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The Shop => Metal Stuff => Topic started by: doubleboost on September 27, 2014, 04:18:28 PM

Title: Lead hammers
Post by: doubleboost on September 27, 2014, 04:18:28 PM

Hi
Lads
Borrowed a hammer mould
Some grabbed video frames
(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/LISTER/GrabbedFrame56_zpsda818873.png) (http://s261.photobucket.com/user/john970s0/media/LISTER/GrabbedFrame56_zpsda818873.png.html)

(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/LISTER/GrabbedFrame57_zpseaa0e748.png) (http://s261.photobucket.com/user/john970s0/media/LISTER/GrabbedFrame57_zpseaa0e748.png.html)

(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/LISTER/GrabbedFrame58_zpsdad6ebb1.png) (http://s261.photobucket.com/user/john970s0/media/LISTER/GrabbedFrame58_zpsdad6ebb1.png.html)

Be in tomorrows video
John

Title: Re: Lead hammers
Post by: Stilldrillin on September 27, 2014, 05:24:50 PM

That's a handy weapon John!   :bugeye:

When the head's mushroomed....... Just re cast!  :thumbup:

I used a lead hammer, around that size, for the wire wheel nuts on my old MG.

David D

Title: Re: Lead hammers
Post by: mcostello on September 28, 2014, 12:57:27 PM

Not that I am a metal abuser, but I cast a 10 lb'er. 4.5 kg for the rest of the world. :beer:

Title: Re: Lead hammers
Post by: rockknocker on September 29, 2014, 03:47:58 PM

That's a nice new hammer! Now, my question is: What do you use it for? What is a lead hammer better at than a dead blow or brass hammer?

Title: Re: Lead hammers
Post by: mcostello on October 01, 2014, 09:37:43 AM

A brass hammer will mar a piece of steel with a good finish. A dead blow will not do as good a job as a lead hammer in seating a part on parallels. I use both, but still prefer the lead hammer for certain jobs.

Title: Re: Lead hammers
Post by: Anzaniste on October 01, 2014, 02:27:37 PM

Now that is a very special mold. :drool:

Title: Re: Lead hammers
Post by: smiffy on October 01, 2014, 03:29:51 PM

Hi I have had one of these hammer moulds for years and never seen another until now ,I believe the company also made a mould for making lead jaws for a vise but have never seen one .

Title: Re: Lead hammers
Post by: Meldonmech on November 05, 2014, 10:03:53 AM

 
Hi John
                 We used to use those hammers for all sorts of jobs in the workshop, when they got worn and wobbly we would take them to the stores to part exchange for a new one. I never really liked the round gas pipe handles especially if your hands were a bit  oily.

                                 Cheers  David