My name is Tom Lipton and I have a hammer addiction. A viewer suggested short tour of my ever expanding collection of hammers and impacting type tools.
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@-Benedict7 жыл бұрын
A striking collection.
@bullsmoothtime4 жыл бұрын
that pun peined me
@JB-dm6zt9 жыл бұрын
"yeah, I use this one pretty often" *Blows the dust off it* Oh, Tom.
@13ivanogre134 жыл бұрын
It works if you work it.
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Sam, Thanks for the comment. Spread the word to other addicts near you. Tell them you found a new dealer..... Regards, Tom
@BigiantB9 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I watch this whole video.... And believe it or not I enjoyed every moment. THANKS...
@oxtoolco9 жыл бұрын
Hi Brian, Thanks for the comment. I just got another one last weekend. All the best, Tom
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, Thanks for the comment. Us hammer addicts have to stick together. Mallets don't count? That means I'll have to build a segregated rack for them and keep them away from the real hammers. Regards, Tom
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Toly, I need a new rack soon. I just got two more recently to add to the collection. Best, Tom
@stepcorngrumbleteats76837 жыл бұрын
Yep, gotta get'em out of the drawers. Adam Savage says "Drawers are where tools go to die..."
@miles11we7 жыл бұрын
StepCorn Grumbleteats yeah well savage is a hack anyways so who cares
@EnergyFabricator11 жыл бұрын
Hammer time! Great collection :)
@airgead53916 жыл бұрын
That's some weeeeird addiction dude! (just wait till you see my transformer collection haha! )
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Jack, Ain't it great! I just smoked a big bowl of hammer handle shavings. Thanks for the comment. Best, Tom
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, This morning first to the supermarket and purchased a bottle of liquid frying butter (Blue Band) for 1 Euro 50 and a bottle of olive oil for 80 cents. First I made a steel plate template with the hole-pattern for pilot holes. The holes of 4mm we drilled with olive oil, it was a bit smoky but it worked well. The 18mm holes we drilled with Blue Band. A few drops is enough and it smells like Brussels waffles. Henk
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Toly, We seldom make our own handles here in the US. I never thought about it until you mentioned it. I have experienced hammers wanting to do a twist when hitting with them. I always attributed the twisting to a long hammer head length or glancing blow. Thanks for the comment and good information. Regards, Tom
@jeffereysholar38912 ай бұрын
I am a carpenter. I swing an old Belkmap Bluegrass BG47-16 it is a16oz curved claw with a wooden octagonal handle. It is my FAVORITE
@Ordered_Scaled_Chaos11 жыл бұрын
very nice collection of hammers, quite expansive. In our workshop i'm the 1 with the hammer addiction, i've got nearly 30 and am only a a 4th year Appy. Nice idea on the racks i'll have to make 1 to suite. cheers from Australia.
@SaucyTreasures8 жыл бұрын
I love hammers. I had to build a multi level shelf to organize most of mine. It helps to be able to see at a glance the different types of hammers at once, sometimes gives you alternative ideas just by looking at the variety. Great collection! Cheers to Hammer Addicts Unanimous.
@oxtoolco8 жыл бұрын
+SaucyTreasures Hi Saucy, High five for hammers! Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@lyntonr61888 жыл бұрын
Awesome hammer collection Tom , thanks for showing us .
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Gordon, I don't have any if you can believe it. I prefer the cast iron rawhide. The reason is rebound. I want just a little rebound so you don't have to work so hard. Many of my hammers are for sheetmetal where you are doing thousands of hammer blows. I tried deadblows a long time ago and found them tiring because of no rebound. I am convinced I need a couple so I'm looking at the Lixie's trying to decide which ones. Thanks for the commet. Best, Tom
@tankdirt9 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, all the little anecdotal details that determine tool design are fascinating. That stuff about the anvil especially!
@oxtoolco9 жыл бұрын
Hi Tandirt, Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@warrantyvoid10011 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, I am loving your videos! I have been a "Handy" guy forever and over the last year I have really become focused on engineering, machining, industrial processes, history of precision industry etc. Keith Fenner's videos got me started and your videos make me determined to get into this field. I aim to start studying in 2014. Thanks for all your efforts!
