Tools are too cheap?

[Pexto]

HF only says its hammer is tampered. ...

Typo of the day, right there. It's nice that they admit it.

 

[neophyte]

I mean, a good Vaughn is roughly what? $15? And will last what? My lifetime? Yeah, I'll skip the cheap imports. Of course the way @BlakeTheCarGuy blows apart tools, it probably adds up for him. Harbor Freight warranty though. Amiright?

Vaughan hammers can cost anywhere from $10 (or under for some Grayvik “clearance” or “seconds” hammers),
To over $100 for some of their fancy “patented” specialty hammers.
Dalluge is also now a Vaughan brand.
Vaughan has made titanium hammers, which where usually cheaper than Stilleto, but likely just as well made.
Vaughan also made a clone of the Douglas hammer design for a while, until Douglas started producing hammers again.
Vaughan also had dome interesting designs, like the split head hammer they made, which had a separate face and claw section that were bolted thru the wood handle.
Most of the interesting hammer designs eventually got discontinued.
I think Vaughan prefers to just made large batches of the hammers that constantly sell.
They do make hood hammers though.

 

[neophyte]

HF only says its hammer is tampered. But I don’t think any hammer is cast nowadays. Anyone knows? Here’s something that project farm and others can do. Measure each hammers weight and volume to check for density. That’s pretty fun to do

Titanium hammers are usually cast.
Beryllium Copper hammers probably are as well.
I have no clue about the CuBe hammers, but the titanium castings would be done using a vacuum or inert casting atmosphere.

Some of the weird specialty hammers like Douglass hammers and multicomponent may also be cast, but I’m not sure.

 

[M6erfan]

Vaughan hammers can cost anywhere from $10 (or under for some Grayvik “clearance” or “seconds” hammers),
To over $100 for some of their fancy “patented” specialty hammers.
Dalluge is also now a Vaughan brand.
Vaughan has made titanium hammers, which where usually cheaper than Stilleto, but likely just as well made.
Vaughan also made a clone of the Douglas hammer design for a while, until Douglas started producing hammers again.
Vaughan also had dome interesting designs, like the split head hammer they made, which had a separate face and claw section that were bolted thru the wood handle.
Most of the interesting hammer designs eventually got discontinued.
I think Vaughan prefers to just made large batches of the hammers that constantly sell.
They do make hood hammers though.

Context man, context. We're talking about a standard ball peen here.

 

[Ton ton]

Off topic since OP is talking about ball peen hammers, anyone using Stiletto hammers, Home Depot website has them for $100 to $250. Nice to have good hammers in addition to nail guns for my home renovation and maintenance.

I have a stiletto claw hammer and I hate it. I transmits way too much shock load. Even harbor freight hammers have less shock load. I bought my stiletto used.

 

[Ton ton]

By the way, Blake the car guy - rural king does have estwing sure strike framing hammers for $27. They may have went up in price by now.

 

[Ton ton]

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[redwrench60]

Yeah sign me up for a set of HF Shittsburgh hammers that are softer than the stuff you hit. This guy just keeps dressing up his hammer whenever it chips. Piss on that

 

[BarrelRoll]

Eh, I bought one of those fancy Proto Antivibe hammers recently and the face of the head started chipping on the first use. I won't be buying anymore of them.

I'd assume hammers are mostly forged, would that be an incorrect assumption?

When I bought my Wilton 4lb 12" unbreakable the faces were pretty dented and soft compared to my coworker's older version of the same hammer. Fast forward 3 years and it's now tough as nails and looks similar to the older Wilton. I'm wondering if the wiltons need some work hardening.