Toolhorder
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My everyday hammers are Snap-on and Mac. My favorite hammer in my collection is a cool vintage Vaughan ball pein that I picked up for next to nothing at an estate sale.
Hammers for auto mechanic
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I have a variety of hammers and mallets. But my favorite is a Garland Split Head mallet. It currently has leather heads in it that are perfect for putting the whack on something delicate. I used it alot when I was still in the tool and die business. Other heads are readily available to buy, or make if you have a lathe. Mine is the 31004.
http://www.garlandmfg.com/mallets/split.html
http://www.garlandmfg.com/mallets/split.html
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scott37300
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Scott
Unless you ahve money to burn I would go with a HF set of ball peins. For a guy that will use them occassionally they work great. i have had a set for close to 10 years and only have one that is failing. That was due to some ding dong missing his swing and hitting the fiberglass handle. Still useable but not worth the risk.
I also have a dead blow from them that works great too. For what you use it for it should hold up fine.
Then I have a BFH that was a hand me down, no idea of the make. The final blow (pun intended) would be the sledge. I figure if I need that on a car I have bigger problems to deal with
Just my $0.02 but you may not need a SO piece for you purposes. If I used my tools everyday or hand money burning a hole in my pocket I would get SO but I don't so I have HF or Tool Town in Canada.
I was ind of using the snap on line to keep things simple, instead of a billion different brands that all make different styles and sizes of hammers. Not sure if I will go with them or not, they do look nice but I don't have money burning. And the HF hammers seem to be liked from some of the replies.