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Tyler, Excellent question. Pretty hard to answer in a few short sentences. The hammer face density governs the type of blow delivered. A couple of basic examples. Rawhide is non marking but produces a slow low velocity impact that doesn't stretch metal. A metal hammer produces a sharp high velocity impact that can stretch and displace metal. This subject would be an excellent article for a more in depth explanation and demonstration. Regards, Tom Lipton
@johncware667 жыл бұрын
Came for a quick look at a hammer rack of impressive proportion. Stayed for some great wisdom and insight into what all those different hammers could be for.
@byronnickels17049 жыл бұрын
I have to say , this is the first video I've seen like this and I really did enjoy it. I love tools of all types and enjoy working with my hands . Thanks for the great video.
@oxtoolco9 жыл бұрын
Byron Nickels Hi Byron, Welcome to the show and thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@BigMacD14428 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. You helped me recognize my addiction before it became an issue. I have a small collection. Around 20-25 at the moment.
@oxtoolco8 жыл бұрын
+OH LAWD JASUS Hi Jasus, You know there is no known cure right? Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@ver648 жыл бұрын
Tom,congratulations...awesome hammer rack and collection.
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, Until it started to rain this afternoon, it change in a kind of white lumpy alien substance!! On a scale of 1 to 10 for the olive oil a 6 and a 7 for the Bleu Band. Tomorrow we will continue with the drilling and cleaning the beams with a high pressure steam cleaner. Henk
@idopyrotechnics9 жыл бұрын
I love the Cream in the back ground :)
@spoonerandforker8 жыл бұрын
I was looking forward to seeing the slate roofing and other unique specialty hammers with odd shapes, but standard for their craft. Found the explanation of copper hammers enlightening. Thank You Tom.
@oxtoolco8 жыл бұрын
Hi Spoon, Thanks for the comment. Try a copper hammer. You will never use your brass ones again. Cheers, Tom
@cr144mc62 жыл бұрын
I have 7 hammers and constantly want for more but would always ask myself “how many hammers do you need?” This video has answered my question to myself
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Henk, Not sure what's happening to your comments. Maybe there are so many yours are on another page. Typically there are several pages of comments for each video! Thanks for the preliminary report on the Redbrick safety sneakers. We are waiting for the full report from our Dutch tool testing lab. Regards, Tom
@JohnBare74711 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tom, you really nailed that one.
@manuelmaseda48756 жыл бұрын
Loved seeing you in the Caltech shirt. Great memories of Pasadena when my son was attending college there.
@ver6411 жыл бұрын
Nice collection Tom, thanks for sharing.
@JayKayKay75 жыл бұрын
16:24 Yep. I have one that the handle broke during a hip case so the OR tech pitched it. I was doing the Anesthesia so I got first dibs. Has brass faces. Use it all the time.
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Zoltan, How did you know I have a plier collection. Is it that obvious? Regards, Tom Lipton
@normanthompson47297 жыл бұрын
Tom you need a sign " Don't force it get a bigger hammer"
@anonymousgeorge43218 жыл бұрын
I used to think that I had too many hammers. Now, I realize that I don't have enough.
@jae12358 жыл бұрын
Love that you have the bone hammer. I use mine for meat tenderizing.
