Stanley dead blow OEM?

[Jure]

who is the OEM of stanley dead blow,is it made in USA or? trusty cook maybe?

 

[djcslice]

who is the OEM of stanley dead blow,is it made in USA or? trusty cook maybe?

EDIT: NEVERMIND, they are US made
Looks very similar to the HF dead blows.

 

[rlitman]

I thought they were Chiwanese.

 

[neonlazer]

Compo-cast, Proto has them too. It says made in USA of global materials.

The finish looks **** vs TC.

 

[superautobacs]

Here's my old Compothane hammer that decided to explode on me, shooting off bits and chunks.

Hopefully they've improved their formula to make them more durable/long-lasting?

 

[bobcatdan]

I honestly think Stanley makes or own how makes them. Stanley ones are identical to Mac one.

 

[neonlazer]

Wait a second, that has Compo-cast being in Indianapolis? Ironic as TC is there..

 

[firworks]

Richard explained it to me a while back:
Jon Trusty Senior created the dead blow hammer back in the 1970s, using his proprietary polyurethane formula and his designs for the hammers. His company was very successful, and Stanley purchased the company in the early 1980s. When the non-compete ran out in the early 1990s, Trusty-Cook opened with reengineered versions of the original dead blow hammers.

I've played with the Stanleys at a local Tool supply shop and I found the finishing on them to be terrible. It's like a Trusty-Cook where the casting line will cut your finger off.

 

[neonlazer]

Richard explained it to me a while back:
Jon Trusty Senior created the dead blow hammer back in the 1970s, using his proprietary polyurethane formula and his designs for the hammers. His company was very successful, and Stanley purchased the company in the early 1980s. When the non-compete ran out in the early 1990s, Trusty-Cook opened with reengineered versions of the original dead blow hammers.

I've played with the Stanleys at a local Tool supply shop and I found the finishing on them to be terrible. It's like a Trusty-Cook where the casting line will cut your finger off.

I will now go find my cone of shame. I forgot they had gotten bought by Stanley. DERP

 

[Jure]

Richard explained it to me a while back:
Jon Trusty Senior created the dead blow hammer back in the 1970s, using his proprietary polyurethane formula and his designs for the hammers. His company was very successful, and Stanley purchased the company in the early 1980s. When the non-compete ran out in the early 1990s, Trusty-Cook opened with reengineered versions of the original dead blow hammers.

I've played with the Stanleys at a local Tool supply shop and I found the finishing on them to be terrible. It's like a Trusty-Cook where the casting line will cut your finger off.

yea,my local hardware store has them in stock as well,and on every single one i held finish was pretty bad

 

[bobcatdan]

Use them a bit, once they get dirty you can't tell. Only real reason I have Stanley deadblows is the stock room at work has 2 and 4 pounders just waiting to be checked out.

 

[B_Bimmer]

I have them, they work great as a dead blow hammer, as always it never crossed my mind that I should be critiquing the finish until I saw it here.

 

[firworks]

I have them, they work great as a dead blow hammer, as always it never crossed my mind that I should be critiquing the finish until I saw it here.

It's not the finish as in making sure the hammers are pretty. It's the finishing after casting.

TC does a pretty good job of cleaning up the casting line so they're smooth and feel good. If the casting was misaligned they sell it as a blem instead of just shipping it out anyway.