What size hammer do you use?

[garfunkle24]

Sorry, i couldn't resist.

 

[nate379]

5lb for small adjustments, 30lb for big adjustments.

 

[garfunkle24]

5lb for small adjustments, 30lb for big adjustments.

Ah, but you forget the ever increasing need for 'medium' adjustments.

 

[Diesel-Mech]

As big as possible.

 

[south pier garage]

just like wrenches; different sizes & types for different things

 

[Canadian Charlie]

just like wrenches; different sizes & types for different things

Thats what I would have said

 

[Diesel_Crawler]

My 16 oz. Dead Blow ball peen is my go to hammer for most things. If i am working with a brass part i would go lighter, other then that the bigger it is the easier the part moves.

 

[Big Bad Jon]

For general hammering I use the following http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1047&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

For big jobs I use http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1048&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

I have a few others, but these are my go to.

 

[Packard V8]

Horses for courses. Since I never buy new hand tools, $75 to $100 net for a hammer boggles the mind. I've got a drawer full and a peg board rack of wooden handle ball pein, cross pein, sledge, claw, rip, tack, shingle, brass, bronze, plastic, rubber, rawhide and wood head hammers in most every conceivable size. Never paid more than $3 for a hammer and never been at a loss for the correct whack-a-mole.

thnx, jack vines

 

[Stuey]

Not sure, but I have plenty to choose from!

 

[billymade]

I just got a Snap-on/trusty-cook dead blow 24oz hammer for the first time; a couple of days ago I removed races out of some hubs.... these dead blow hammers really do make a difference! The rebound is reduced and the force is greater, then my normal Bluepoint/Craftsman/Proto/Matco wood handled ball peens.... I am sold! I would like to have small and large one now! Every once in awhile, I will get some new tool that really makes things easier and after that I wonder how I did with out it... I think this is another one of those tools! Highly recommended!

 

[Packard V8]

Every once in awhile, I will get some new tool that really makes things easier and after that I wonder how I did with out it...

Not doubting anyone's recommendation at all. When I find one at a garage sale for $3, I'll be all over it. However, until then, that image of putting a $100 bill on top of whatever I'd be hammering on would take some of the fun out of it.

thnx, jack vines

 

[Atlascycle]

I have a forty something oz stanley dead blow hammer and while cleaning up after a machine tear down noticed that the handle is bent, the face is pretty torn up also, next stop of the snap on truck I inquired about the soft grip dead blow warrenty and my snap on guy told me that when the metal shows through the face they will replace it, I now have a nice 56oz in the drawer, worth the $80 in my opinion.

Jason

 

[speed bump]

Not doubting anyone's recommendation at all. When I find one at a garage sale for $3, I'll be all over it. However, until then, that image of putting a $100 bill on top of whatever I'd be hammering on would take some of the fun out of it.

thnx, jack vines

Buy an $8 one at Harbor Freight then. Its worth the price of admission.

Me I almost always reach for me 3lb dead blow unless I need something else.

 

[fordracing200]

5 lb sledge, 26 ounce estwing, or the go devil, hahaha...idk what that is..20 or 30 maybe

 

[fordracing200]

I have a forty something oz stanley dead blow hammer and while cleaning up after a machine tear down noticed that the handle is bent, the face is pretty torn up also, next stop of the snap on truck I inquired about the soft grip dead blow warrenty and my snap on guy told me that when the metal shows through the face they will replace it, I now have a nice 56oz in the drawer, worth the $80 in my opinion.

Jason

takes awhile before the metal shows through, we had some at school that were beyond trashed, huge chunks missing, they get pretty useless alot faster then others. Personally I'd go with the canadian made ones that were posted here awhile back

 

[swduncan]

The real question is:

Do you just beat the **** out of something by feel, or do you calculate the proper head weight & stroke velocity for proper **** beatage?

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Everyone knows you beat most things by feel, but in critical applications or when specs are given you use a calibrated hammer for exact beatage impact.

 

[Big Bad Jon]

Personally I beat the **** out of 757s by feel

 

[billymade]

I got my Snap-On dead blow used and the plastic was disintegrating; I got a brand new one warranted off the Snap-On truck... I think I paid less then $10 for it!