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hammersmadeinusa
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Merry Christmas everybody, and thanks for the feedback. I will back on 12/30, just in time to check a few items off the list before the start of 2020.
Trusty-Cook, Stubby's Cousin
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quattro_sinko
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Wishing you and the rest of the Trusty-Cook team a wonderful Christmas!
AngryBeaver
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Having the day off as a vacation day (use it or lose it). I was out in the shop working on my skid steer and heard what sounded like the ups truck pull up. this make me shake my head as I was not expecting anything from UPS....
I was a little shocked to say the least when I saw it......
The stubby is my favorite hammer. I have one at my home fab shop, one on the service truck and one in my box at work. I have bought most of the guys I work with the stubby and no4 dead blows for
gifts in the past.
My initial reaction is this is phenomenal. Working out of a service truck for a day job, I'm very rarely close to my truck. I always carry the stubby and no4 in my mobile pack. there are many times when you need a nice weight steel hammer for motivating stuff, and other times when you need a dead blow for delicate things.
I want to thank Richard for sending one out to demo/review/give feedback. rebuilding my skid steer over christmas break will get quite a bit of use, but I can tell you right now I already love it. very versatile. Only thing that would be better, would be in green
I think this in a 26oz size package with the stubby handle and smaller head profiles would also be a killer combo.
Thanks Richard. Thanks Trusty Cook. Thanks Garage Journal. Merry christmas!
I was a little shocked to say the least when I saw it......
The stubby is my favorite hammer. I have one at my home fab shop, one on the service truck and one in my box at work. I have bought most of the guys I work with the stubby and no4 dead blows for
gifts in the past. My initial reaction is this is phenomenal. Working out of a service truck for a day job, I'm very rarely close to my truck. I always carry the stubby and no4 in my mobile pack. there are many times when you need a nice weight steel hammer for motivating stuff, and other times when you need a dead blow for delicate things.
I want to thank Richard for sending one out to demo/review/give feedback. rebuilding my skid steer over christmas break will get quite a bit of use, but I can tell you right now I already love it. very versatile. Only thing that would be better, would be in green
I think this in a 26oz size package with the stubby handle and smaller head profiles would also be a killer combo.
Thanks Richard. Thanks Trusty Cook. Thanks Garage Journal. Merry christmas!
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AngryBeaver
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Only been a week or so since I've gotten the combo stubby hammer.
Guys at work are already hounding me to order them all at least one.
used it around the garage over christmas break rebuild an old 90's skid steer. I love it.
Was on an emergency job installing 4 200ton temporary chillers for Stoufers foods in ohio because their ammonia system for their -10 degree freezer failed.
We bring in our chillers (air conditioners for liquid), run that chilled liquid (glycol at -15) through hoses and air handlers inside their cold storage freezer. air handlers are basically giant radiators with huge fans that blow air over the -15 degree liquid to get cold air on a super large scale.
Anyways....
There are a metric **** ton of quick connect hoses on this job. The ears on these quick connects are made of brass. you cannot use a steel hammer on them when there is cold liquid running through them. They become brittle and snap. and this is extra crucial when you have a leak on one of them and have to add a shim to the cam lock style lever to tighten up the cam "grip"
I usually always use the #4 trusty cook dead blow. only issue is when you run into a area where a big head and long handle don't work, such as inside any of our equipment.
When I started buying TC hammers and went a little overboard at first, the guys at work laughed. they laughed until we needed a big dawg. they started naming my hammers. The no4 has always been the Purse. the joke with guys that can't get something loose or pick something up... hit it with your purse..... i've bought all the guys a no4 "purse"
I'm not asking twice became a favorite among the guys. they've all bought one.
I loved the 47oz ball peen. it was always the heavy hitter. It was my favorite for smashing ****, breaking **** loose like cylinder pins on equipment, etc. have them both in normal ball peen and double flat face. the double flat is better for most things. It became Mr. H after Mr. T
Then a year or so later... out comes the stubby... when I saw it, I thought, thats kinda dumb.. why have such a heavy head and a short handle....