@oxtoolco8 жыл бұрын
+jae1235 Good idea! Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, Life is full of surprises! Yesterday, I have two lathes and a milling machine given to me, for a very ridiculous small amount of money and a BBQ ( Knuth Servoturn 410 , V-turn 410 , WF 4.1 mill ) Out of my family business. And this morning my German contractor has given me the keys to my new home and rebuilt workshop. Thee months earlier than planned. So I'm busy the next few months. With setting up my old / new workshop. Or was it planned by my girlfriend and family?!?! Henk
@kurtschultz81998 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine had to move out of the house he'd grown up in, and was going to throw away the hammer heads he'd inherited from his dad. Call it 35 pounds of steel. I wasn't about to let them get junked out, so I "threw them away" in my truck and over the past few years since then I've fitted new handles into almost all of them. I've learned that fitting new hickory handles into old hammer heads takes patience. One of the oddballs I got turned out to be a Cobbler's Hammer (I was wondering who would make a claw hammer and not cut the center groove between the tangs, it just seemed so stupid); another hasn't been ID'd yet, but I'm thinking I might have seen something like it when I watched a demonstration of how a track gang straightened railroad track back in the day (I think it might be a railroad spike hammer). I got a good axe head (warped and weathered handle, gladly replaced), several geology hammers, a small sledge and a variety of carpentry hammers. I was tickled to see you have a cousin to the brick mortar chipping hammer that I got (mine saw use recently when a neighbor was laying used brick over sand for a new walkway; he was just a little surprised that I had the exact right tool for the job). My wife doesn't understand hammers. I found out that she'd used one of my jewelry hammers (it's actually a "Flatting Hammer") to drive some small nails. She didn't understand why I got upset or why I had to replace it. She'd scarred the face and made it unusable for flatting. Her rationale for picking it was because it was girl-sized. Maybe I should get her a girl-sized pink hammer, and tell her to leave the rest alone. I love the idea of having a "Roll-Away" for the hammer collection. It's so much cooler (and more compact) than peg board. You forgot the seat-of-the-pants Engineering Rule: "Figure out what will do the job, then double it" (you knew you were likely to get more hammers anyway, right?). If it were me, I think I'd go for an A-Frame approach, with racks on the front and on the back, and try to keep the center of gravity in between the wheels. The less-often used tools could get relegated to the backside racks. Anyway, thanks for the tour!
@oxtoolco8 жыл бұрын
Hi Kurt, Thirty five pounds is a clear indication of the hammer addiction syndrome. I got a really neat miniature claw hammer at one point. My wife snapped it up as soon as she saw it. By the way she has a decent tool collection of her own. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@bicchappy634411 жыл бұрын
This video should be legally required viewing for all wives, girlfriends and sisters who for some reason do not understand the greatness of.Toolaholism.
@WildoTheRubberFist10 жыл бұрын
The "Removable face, split head type" are great! I have one with nylon+wood and another with ribber+brass. I should get another for copper and make some pin heads for the other side.
@oxtoolco10 жыл бұрын
Hi William, What wood do you use in your split head hammer? Do you make them yourself? Thanks for the comment and participation. Cheers, Tom
@WildoTheRubberFist10 жыл бұрын
I use maple dowel I buy from the hardware store. I work in aerospace and the few times a week I need it, it does well.
@oxtoolco10 жыл бұрын
William Weightman Hey William, I have some tinners maple mallets but I never liked them because they have no mass to them. I have several Garland mallets of the same size I think I'm going to convert one to hard rock maple faces and try it out. Thanks so much for the suggestion. Cheers, Tom
@peterkolovos30797 жыл бұрын
Just like a gun safe, as soon as you get it home you've outgrown it. Pretty cool stuff.
@jasondeck17218 жыл бұрын
Those aluminum bronze hammers and tools are also, typically, non-magnetic and useful in facilities with big/strong magnetic fields like rooms with a NMR or a MRI.
@oxtoolco8 жыл бұрын
+Jason Deck Hi Jason, You are correct. We have a full set of these tools at work that we use when we work with permanent magnet assemblies in our Undulators. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@jasondeck17218 жыл бұрын
Neat! The NMR facility I worked in that had the tool set had a lot of signage around the tools and on the tool box warning about how dangerous and toxic the tools were. Apparently the company that made and sold them used to make some of them out of beryllium alloys instead of aluminum bronze, and needed to warn people about how toxic beryllium is.
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Henk, The machinery gods are smiling on you. Run with it. Sounds like you need to retain your German contractor for a shop expansion. Regards, Tom
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi WW, I have made a few hammers for doing compound sheet metal work. As far as metal hammers go I would probably go the forging route if I really got it bad. Regards, Tom Lipton
@peterthinks7 жыл бұрын
Don't judge me but all I own is one Eastwing claw hammer and one tiny hammer I made from 1/4 square stock and 1/8 th rod. I used it for pinning balsa down to make planes 32 years ago.
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
4 years later and lot of paperwork, laws, misunderstanding by two governments, more laws. I have 660 square meters of workshop floor now!!! I love Otto!! my German contractor.
@bullsmoothtime4 жыл бұрын
Could you maybe do a "blacksmithing tools" video? great collection by the way!
@JackHoying11 жыл бұрын
I'm a cabinetmaker and just started into metalworking. And I thought my hammer collection was bad!
