I recall the story of a mining engineer who had driven down to San Francisco with ore samples about 1971. Two men tried to "car jack" him. The engineer drove the pick end of a prospectors hammer through one of the thug's hands as the thug grabbed on to the open window frame of the drivers side door.
I prefer using ball peen hammers for any small/medium sized hammering job not involving nails. More compact and don't have to worry about the claw catching on anything.
Thank you for the video. I was looking for a new hammer and I thought this was a great addition to my toolbox. But now that I see I need to modify the head, I think I will keep looking for the ideal hammer to add to my toolbox. Thank you for the review.
Broke the handle on my pinpoint panel hammer in the middle of a job. Bought one of those kits for $2 more than a new handle (that was out of stock anyway) and it wasn’t total garbage. Did replace the handle eventually but this kit is still around as a backup
Head-hunt through the cheap fiberglass handled hammers for one you like, buy the hammer use your 4" angle grinder to cut the head off and re-use. Striker glue is about $7. I'm currently re-handling 4x old ball peens with new fiberglass handles $50 total for all 4, glue, and the 1.5x cutting wheels. And I get 16" handles instead of the 12 and 13 from nupla for your aforementioned arm and leg.
hey man. I just got a True Temper Rocket, or Pocket, (can't read through the dents) ball peen for about a dollar from a local donation type store where people bring in old things. (Goodwill type place) It doesn't look especially old or valuable, just a steel shaft and hard rubber handle, but I was wondering if I had something cool here. It was splattered in paint and dented on the sides of the cheeks, so I'm sure it wasn't used properly for most of its life. Just wondering if anyone knows what it is. I'll hit the google machine later on. It might be a cool piece of history, or just exactly worth the dollar I paid for it. Glad to find you out here. Any info is appreciated. Thanks for the video.
anyone know what that weird hammer with the acetate screwdriver handle is for? i tried to use google lens but couldnt get a clear pic of it with all the other hammers in the background
Hmmm...I just pronounce Vaughan as "Vaun," not "Vog Hann." Tomato Tomahto I guess. Nice video. I never saw those hammers with the picks before, or just didn't pay as much attention to them. That was informative.
Yes, I learned how to cut gaskets in automotive trade school in 1977 with an 8oz. ball peen hammer. As a mechanic it is the most versatile hammer in my tool box; used for gasket making, peening, riveting, forming, driving and persuading.
I use my Ball peen ( a 1940's Mac-Huff made Craftsman ) often to peen and rivet. Cheap import hammers are something I just won't touch with a 10ft pole. Estwings game is solid steel hammers, but if you want a hickory handle then look no further than Vaughan & Bushnell MFG. ( pronounced Vawn ) Btw I'll bet the Vaughan has a slightly better balance, than the Estwing which is much longer at the pick end.
@@snap-off5383 This doesn't ring a bell to me at the moment. Are you in the US, and is this hammer the same style as modern hammers , or does it seem like a much older design that what we see today. Before the 1900's a lot of hammers and such were shaped quite differently than we see today.
@@TylerSnyder305 USA, standard looking ball peen except the flat head side is tapered down toward the face a bit. Shining diamond on top that comes up out of the metal, and underneath has weight in lbs (1/2, 3/4,1-1/2, & 2) also embossed not stamped, no COO, no Brand name. Harder than harbor freight files, that diamond is no joke.
@@snap-off5383 Is the diamond like an actual image of a diamond or the kind of diamond shape that looks like a sideways square ? If it's an actual image and the light rays are just coming out of the top it sounds like the logo of the Chinese company " diamond brand ", they are one of the older tool manufacturers in China. Not to be confused with the American company Diamand also known and Diamond Caulk and Horeshoe.
It was chipped and damaged that's why I'm using it as a hammer. Prices have come down on these big end Mills this used to be around $300, manufacturing tooling is not on the same price levels as stuff you see at the hardware store that's for sure.
Watched all your striker vids but claw, they scare me and are fugly. I have or had most everything I saw in your vids, and always getting more. I commented here cause that tac driver is beautiful.
Oh, wow, that "tire checker" is for absolute certain not a real tool. It is a way to circumvent the billy club under the seat and when you get pulled over, car checked, cop finds it, you can tell him it's a TIRE CHECKER! I bet you honestly think this is a tool.
you sound like a euro....you know we can carry guns right? i feel like truckers would carry rather than have an improvised weapon...besides its not like a hammer or pry bar is illegal and way more deadly lol
I sat those red ones are not hammers. I once had a cheap import hammer chip sending a piece of steel into my cheek, now to me cheap import hammers are not real hammers. European tools are fine but as far as what's readily available old or new my opinion is that if it's not American made it's not a real hammer.
In the UK that chrome plated looking very small hammer is used to break up sheets of toffee; hence we call them toffee hammers.
I recall the story of a mining engineer who had driven down to San Francisco with ore samples about 1971. Two men tried to "car jack" him. The engineer drove the pick end of a prospectors hammer through one of the thug's hands as the thug grabbed on to the open window frame of the drivers side door.
I prefer using ball peen hammers for any small/medium sized hammering job not involving nails. More compact and don't have to worry about the claw catching on anything.
I use them for any hammering job
When I was a small child, it's the hammer my dad taught me with, for the same reasons you mentioned regarding the claw.
Thank you for the video. I was looking for a new hammer and I thought this was a great addition to my toolbox. But now that I see I need to modify the head, I think I will keep looking for the ideal hammer to add to my toolbox.
Thank you for the review.
The ball end of a ball pein hammer is great for making gaskets. Lay the gasket in place, use the hammer to trace/tap the inside curves.