Bought one anyways...Holy cow... I couldn't believe being an equipment mechanic for a world wide rental company how versatile such a tool was. Why hadn't someone thought of this sooner? It replaced my estwing engineers hammer on the service truck...This one became so loved by everyone, I think Iv'e ordered 10 of them. in both flat face and normal Ball peen. I'm not even sure how this one became princess, but it stuck.
On one of the last orders, I got a bunch of the smaller BP hammers. 16-24oz varieties. sometimes you don't need a 43oz whacker. I called this one babydoll since she always stated in the tool box because she was afraid to get dirty.
so anyways..... I've been set on hammers.
We are working this emergency chiller job over christmas and got the stubby cousin sent to me. I put it to use. We had a couple leaks and had to change hoses, change ears, changes gaskets, etc.. The boss was out there beating on stuff with an old craftsman ball peen hammer. He's the type that would use a crescent wrench, screwdriver, cordless impact, or a snap on ratchet as a hammer. I heard him cussing and swinging harder. I yelled at him to stop before he broke the ear and we had 2500 gallons of glycol to clean up.
Ran to the truck and grabbed the new double sided hammer. we had a leaking hose under 120 psi and needed to shim the ear. he was able to loosen one side and got the shim under it, then couldn't get the ear closed due to the hose being pressurized. Any before all ya safety nazi's comment, we know the consequences. its also a critical emergency trying to save a warehouse full of frozen food. Ain't no time for draining a 2500 gallon glycol system.
anyways. got the new hammer, has him push the hose towards me, and I grabbed the ear and gave it a little How you doin' and got it seated. leak fixed.
Boss said, you and your damn hammers..... get me one of those How U Doin's...
So.. How U Doin' has a spot in my box. Its going to make Princess very jealous.
Trusty cook has hit a home run with this one, just like the stubby. I've taken it to a couple buddies place that do mechanic work and they all love it. A lot of mechanics are hell bent on tool truck brands, and will only buy tool truck brands. Almost everyone that I've shown different hammers to never heard the name Trusty Cook. They all can't believe they are made in the USA and the same as matco, cornwell, etc.
There are many hammers. Some people don't understand or appreciate the uses of so many different hammers. I never believed in dead blows for years. I used steel hammers, steel sledges and a rubber mallet or copper hammer if it was something very delicate or risk of sparks. Working in Refineries, oil oil and gas, and even landscaping. the uses of a dead blow are tenfold. To have one hammer hammer that has a destroyer on one side and a how you doin on the other side is phenomenal. I will be ordering more than a couple of these when they are for sale. I'd like to thank Richard and Trusty cook for sending out hammers for people to try. Id like to thank them for making a quality american made product at an affordable price. I hope they continue to reinvent the wheel. I'd dearly love to see this double sided combo in a small head light weight 16-24oz size.
Here is most of the lineup on the service truck. there's a few more hiding.... but these are most of the ones used every day. yes they are rusty, that is what happens when you live in the north and have tools on a service truck with major temperature swings, condensation and work with water and nasty chemicals
picture of the cam lock style flanges and ears
Here is one of the hoses we had to shim the cam lock ears to get it tight enough to seal...
And an old glory shot hammer **** picture, just because....
Guys at work are already hounding me to order them all at least one.
used it around the garage over christmas break rebuild an old 90's skid steer. I love it.
Was on an emergency job installing 4 200ton temporary chillers for Stoufers foods in ohio because their ammonia system for their -10 degree freezer failed.
We bring in our chillers (air conditioners for liquid), run that chilled liquid (glycol at -15) through hoses and air handlers inside their cold storage freezer. air handlers are basically giant radiators with huge fans that blow air over the -15 degree liquid to get cold air on a super large scale.
Anyways....
There are a metric **** ton of quick connect hoses on this job. The ears on these quick connects are made of brass. you cannot use a steel hammer on them when there is cold liquid running through them. They become brittle and snap. and this is extra crucial when you have a leak on one of them and have to add a shim to the cam lock style lever to tighten up the cam "grip"
I usually always use the #4 trusty cook dead blow. only issue is when you run into a area where a big head and long handle don't work, such as inside any of our equipment.