@kevinreardon25585 жыл бұрын
I was hoping you'd pull out a Roman hammer. But the rawhide ones are of interest. I think those are on the purchase list now.
@magnificentcharter15868 жыл бұрын
Jeeze, I thought I was the only one. Will have to video my hammers for you.
@oxtoolco8 жыл бұрын
Hi Gene, Looking forward to seeing your collection. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@RobinCoomans8 жыл бұрын
Great collection! They tend to accumulate pretty fast :) I'm not quite to this level though
@jes5xx2 жыл бұрын
10/10 Tom looks great
@EnlightenedSavage8 жыл бұрын
I have always had a weird headphone addiction. They always fascinate me and I've spent way too much money on them. What's even weirder is they are in style now. Guess I'm just ahead of my time :).
@mikedelam11 жыл бұрын
I'm really enjoying your channel. Lots of great stuff. As a blacksmith, I too have hammer issues. You can let yourself off the hook on the bottom row, mallets don't count :) The hot cut is a struck tool, also not a hammer! The big odd one is a tire hammer, from the split rim days, but the handle looked a little short. Keep it up, these are great!
@mojikarimi57178 жыл бұрын
wow,amazing hammers collection
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Henk, I have heard of some shops that use olive oil. Never tried it myself but fundamentally there should be no problem. You might try something more high temperature like Canola or Peanut oil. They won't perform quite as well as lubes optimized for metal cutting. Try a little and report back. Definitely skip the fish oil. Your shop would have a "unique" aroma. Regards, Tom
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Henk, Sounds like an excellent workspace. Can't wait to see some pictures of the shop. Do your safety sneakers squeak on the new floor in your shop? Best, Tom
@tim4701211 жыл бұрын
Interesting video... until I saw this video I didn't know that one could have too many hammers...
@Samsgarden11 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel. That's it, I won't get any work done for months.
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Henk, What were your approximate speeds? Sounds like the waffle oil works ok. Please do a test on tapping with these oils. Tapping involves higher pressures than drilling so it would be interesting to hear how they perform with thread cutting. Good report. It appeals to my cheapskate side. Best, Tom
@moking17619 жыл бұрын
All I can say regarding Hammer addiction is "Don't knock it" MoK
@oxtoolco9 жыл бұрын
Hey Mo, Beats crack any day. Cheers, Tom
@gbowne111 жыл бұрын
As for Ball Pein hammers I use the Vaughan 8 and 12 oz hammers which seem to only come in a blue color these days, which isn't bad considering I love blue.
@PooManchoo29 жыл бұрын
No Starrett center punching hammer with the magnifying glass in it? I reckon you'd love it. Anyway, I'm off to get me a piece of train track. :D
@oxtoolco9 жыл бұрын
PooManchoo2 Shuuush. I don't have one of those cool Starrett hammers and I don't want folks to find out. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, I do not know. Now it's a rough liquid-tight concrete floor. The floor comes when everything is in place. It will be a two-color epoxy resin quartz gravel floor. Next week the first thing we are going to do, columns for the mezzanine and the 5 Tons overhead crane. Videos and photos will be on display within a year, i hope on my channel ( The New Saffie ). Henk.
@denny99317 жыл бұрын
One can never have enough opinion amplifiers.
@nwcanuck49628 жыл бұрын
I find the title of the video amusing. I seem to suffer the same affliction, only it's mostly framing hammers? I still have no idea why I have so many.
@oxtoolco8 жыл бұрын
Hi Canuck, Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@jeffiscool18057 жыл бұрын
I watched this video once before years ago and apparently my wife was watching over my shoulder. I still remember her comment, "men are weird" lol. I recently organized my hammers and apparently I'm a collector as well. I dedicated a deep drawer in an old file cabinet too keep them together. I have two favorite hammers, in case your interested. One is a 6, maybe 7 pound bronze head baby sledge hammer. I actually found this thing on the road as a young man. The soft forgiving nature of the bronze head has given it the title of favorite hammer and has made countless jobs easier. I polish it up and reface it as needed. My second is a small all brass one. Maybe its my favorite, but in a different way. Its head is similar to a ball peen but much more refined. Made by someone long ago as maybe a school project?? 8 or 9 inches end to end.. Whoever built it had ability. The knurling, threading and turning is fantastic. I used this hammer as a delicate "tapper" for many years. I've refaced it a few times over the years. Then my young son noticed the end was actually a fancy cap that unscrewed. How I missed that is beyond me. Anyways, inside, wrapped in a single wrap of soft cloth was a small extremely well crafted brass screwdriver, about 3"long, that threaded into the hammers handle. Cool by itself, but there was one more secret. That 3 incher had a hollow body and the cap had tiny internal and external threads. What the heck. Another tiny screwdriver was hidden inside that. Maybe an inch long, an 1/8 in diameter. Beautifully turned and knurled. The flat head is maybe 1/16" wide and under a magnifier it is spot on! Both shafts appear to be flawlessly polished and hardened tool steel. I often wonder what else this person built. Watches? Jewellery? I guess we'll never know. I guess I am weird. Have a good day Tom. Thanks for the video.
