GOM (grumpy old man), BOF (boring old .......), Pedant, etc mode on!

Am I the only one who cringes when walking through the pits and I see someone working on a car/kart/bike with a claw hammer - you use a ball peen hammer in mechanical work, claw hammers are for woodwork! Yet I see people doing this often.






Okay, mode off - I feel better now.

Cheers

Fred W B


[Edited on 9/3/06 by Fred W B]

Or cross pein (not spelled peen!)

Rubber mallet all the way for me

Pat...

Better not look in my pit then! If it needs hitting and there is a rush, I'm not really very particular what the back-end of the hammer looks like!

possibly appropriate if you were working on a Morgan...

When I nod my head you hit it!

Anything will do.

I've always thought that a claw hammer pre-supposed that you would get it wrong and the nail would need removing.
Bit of a defeatists tool if you ask me.

[Edited on 9/3/06 by trikerneil]

claw hammer
ball pein hammer
lump hammer
big adjustable spanner
brick
heel of hand

all the same to me when needs must

BIG is good

And how many of you use a claw hammer to fix masonry nails?

(Hint: you should use an engineering hammer, 'cos the nail is harder than an ordinary claw hammer face, leading to a risk of flying splinters.)

DJ

Yep, same pet hate here too!

I have a collection of ball pein hammers and claw hammers strategically placed so I don't have to search too far for one. As for claw hammers being defeatist, when you use as much recycled timber as I do they are an essential.

Dont you use a claw hammer for building a locust ??

Yes, don't ya just hate it when you have to use one of the wifes best knifes to undo that screw, when you can't find a flat head screwdriver

Best thing for removing a Sierra Diff seal a claw hammer is.

Pat...

I have a range of ball-pein hammers, from 4oz up to 2lb. When you hit something with the 2-pounder, it stays hit!

quote:

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Originally posted by David Jenkins
When you hit something with the 2-pounder, it stays hit!

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Here's most of my collection - one or two more are currently 'mis-placed'

David
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All this made me chuckle. I harumph at folk who use the wrong hammer. And I get miffed when older chaps chastise the young'uns for 'choking' the hammer.
If all you have in your hand is a big hammer, then why try to wobble it around doing a tickle job? Wring its neck I say!
Rant/chuckle over..