When I started buying TC hammers and went a little overboard at first, the guys at work laughed. they laughed until we needed a big dawg. they started naming my hammers. The no4 has always been the Purse. the joke with guys that can't get something loose or pick something up... hit it with your purse..... i've bought all the guys a no4 "purse"
I'm not asking twice became a favorite among the guys. they've all bought one.
I loved the 47oz ball peen. it was always the heavy hitter. It was my favorite for smashing ****, breaking **** loose like cylinder pins on equipment, etc. have them both in normal ball peen and double flat face. the double flat is better for most things. It became Mr. H after Mr. T
Then a year or so later... out comes the stubby... when I saw it, I thought, thats kinda dumb.. why have such a heavy head and a short handle....
Bought one anyways...Holy cow... I couldn't believe being an equipment mechanic for a world wide rental company how versatile such a tool was. Why hadn't someone thought of this sooner? It replaced my estwing engineers hammer on the service truck...This one became so loved by everyone, I think Iv'e ordered 10 of them. in both flat face and normal Ball peen. I'm not even sure how this one became princess, but it stuck.
On one of the last orders, I got a bunch of the smaller BP hammers. 16-24oz varieties. sometimes you don't need a 43oz whacker. I called this one babydoll since she always stated in the tool box because she was afraid to get dirty.
so anyways..... I've been set on hammers.
We are working this emergency chiller job over christmas and got the stubby cousin sent to me. I put it to use. We had a couple leaks and had to change hoses, change ears, changes gaskets, etc.. The boss was out there beating on stuff with an old craftsman ball peen hammer. He's the type that would use a crescent wrench, screwdriver, cordless impact, or a snap on ratchet as a hammer. I heard him cussing and swinging harder. I yelled at him to stop before he broke the ear and we had 2500 gallons of glycol to clean up.
Ran to the truck and grabbed the new double sided hammer. we had a leaking hose under 120 psi and needed to shim the ear. he was able to loosen one side and got the shim under it, then couldn't get the ear closed due to the hose being pressurized. Any before all ya safety nazi's comment, we know the consequences. its also a critical emergency trying to save a warehouse full of frozen food. Ain't no time for draining a 2500 gallon glycol system.
anyways. got the new hammer, has him push the hose towards me, and I grabbed the ear and gave it a little How you doin' and got it seated. leak fixed.
Boss said, you and your damn hammers..... get me one of those How U Doin's...
So.. How U Doin' has a spot in my box. Its going to make Princess very jealous.
Trusty cook has hit a home run with this one, just like the stubby. I've taken it to a couple buddies place that do mechanic work and they all love it. A lot of mechanics are hell bent on tool truck brands, and will only buy tool truck brands. Almost everyone that I've shown different hammers to never heard the name Trusty Cook. They all can't believe they are made in the USA and the same as matco, cornwell, etc.
There are many hammers. Some people don't understand or appreciate the uses of so many different hammers. I never believed in dead blows for years. I used steel hammers, steel sledges and a rubber mallet or copper hammer if it was something very delicate or risk of sparks. Working in Refineries, oil oil and gas, and even landscaping. the uses of a dead blow are tenfold. To have one hammer hammer that has a destroyer on one side and a how you doin on the other side is phenomenal. I will be ordering more than a couple of these when they are for sale. I'd like to thank Richard and Trusty cook for sending out hammers for people to try. Id like to thank them for making a quality american made product at an affordable price. I hope they continue to reinvent the wheel. I'd dearly love to see this double sided combo in a small head light weight 16-24oz size.
Here is most of the lineup on the service truck. there's a few more hiding.... but these are most of the ones used every day. yes they are rusty, that is what happens when you live in the north and have tools on a service truck with major temperature swings, condensation and work with water and nasty chemicals
picture of the cam lock style flanges and ears
Here is one of the hoses we had to shim the cam lock ears to get it tight enough to seal...