@oxtoolco7 жыл бұрын
Hi Jeff, Smack! That was the sound of a high five. Go take a look in your wifes closet. How many "cozy" jackets does she have? Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@jeffiscool18057 жыл бұрын
Im glad you liked hearing about it. I have a soft spot for abandoned home built tools and I know why. My grandfather joined the british army at 13 because war was better than what he had at the time. sad. He was POW at least twice I know about. He didn't like to talk about it. Anyways, while POW he was involved with making tools for escape attempts. He was successful at least twice, so whatever they did worked. After the war he came to Canada and eventually got a job working on a Canadian jet project called the Avro Arrow. He was very, very proud of that part of his life and was quick to tell strangers everything about how he worked with titanium and blah blah blah. LOL Later he went on to build electrical transformers at a small plant near Toronto (Ajax). I can still see and smell that place in my mind. The sparks from welders, the whirring of the lathes, the feel of pcb oil on my hands....... A VERY pleasant boyhood memory that I could talk all day about. They used to let me wander around and get into mischief unattended!! I was kind of like a shop dog with no fur. Fast forward many years to when my grandad retired. He had a small shed in the back yard full of his homebuilt tools and minimal income. He always used to tell me that it would all be mine one day, and if I looked after them they'd do everything I ever needed. He wanted me to have them. Fast forward again a few years. Grandad got ill, and while he was in the hospital fighting for his last breath, someone cleaned out his shed and took anything and everything of value. No insurance, no one caught, just gone. Since then any homemade tool brings back a flood of mixed emotion. One day I hope to find a well built homemade bench top lathe that I can afford. What a beautiful little lathe his was. Sure I could probably throw something together, but that wouldn't be the same. I guess I want to fill a void in my life. Kinda stupid, but just one of those things. No need to reply, just wanted to brag about my grandad! Cheers
@greggrolfe11037 жыл бұрын
Nice collection.
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Henk, Can you give us a better link to your channel. I searched YT and got tired of looking through pages of weird cats. Best, Tom
@Rabennase310 жыл бұрын
You know what's said about hammers? If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail ;-) Keep on!
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, I'm very busy the last few weeks. Not much You Tube for me the past weeks. It was a rainy day today, so I had time for your request try to break off a couple taps. Tapping ( M 12 ) with liquid frying butter really worked well. But one hour after tapping the tap is corroded. I believe it's because of the salt that is in the butter. Best, Henk and Shopdog Finn
@bicchappy634411 жыл бұрын
Yup, from York, which is in the North of England. I will look into buying some Blunnies 'elf' boots ! lol
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Henk, Another viewer suggested Rapeseed oil or Canola oil. Did you try those in your test? Maybe you can get the heart healthy low sodium version of the butter. Cheers, Tom
@CB-fp5zr5 жыл бұрын
Awsome! Just Awsome!
@workonitm810 жыл бұрын
Use ear protection for sure when using a railroad track anvil. I don't know the alloy of RR track but it has an ear splitting ring when struck with something hard.
@oxtoolco10 жыл бұрын
Hi Norman, What was that you said?....... All the best, Tom
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, My name is Henk and I am A Toolholic to. But I have it under control now, I never buy more than 5 pcs in a month. Otherwise I get in to big problems with my girlfriend! Greeting from Europe.
