nick205
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TERMINAL DAMAGE
had this for nearly 20 years and look what happened. I was only using it to tap out a brake pad from a caliper and it just gave up. Got me a new
hammer today 3/4lb'er with a nice polished head and solid hickory shaft - I feel much better now
Lucky I wasn't using it in it's normal smash the hell out of it mode 
 
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Big Stu
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| posted on 25/2/10 at 10:27 PM |
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Sorry for your loss, the next couple of days will be the hardest, but things will get better. Chin up.
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Irony
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| posted on 25/2/10 at 10:27 PM |
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I feel for you mate. Sometimes its like everything in life is just against you. This happened to me just the other day............
 
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FFTS
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| posted on 25/2/10 at 10:31 PM |
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Best thing you can do is go out and get hammered. Hope you haven't been shafted on the new one as it would be such a blow you may never recover
from the impact and have to knock it on the head. 
Chris.
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balidey
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| posted on 25/2/10 at 10:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by FFTS
Best thing you can do is go out and get hammered. Hope you haven't been shafted on the new one as it would be such a blow you may never recover
from the impact and have to knock it on the head.
Very good, you nailed every pun there.
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FFTS
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| posted on 25/2/10 at 11:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
quote:
Originally posted by FFTS
Best thing you can do is go out and get hammered. Hope you haven't been shafted on the new one as it would be such a blow you may never recover
from the impact and have to knock it on the head.
Very good, you nailed every pun there.
Almost it seems... I wasn't quite on the BALL so please don't PEENalise me too much. 
Chris.
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perksy
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| posted on 25/2/10 at 11:19 PM |
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Bugger
Sorry for your loss
Nowt worse than loosing an old friend
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twybrow
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| posted on 25/2/10 at 11:36 PM |
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Come on chaps - this is Locostbuilders! Stop your jibber jabber and fix it! My first thought would be gaffer tape, my 2nd thought (once you hit
yourself in the face with the head/tape combo) would be to make a new handle. She can live on!
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miikae
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| posted on 25/2/10 at 11:41 PM |
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Wittle and fit it back on when you are feeling better.
If it can be done it i will be done .
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 25/2/10 at 11:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
Come on chaps - this is Locostbuilders! Stop your jibber jabber and fix it! My first thought would be gaffer tape, my 2nd thought (once you hit
yourself in the face with the head/tape combo) would be to make a new handle. She can live on!
"Its had three new heads and five new handles, but ive had the same one for twenty years...."
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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iank
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 07:43 AM |
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My first thought was why not treat it to a new handle.
Though you do need a hammer to install a new handle in my experience.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 08:17 AM |
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Can you weld wood?
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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nick205
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 08:44 AM |
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Thanks for the kind words chaps 
She's been laid to rest in the bottom drawer of the tool box - couldn't bring myself to actually throw her out.
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MikeR
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 08:56 AM |
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piffle - get a 10mm drill down each broken bit of wood, araldite some steel in and then wrap in gaffer tape. Good for another 10 years at least.
If you want to be fancy, aradite some plastic in and claim its a specially designed composite handle with increased flexibility which reduces fatigue
or something.
Problem with people today is the throw away society, why i remember when i was a lad ......
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iank
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 08:59 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
piffle - get a 10mm drill down each broken bit of wood, araldite some steel in and then wrap in gaffer tape. Good for another 10 years at least.
If you want to be fancy, aradite some plastic in and claim its a specially designed composite handle with increased flexibility which reduces fatigue
or something.
Problem with people today is the throw away society, why i remember when i was a lad ......
Better, get a bit of wood and whittle your own.
http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/hammerhandle.html
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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daviep
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 09:09 AM |
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Looks like it died from lack of use, I've never seen such a clean hammer.
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eddie99
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 09:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
Come on chaps - this is Locostbuilders! Stop your jibber jabber and fix it! My first thought would be gaffer tape, my 2nd thought (once you hit
yourself in the face with the head/tape combo) would be to make a new handle. She can live on!
"Its had three new heads and five new handles, but ive had the same one for twenty years...."
Only fools and horses!!!
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MikeR
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 09:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
piffle - get a 10mm drill down each broken bit of wood, araldite some steel in and then wrap in gaffer tape. Good for another 10 years at least.
If you want to be fancy, aradite some plastic in and claim its a specially designed composite handle with increased flexibility which reduces fatigue
or something.
Problem with people today is the throw away society, why i remember when i was a lad ......
Better, get a bit of wood and whittle your own.
http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/hammerhandle.html
Problem with people today is the excessive use of resources!!!!! I mean, why get a brand new bit of wood when you could get a drill and ......
I made a temporary pick handle years ago out of a branch random branch in the garden. Still got it today - as its never been properly whittled it
doesn't half blister your hands if you use it a lot + the head isn't that securely on. Luckily i never use it a lot
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Dusty
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 10:09 AM |
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Commiserations on your loss. However I'm not surprised. That head was on back to front and possibly upside down. This would have altered the
forces going into the handle. Then all it needed was a stress riser like a little nick, dry rot or some woodworm and catastrophic failure was only few
hits away. Accident waiting to happen IMO.
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dan8400
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 10:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daviep
Looks like it died from lack of use, I've never seen such a clean hammer.
+1
[Edited on 26/2/10 by dan8400]
Hey - That's Journey!!!
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FFTS
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 11:49 AM |
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As an alternative to all the above!!
You could just get out more 
Chris.
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nick205
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 12:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
piffle - get a 10mm drill down each broken bit of wood, araldite some steel in and then wrap in gaffer tape. Good for another 10 years at least.
If you want to be fancy, aradite some plastic in and claim its a specially designed composite handle with increased flexibility which reduces fatigue
or something.
Problem with people today is the throw away society, why i remember when i was a lad ......
Better, get a bit of wood and whittle your own.
http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/hammerhandle.html
^^^ If only I had the time to spend on this. It's actually a pet plan for retirement to train myself in carpentry and joinery.
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Horizenjob
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 03:04 PM |
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I think it simply lacked triangulation. Get some more handles and attach them with gussets. It will last forever.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 04:27 PM |
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If you can buiild a car then you can stick a handle on a tool.
Go buy a new handle and fit it.
You a Locoster or What?
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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gazza285
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| posted on 26/2/10 at 06:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Got me a new hammer today 3/4lb'er with a nice polished head and solid hickory shaft
3/4lbs? Where did you get that, Thorntons?
What we need is bigger and better hammers.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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