Broke the handle on my pinpoint panel hammer in the middle of a job. Bought one of those kits for $2 more than a new handle (that was out of stock anyway) and it wasn’t total garbage. Did replace the handle eventually but this kit is still around as a backup
Head-hunt through the cheap fiberglass handled hammers for one you like, buy the hammer use your 4" angle grinder to cut the head off and re-use. Striker glue is about $7. I'm currently re-handling 4x old ball peens with new fiberglass handles $50 total for all 4, glue, and the 1.5x cutting wheels. And I get 16" handles instead of the 12 and 13 from nupla for your aforementioned arm and leg.
I use a ball pien hammer to concentrate the mass of the hammer when trying to deflect the spindle to pop out a tie rod or control arm.
I've never used one like that but it sounds effective thanks for the comment
hey man. I just got a True Temper Rocket, or Pocket, (can't read through the dents) ball peen for about a dollar from a local donation type store where people bring in old things. (Goodwill type place)
It doesn't look especially old or valuable, just a steel shaft and hard rubber handle, but I was wondering if I had something cool here.
It was splattered in paint and dented on the sides of the cheeks, so I'm sure it wasn't used properly for most of its life. Just wondering if anyone knows what it is. I'll hit the google machine later on. It might be a cool piece of history, or just exactly worth the dollar I paid for it.
Glad to find you out here. Any info is appreciated. Thanks for the video.
Hammers make great self defense tools. Just have your tool bag with it in the front seat...
anyone know what that weird hammer with the acetate screwdriver handle is for? i tried to use google lens but couldnt get a clear pic of it with all the other hammers in the background
Hmmm...I just pronounce Vaughan as "Vaun," not "Vog Hann." Tomato Tomahto I guess. Nice video. I never saw those hammers with the picks before, or just didn't pay as much attention to them. That was informative.
Cutting gasket material is another use for ball pien hammer ball end.
I've never heard of somebody using a hammer to cut gasket material. :)
Yes, I learned how to cut gaskets in automotive trade school in 1977 with an 8oz. ball peen hammer. As a mechanic it is the most versatile hammer in my tool box; used for gasket making, peening, riveting, forming, driving and persuading.
Not many bias ply tires in trucking anymore. A few on containers but 99% radial
I use my Ball peen ( a 1940's Mac-Huff made Craftsman ) often to peen and rivet.
Cheap import hammers are something I just won't touch with a 10ft pole.
Estwings game is solid steel hammers, but if you want a hickory handle then look no further than Vaughan & Bushnell MFG. ( pronounced Vawn )
Btw I'll bet the Vaughan has a slightly better balance, than the Estwing which is much longer at the pick end.
Yes I've always liked the durability of s Wings although they do the swing heavy. And ball-peen hammers really are surprisingly handy I agree
Do you know what ancient ball peen hammers came with diamonds embossed (not stamped) with rays of light coming off them?
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This doesn't ring a bell to me at the moment.
Are you in the US, and is this hammer the same style as modern hammers , or does it seem like a much older design that what we see today.
Before the 1900's a lot of hammers and such were shaped quite differently than we see today.
@@TylerSnyder305 USA, standard looking ball peen except the flat head side is tapered down toward the face a bit. Shining diamond on top that comes up out of the metal, and underneath has weight in lbs (1/2, 3/4,1-1/2, & 2) also embossed not stamped, no COO, no Brand name. Harder than harbor freight files, that diamond is no joke.
@@snap-off5383
Is the diamond like an actual image of a diamond or the kind of diamond shape that looks like a sideways square ?
If it's an actual image and the light rays are just coming out of the top it sounds like the logo of the Chinese company " diamond brand ", they are one of the older tool manufacturers in China.
Not to be confused with the American company Diamand also known and Diamond Caulk and Horeshoe.
No Concrete hammers or Welding hammers?
Not when I made this video but I did recently picked up a carbode tipped masonry hammer
Vaughan is pronounced Von. Just thought you should know for future reference.
Yes thank you has been mentioned in a couple of previous comments
Ball pein great for putting a Polish kiss on a nail to indent them.
Estwing and Vaughan the best
Love your channel I will help you spread/share it
Thank you so much I appreciate it.
Tire thumper ahh good ole days, I hit tread not sidewalk and listen and feel of thumper in tire like a drum
Is the tiny plastic hammer not for testing reflexes?
no this one is for furniture and upholstery. Medical hammers are triangular
Good self defense items
I use a ball peen hammer at work, to hit punches, chisels, and to just beat on shit lol.
Donde puedo encontrar ese herramienta que tienda más cercano
Nothing better than using a $200.00 end mill as a hammer.
It was chipped and damaged that's why I'm using it as a hammer. Prices have come down on these big end Mills this used to be around $300, manufacturing tooling is not on the same price levels as stuff you see at the hardware store that's for sure.
Thank you
You're welcome
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Watched all your striker vids but claw, they scare me and are fugly. I have or had most everything I saw in your vids, and always getting more. I commented here cause that tac driver is beautiful.
Yes I like the tack driver as well
Explícame español yo necesito ese herramienta
"quick review"?
12 minutes long
good video
Glad you liked it!
It's pronounced..Von...not vog han
Oh, wow, that "tire checker" is for absolute certain not a real tool. It is a way to circumvent the billy club under the seat and when you get pulled over, car checked, cop finds it, you can tell him it's a TIRE CHECKER! I bet you honestly think this is a tool.
you sound like a euro....you know we can carry guns right? i feel like truckers would carry rather than have an improvised weapon...besides its not like a hammer or pry bar is illegal and way more deadly lol
4:56 $200 hammer lol.
I realize its used, just funny
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I sat those red ones are not hammers.
I once had a cheap import hammer chip sending a piece of steel into my cheek, now to me cheap import hammers are not real hammers.
European tools are fine but as far as what's readily available old or new my opinion is that if it's not American made it's not a real hammer.
Way much explaining and rambling.