@tylercunningham327511 жыл бұрын
This may be a dumb question but could you explain when to use what hammer? I know many times you don't want to damage or mark the thing your trying to move, I don't understand the difference between the rawhide mallet, rubber, plastic, brass and bronze and lead hammers. I just know that they are designed to be less damaging.
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, We have the 4 mm holes drilled with a hand-drill from Fein ( BOP 13-3 0 and el cheapo hand-drill stand with the base rotated 180 degrees and clamped onto the beams, with a load speed of approximately 640 rpm. And the 18 mm holes with the magnetic base drill Holemaker PRO35 and annular cutter with a load speed of 300 rpm. I will comply with your request to try to break off a couple taps. But where does the bill go :-) Henk.
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Henk, I thought you were drilling a test piece. Don't break a tap in your beams for the show. I can see it know. You dog will be out in the shop licking up the "oily" spots from your metalworking. Best, Tom
@robotrash415 жыл бұрын
100 does not seem like much for that particular Plomb. You keep the valuable body hammers polished and in a drawer, covered and dry. Wax is not something you want transferred onto your auto body sheet metal.
@ninisparkle254410 жыл бұрын
l can so relate to you buddy....like my lipstick collection..
@oxtoolco10 жыл бұрын
Hi Nini, Yeah try pounding a rivet with a tube of lipstick. Somehow just not as satisfying. My favorite color of lipstick is Prussian blue. Cheers, Tom
@ninisparkle254410 жыл бұрын
Rivit??? sounds interesting!!! can i pin my hair with this highly technical instrument?
@leotenhoeve51099 жыл бұрын
hope i find a ball pien hammer at some point, hard to find in the netherlands. verry nice collection :) also the restoration vid :)
@oxtoolco9 жыл бұрын
+Leo ten hoeve Hi Leo, Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@TheBigge589 жыл бұрын
Nice video thanks
@oxtoolco11 жыл бұрын
Hi Titty, You have an advanced case of the disease. I'm sorry but there is no cure. Send a couple pictures of your collection. Regards, Tom
@Onionbaron8 жыл бұрын
Hammer time!
@leonruvalcaba15495 жыл бұрын
Mc Hammer luvs this
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom I'm back from our holiday. So here is my field test report of the Redbrick safety snaker. I start with the negatives; they make strange noises on coated concrete floor. They are not suitable for climbing on ladders. The profile of the sole of the shoe is so fine; they're going to fill up with junk, waking outside in the grid en mud. More tomorrow. Henk O and what's going on with KZfaq? my comments are deleted all the time.
@richardmogel218610 жыл бұрын
You know you mean business when you switch from a No. 3 garland to a 5 it just works so much nicer
@oxtoolco10 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard, Garland also makes a #5 with a sledgehammer handle. Its on my shopping list for someday. Now that's a thumper. Cheers, Tom
@richardmogel218610 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are expensive hammers to. I use to be a deadblow guy then I used a garland for the first time I will never go back now.
@richardmogel218610 жыл бұрын
Great collection to by the way. I need to make a rack I have 3 drawers of loose hammers plus a 5 gallon bucket I need the tool box space back
@oxtoolco10 жыл бұрын
Richard Mogel That was the exact problem I used to have. Now I need a second rack...... Best, Tom
@richardmogel218610 жыл бұрын
Everyone needs a hobby and you don't have a problem if you never admit it
@fredboat7 жыл бұрын
A good start.
@oxtoolco7 жыл бұрын
Hi Fred, Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@drew90317 жыл бұрын
i have a snap on hammer.. helps me look professional while smashing things
@oxtoolco7 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, You have good taste in hammers. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Bic, Take a look for Redbrick Smaragd safety sneakers, which are very comfortable.
@imysteryman9 жыл бұрын
Love the idea of the hammer rack, so much for the hammers I want to know more about the rack. It looks like you used unistrut for the rails, is there anything to keep the hammers from turning sideways and falling through. I have several drawers of hammers and would sure like to use those drawers for something else. Plus it would sure make it easy to find the hammer I wanted to use. Thanks for the video, I have been trying to figure out what to do with them. There is a place here that buys scrap metal and I just purchased a bunch of brass hammers most had the handles sawed off but I got 4 good ones with handles for scrap price, to add to the collection. It is truly unreal what people scrap out, one day I found a complete set of number, letter and fractional bits by Hout and only one was missing it cost me 6 bucks. I guess a tool is worthless to someone that doesn't know how to use it. That place is unreal, you never know what you will find there. Thanks again Tom, sorry for the babbling.
