x6
needed to be tapped onto an bolt projecting from a column. No muss No fuss and no little round dents.

What are some things you guys use dead blow hammers for?

 

[Derek420]

Im wanting to buy the pink trusty cook dead blows do they feel nice in the hand and how's quality I need them to help loosten rusted bolts like to hit my wrenches and ratchets with and not mark them up.

 

[jakemac]

When I was working building temporary exhibits, we used heavy 4'x10'x4-1/2" pre-made panels for the walls. One of my co-workers had a big red 3lb deadblow in his toolbox. Whenever we had a stubborn panel that wouldn't seat properly, someone would yell across the room for "The Clown Hammer" to beat the panel into place.

 

[Richard Cranium]

used one to get the air bubbles out of some concrete that I poured, By beating the form walls.

 

[Shipfittin]

I reach for my deadblow all the time. Just about every time I want that big hammer but I don't want to scar up whatever it is I am hammering, it's the deadblow. If I am going for my maul, something is in for a lot of pain.

 

[Shootinok]

Im wanting to buy the pink trusty cook dead blows do they feel nice in the hand and how's quality I need them to help loosten rusted bolts like to hit my wrenches and ratchets with and not mark them up.

Really nice !
I bought two (#1 and #3) and was so impressed with the quality I bought 5 more. Three are the blue thin lines and 2 more pinks (2 for gifts).

I want my son to have that quality too. He's a trim carpenter and really likes the #1 for joining and plane work.

 

[Shootinok]

used one to get the air bubbles out of some concrete that I poured, By beating the form walls.

What a great idea

 

[winlinmac]

I'm sure using a deadblow in conjunction with a dolly would be useful body work touch ups right?

 

[dadsEH]

Putting paint can lids back on......no dents.perfect sealed lids.

 

[willhollin]

Cracking nuts.

 

[jsaw]

i use it to pop off rested brake rotors & drums, also to hammer on wrenches. I had a caliper bracket bolt a couple weeks ago that I could not get loose. I tried a pipe over the wrench , still would not come loose. a couple pops on the wrench with the dead blow broke it loose

 

[ChaseDE]

dead blow got extensive use yesterday replacing an axles on the wifes suv. first time really using it, twas great.

 

[Cruzan80]

Manual flooring nailer. Gave me much more "oomph" for seating cleats thru hardwood.

General "Persuasion" uses.

 

[bcradio]

dead blow got extensive use yesterday replacing an axles on the wifes suv. first time really using it, twas great.

What was the reason for replacing axles? Just curious

 

[dutchgray]

Recent uses for mine has been laying paving slabs, beating pvc ducting together and beating a flat bar under plaster coving to get it off.

 

[ChaseDE]

What was the reason for replacing axles? Just curious

Had a nasty wobble upon acceleration from a red light. Similar to a badly warped brake rotor, but only on acceleration.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342745

Soft dead blow was amazing for popping off the seized/rusted in place brake rotor without damaging it.

 

[Jim Johnstone]

I've got my deadblow in my hand all the time at work for seating parts in a milling vise, assembling machine components etc.

 

[Locker537]

Been using my recently purchased Trust-Cook dead blows in framing and sheathing an 8x16 shed. Love them so far.

 

[davethorik]

Among other things, i help build swimming pools and some of the above ground models have AL skinned polystyrene foam panels for walls with aluminum spline extrusions on the ends. Separate smaller spline extrusions are slid in to lock the panels together. My Proto 3 lb dead blow is great for helping them in place.

 

[sberry]

I dont even own one.

 

[1950mercury]

I'm sure using a deadblow in conjunction with a dolly would be useful body work touch ups right?

Let us know how that works out for you