And an old glory shot hammer **** picture, just because....
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lilscorpion
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That’s about as funny a tool story I’ve heard. You get the 2019 gold star. Great names too.
How you doin’ in 2020? [emoji1787]
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hammersmadeinusa
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Thanks for the feedback.
We are getting closer on our end.
We are getting closer on our end.
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hammersmadeinusa
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I was told that we should have about 50 canisters ready for the line next week. Does anybody have a color preference?
Stubby's cousin won't be on the website to start. I will take orders for those interested in the new model. The creator of the hammer, Jerry, is out this week. I will make updates as I get information, and I'll do my best to answer any current questions.
Stubby's cousin won't be on the website to start. I will take orders for those interested in the new model. The creator of the hammer, Jerry, is out this week. I will make updates as I get information, and I'll do my best to answer any current questions.
I would buy one in green. Red would be my second choice. Either way, I’m in for one.
WhoWhatNow
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kythri
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Purple!
aczr2k
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Yes put me down on the list as well, I can see one of these in every tractor/combine toolbox on the farm, one hammer with dual purpose. Green or red works for me.
flippin
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I'm in for 2 green please,
-Paul
-Paul
16again
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Please put me down for 1. Any color is fine by me. [emoji1317]
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nichocha33
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lilscorpion
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Couple Green please!!
rmack898
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Please put me on the list. Green would be nice but any color will work.
WI-tractor-Dr
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Red would be my first choice green second but I’m sure it’ll work great no matter what the color is!
Odd-job
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Color aside maybe you can do something cool with the end of the handle like incorporate a bottle opener or something? Saw this on some camping/survival hammers at REI.
quattro_sinko
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I'm in for one of any color, it's going to be a gift to an auto- tech buddy. He's colorblind when it comes to tools. He goes with what works, and he's gonna love it.
mikebaker1129
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I used mine today to bang a new wood handle into a hammer .
I used the dead blow on the wood and the BP to send the wedges home.
The more I use it the better I like it, it really is an awesom combination.
I used the dead blow on the wood and the BP to send the wedges home.
The more I use it the better I like it, it really is an awesom combination.
jeffmoss26
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orange!!
lilscorpion
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02Xterra
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Put me down for 2 in green!
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16again
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Does our post here put us on your list? [emoji1317][emoji6]
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Johnno
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what would the price on these be?
I would like 1 or 2 in green
I would like 1 or 2 in green
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hammersmadeinusa
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We will be running green and red through next week, and then blue will enter the mix. Sorry, we don't have a pigment for purple. We won't have a price until next week.
Bighead38
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Price will be worth it. I love mine, used it yesterday working on the furnace.
kythri
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I'd already answered purple, because I've got hammers in virtually every other color, but, all of my TC stuff is superb, and, quite frankly, I'll buy this in whatever color you folks end up producing.
Thank you for your awesome customer interaction!!
Thank you for your awesome customer interaction!!
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hammersmadeinusa
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I should be posting a model number/name soon, along with a price and particulars of ordering.
WhoWhatNow
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hammersmadeinusa
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Stubby's cousin is now available for members of the Garage Journal Forum. The price of the hammer is $50. We have a limited number of hammers in red, green, and blue. It will be some time before the hammer is available on the website. The website list price will be $65-$70.
If you are interested in purchasing this new model, please send a PM to me that includes your name, address, and email. I will prepare a quote for your review.
Additionally, we will offer all other models of Trusty-Cook hammers at a 20% discount off list price. If your order is $100 or more the order will qualify for free shipping.
I will begin reading he PMs and process quotes Monday. Feel free to fire away with any questions.
Thanks.
If you are interested in purchasing this new model, please send a PM to me that includes your name, address, and email. I will prepare a quote for your review.
Additionally, we will offer all other models of Trusty-Cook hammers at a 20% discount off list price. If your order is $100 or more the order will qualify for free shipping.
I will begin reading he PMs and process quotes Monday. Feel free to fire away with any questions.
Thanks.
16again
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PM with info sent. Great deal, thanks.