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nick205

posted on 25/2/10 at 10:06 PM Reply With Quote
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 Rescued attachment IMG_5279.jpg
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Big Stu

posted on 25/2/10 at 10:27 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 25/2/10 at 10:27 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 25/2/10 at 10:31 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 25/2/10 at 10:44 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 25/2/10 at 11:06 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 25/2/10 at 11:19 PM Reply With Quote
Bugger

Sorry for your loss

Nowt worse than loosing an old friend

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twybrow

posted on 25/2/10 at 11:36 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 25/2/10 at 11:41 PM Reply With Quote
Wittle and fit it back on when you are feeling better.





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MakeEverything

posted on 25/2/10 at 11:54 PM Reply With Quote
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...."





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iank

posted on 26/2/10 at 07:43 AM Reply With Quote
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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Daddylonglegs

posted on 26/2/10 at 08:17 AM Reply With Quote
Can you weld wood?





It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......

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nick205

posted on 26/2/10 at 08:44 AM Reply With Quote
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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posted on 26/2/10 at 08:56 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 26/2/10 at 08:59 AM Reply With Quote
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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daviep

posted on 26/2/10 at 09:09 AM Reply With Quote
Looks like it died from lack of use, I've never seen such a clean hammer.


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eddie99

posted on 26/2/10 at 09:16 AM Reply With Quote
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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posted on 26/2/10 at 09:22 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 26/2/10 at 10:09 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 26/2/10 at 10:20 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 26/2/10 at 11:49 AM Reply With Quote
As an alternative to all the above!!

You could just get out more





Chris.

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nick205

posted on 26/2/10 at 12:03 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 26/2/10 at 03:04 PM Reply With Quote
I think it simply lacked triangulation. Get some more handles and attach them with gussets. It will last forever.
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wilkingj

posted on 26/2/10 at 04:27 PM Reply With Quote
If you can buiild a car then you can stick a handle on a tool.

Go buy a new handle and fit it.

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gazza285

posted on 26/2/10 at 06:12 PM Reply With Quote
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.





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