Favourite/Best Dead Blow Hammer

[davethorik]

I have one. It's a different style—no fluorescent orange plastic—but it seems well-made and it works well.

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The current Estwing dead blows are hecho in Taiwan, a coworker has one and it's been holding up. I believe their older USA made deadblows were TC.

 

[Northerndave]

Not professionally, but I can make my dents look halfway decent.

Alright, lol.

I was gonna try buy the goofy ones off ya if they came in a kit and you didn't have use. lol

 

[ex_nihilo]

I have one. It's a different style—no fluorescent orange plastic—but it seems well-made and it works well.

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I was wondering that myself.

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[senlow]

I will have to see how available Trusty cook is in Canada, I have never heard of them till now. The guys in my like the orange MAC ones, not the cheapest hammers on earth though.
I think Strouty could give us all each a hammer on the thread and he still would be happy with how many hammers he has,

Impact Poly Hammers are excellent hammers and made in Canada! They are part of Eco Diesel Solutions Canada.

 

[anndel]

Snap-on and Trusty Cook. The SOs have a better feel on the handle than the TC but I don't use them all day so both are excellent dead blows.

 

[JJ99SS]

I use Eastwing, use it a lot I suppose and It's held up fine.

CDI makes torque screwdrivers that look really good.

http://cditorque.com

 

[DFB]

Gee I got two OLD black HF ones 2 lb, and 2 1/2lb

3 ORANGE a Neiko 2lb and Tekton 3lb

Plus a Calhawk 4lb
($15 brand new for me at my Flea Mkt from another tool vendor)

Somebody on GJ here before said he figure they all come from the same factory anyhow

And then a 14 oz Stanley with a 1 1/4" head inch that came my way by pure luck...and free.
Really a great little woodworking hammer.

The right tool for the right job is all I can say...

I cant really say I have a favorite "one" and if I was pressed for softblow though not "weighted" hammer it be my wood handled Craftsmans with the rubber and hard plastic tips. I have two of them too.

I can easily tell you my least favorite though, and it's the OLDEST small Harbor Frieght I sourced decades ago...the handle neck is thinner than the rest, hasn't ever failed me but also doesn't inspire confidence. Also both HF's can leave black rubber marks depending on what yer hitting. Must be that charcoal coke they used one time for color

Of the orange ones I have to admit the Tekton is the nicest looking with a deep dark orange finish.

My nail hammers are Estwing

 

[jumbojak]

A buddy has one of the black HF deadblow hammers like yours. His has driven more than a few nails so the plastic isn't in great shape but he still uses it.

 

[BikeRider]

Are the HF 1lb orange DBH's good/heavy enough to bang out small to medium-sized dents in both sheet metal body and door panels and hard plastic bumper/fenders, or do I need something heavier duty for that? I'm guessing that the 1lb is good enough for the former but that I'll need a 2 or even 3lb for the latter.

Although, I wonder if I can use my 2lb sledgehammer for the latter since I'd be striking it from the inside where it doesn't matter if it gets marred a bit since I'll never see it, and it's plastic so less chance of dimpling.

This is from an accident a few years back when it was my dad's car, and a truck sideswiped him on the highway trying to change lanes. Thankfully little to no structural damage (alignment's fine, no noise and everything works ok) but the body and bumper got bloodied up pretty bad.

Here's what the damage looks like (the white residue on the rear left door is from cheap packing tape that my dad used to cover the window after it broke, which he kept on for several years, it's a pain to get off btw, no matter what I use, Goo Gone, 3M adhesive remover, scraper, razor, etc.--any advice?):

 

[RedF]

Impact Poly Hammers are excellent hammers and made in Canada! They are part of Eco Diesel Solutions Canada.

Impact poly hammers are a good product.

 

[Steve_P]

Have you ever tried the Nupla Super Grip? I like it a lot. Nupla rebrands for a lot of other makers, too.

I have two Nupla DB mallets with the standard grip (not ribbed ) and love them. I have brass and steel faces on them. They give a true deadblow dampening vs a DB ball pein. Yes, they're bigger, I know.

For a $10 budget go HF, they're good and the one I have has a nice grip size. It's like my Stanley Compocast. Hmmm, coincidence I'm sure

 

[scubadoober]

Hard to say what is the best. I picked up this 70mm Halder for a steal and I have been impressed. It packs a mean punch without swininging that hard at all. I can't wait to see what it can move when you give it all the beans.

 

[BD1]

TRUSTY COOK are my go to. I have a old old stanley that's still going . A few of the Nupla dead blows with the screw in tips. That is really handy too.
My Trusty Cook favorite is their Bossing Mallet, leave one by my ELLIS band saw to tap down steel at vise.