hammer set?

[Bouchard93]

Ok so now I often found my self needing a hammer. been browsing for a decent hammer set. These look like a decent set, and the right price for me what u do guys think would u suggest these kit or something else?

http://www.eastwood.com/gearwrench-82303-5-pc-hammer-set.html

 

[HaroRider]

I have the HF ball peen set, they are good for the money.

But that does look like a nice set, for a decent price.

 

[Kreagar]

I have the HF ball peen set, they are good for the money.

But that does look like a nice set, for a decent price.

I have the same set. You could almost call them brass hammers as soft as they are, but they have served me well. They are cheap too. Other that those I have Vaughn, Craftsman, and Estwing hammers. They are way better than HF, and if you were going to spend more than a couple of dollars for a few hammers, I would chose one of those. By the way advanced auto has vaughn hammers and you can get them 30% off with coupon codes and free shipping. (spend $115 and get $40 off and get free shipping).

 

[Rickster]

Couple of things. I would recommend buying hammers after you've held them in your hand. Everyone's different and you should pick up the hammer and see how it feels. That said, you could always note the manf name and weight and order on-line. Also, if used tools are OK then I've got to tell you there are hammers at every garage sale I've ever been at and most are never more than $5. Double also, that rubber mallot has a huge head and is a tough fit in normal toolbox drawers. They make a plastic hammer style head with slightly larger rubber ends.

 

[wmartin]

You know, you could do worse than to get on that Gedore outlet site and just order up a full set of ball pein and deadblow hammers. They look like Nupla to me, but are somewhat discounted plus you get the chicness of a Euro-brand.

Alternately, my preference would be to buy Estwing when possible since they're purty plus I'm always convinced that hammer heads are going to fly off, hit a fuse panel, and burn the house down.

 

[woody 73]

I like hammers very much don't ask how many I have; the orange deadblow from HF are very good hammers but the ball peen ones just don't seem to hold up well in my eyes.
Like someone said they are to be found everywhere and as someone pointed out look for Vaughn, estwing, Nupla ,plumb, older Stanley ,cook, Dalluge, Douglas, Garland, Hunter, Rocket, Thor etc.

 

[Buckgnarly]

HF set is in my Jeep, they are OK at best.

I REALLY like the Cman rebadged Vaughns....great wooden handles and great price/quality.

 

[BK13]

You know, you could do worse than to get on that Gedore outlet site and just order up a full set of ball pein and deadblow hammers. They look like Nupla to me, but are somewhat discounted plus you get the chicness of a Euro-brand.

Link to the outlet, please?

 

[d.mcfarland]

What about the Vaughn seconds at Epsteins? Amazing price and still a Vaughn hammer at the end of the day.

Link: http://store.harryepstein.com/dailydispatch/2013/03/vaughn-seconds-hammer-deal/

 

[rshadd]

Trusty-Cook makes nice hammers.. They manufacture them for several companies such as Estwing, Armstrong, Cornwell, Matco, Snap-On Tools and SK.

 

[mattamd_xp]

Gedore has a bunch of hammers in the clearance section of the website right now that are pretty good deals. http://www.gedoretools.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=132

 

[Outlawmws]

"Hammer Set" means What? What do you do? gen. mechanic work? carpenter? body shop? Sheet Metal work? Machinist? Leather?...

I have at least 140 Hammers (Man Up Woody! ) of so many types I don't have time to list them right now...

Can't really make recommendations without more info. but the suggestion to actually hold one in your hand was a good one. Different hammers balance differently and I often have a favorite for particular use... (Don't even look at my 16 oz finish hammer for carpentry....)

 

[loranger]

Gedore has a bunch of hammers in the clearance section of the website right now that are pretty good deals. http://www.gedoretools.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=132

Any experience with those hammers? I am looking for a good dead blow and really like the 1.5 lb one on there. The shipping comes out to more than the hammer though.

 

[mattamd_xp]

I just got a couple of the ball peen and the soft face hammer and I like them so far.

 

[basspro]

Get yourself a Vaughan/Craftsman hickory handled ball peen (16-24oz $15), A Nupla deadblow soft/hard face 2lb ($30) and a Northern tool 24oz deadblow soft face/brass ($10) and youve got alot of your mechanical hammer needs covered, for $55 and less space than a ton of other hammers. Just a suggestion.