@oxtoolco9 жыл бұрын
Hey Mystery, The rack doesn't have any features to keep the hammers from rotating. There are enough features on most hammers that make them want to hang in that direction. The trick is to fill the rack so they can't rotate! I need to make another one as this one is filled to maximum capacity, Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@bicchappy634411 жыл бұрын
Great video Tom. This is off-topic, but what boots do you go for? Is it hard getting a balance between safety and comfort? I weld / fabricate in foundry boots - safe, but very uncomfortable. Can you recommend good shop boots?
@Kokoro-tv2 жыл бұрын
Good Day Sir.I found a DIN 8475 100G, do you know what it is? Ty
@SharkysShop8 жыл бұрын
Tom, I have a piece of rail that I've already pre-drilled on each corner so that I can eventually bolt it down for a small bench-top anvil. The top has some pitting in it. I've been planning on using my South Bend shaper to turn it into a more proper looking anvil, but I'm wondering if I could clean up the top or if that would destroy the work hardening of the surface (I have no idea how deep that would go in a rail). Thoughts?
@oxtoolco8 жыл бұрын
+Sharky's Hey Sharky, My experience with railroad rail is they are not that hard. I have cut them in saws and milled the top surface with high speed end mills with no problems. I say go for it. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@SharkysShop8 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I was a bit worried that it might be problematic. I cut the length from a scrap piece at one of the shops where I'm doing my pipefitting apprenticeship. The true vertical Marvel-Spartan bandsaw sliced it like butter.
@mclarpet10 жыл бұрын
Tom, do you have an MC hammer ? There's probably a 12 step program for this hammer addiction. Great Collection ! Burklyn hammers ? Is this the right spelling ?
@oxtoolco10 жыл бұрын
Hi Jester, I got it bad. I hear its incurable. Yes you have the spelling right. Cheers, Tom
@1pcfred9 жыл бұрын
+oxtoolco you have a lot of very nice hammers. You make me feel better about my collection. I used to think I had a problem, until I saw your rack. So thanks for that.
@oxtoolco9 жыл бұрын
+Paul Frederick Hey Paul, Glad to help out. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
@1pcfred9 жыл бұрын
oxtoolco I'm jelly over those rawhide mallets you got there. I bet I got a couple hammers you'd like too though. At least I don't see anything quite like them in your collection. That is my criteria for buying hammers today. They have to be something different than what I already have. A guy can only use so many ball peens and claw hammers. Oh, and they have to be cheap too. You were crazy to buy that one hammer off ebay. But you seem to be already aware of that.
@skullcollector298 жыл бұрын
Freaking Awesome.............!
@henkdevries714911 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, Yes I field tested them. I own 3 pairs of these shoes. And I do not look like an idiot, when my dog is taking walk with my :-) But more after our holiday. I'm abroad and the Internet is shit here. O and look for Quick Olympic shoes. Greeting your shoe salesman
@isbcornbinder10 жыл бұрын
That is a nice collection. I had about fifty hammers, many of them were close enough to be doubles, so I gave a bunch away to someone who is trying to make a difference with kids. I still have about thirty hammers left. there is the usual carpenter and machine shop hammers, sheetmetal hammers and lots of body hammers. I did find a few really nice condition hammers in a garage sale. The deceased owner had been a shipwright. Some of the specialty hammers are for pounding jute. I need to buy a really good rawhide hammer, what do you recommend. I have real Vise Grips and lots of them. Right now the total is 149 pairs and I would not say no to another pair. I only buy the original PETERSEN VISE GRIPS. My Mother was born in the next town from DE WITT the families knew each other. I refuse to buy an off shore locking pliers, except for making a specialty tool. For me, there is a real joy in cutting up the import tools. I would never cut a real Vise Grip, EVER. Good videos. I am an old dog and it is never too late for this dog to learn a new trick.
@oxtoolco10 жыл бұрын
Hi Bob, Thanks for the comment. You watched the video so you know I really like Garland rawhide mallets. They are hands down the best. Throw up a picture of your hammer and massive Vise Grip collection. I know viewers out there would love to see it, especially me. Regards, Tom