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[MusicMen]

Hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like an old furniture hammer. Especially if there is a dimple on the square end.

[ThePeacent]

Hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like an old furniture hammer. Especially if there is a dimple on the square end.

it's just flat, no protrusion or dimple...

[AimlessWanderer]

Scutch hammer / geology hammer?

[Fuzzbucket]

It's a little tile hammer.

[hiraethus]

I just got a set of these:

 

[Smashie]

I just got a set of these:
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Can't go wrong with Wera 

[ThePeacent]

Scutch hammer / geology hammer?


It's a little tile hammer.

Thanks! I ain't got no tiles to crush but I guess I'll be prepared when the time comes! 

As for the geologist's hammer, I forgot about that one! It's been two or three years put away, unused, and I didn't even count it among my hammer collection! I studied Geology at University (only one year, though   ). You just reminded me of it 50ft-trad     

I'll try and find it and get a pic for ya folks!   

[hiraethus]

Can't go wrong with Wera 

Absolutely.  I've got some Wera hex keys and torx screwdrivers too.  I'll need a new pozi/flat screwdriver set soon, and I'll probably buy Wera again.  The only thing I don't like about the hex key set is that the plastic sleeves can come loose.  Easily fixed with a bit of superglue, but annoying.

[Smashie]

Can't go wrong with Wera 

Absolutely.  I've got some Wera hex keys and torx screwdrivers too.  I'll need a new pozi/flat screwdriver set soon, and I'll probably buy Wera again.  The only thing I don't like about the hex key set is that the plastic sleeves can come loose.  Easily fixed with a bit of superglue, but annoying.

I forgot that I've also got a set of Bondhus T handle hex drivers and they seem pretty well made as well

[Fuzzbucket]

Can't go wrong with Wera 

Absolutely.  I've got some Wera hex keys and torx screwdrivers too.  I'll need a new pozi/flat screwdriver set soon, and I'll probably buy Wera again.  The only thing I don't like about the hex key set is that the plastic sleeves can come loose.  Easily fixed with a bit of superglue, but annoying.

I like Wera - i think they're very good quality, but i prefer PB Swiss Tools. If you're after some screwdrivers, you should have a look at some of their screwdriver sets.

[Fuzzbucket]

I forgot that I've also got a set of Bondhus T handle hex drivers and they seem pretty well made as well

I had a set of Bondus hex keys (the ones with the ball'd ends if you know what i mean - i cant remember what you call that?), they were pretty decent and not too expensive if i remember right... bloody heavy though.

[Vidar]

I like Wera - i think they're very good quality, but i prefer PB Swiss Tools. If you're after some screwdrivers, you should have a look at some of their screwdriver sets.

I've got a few Swiss Tools screwdrivers, and I do prefer their handle. The actual business end of Wera is hard to argue with though, so I ended up with mostly Wera.

[Fuzzbucket]

I've got a few Swiss Tools screwdrivers, and I do prefer their handle. The actual business end of Wera is hard to argue with though, so I ended up with mostly Wera.

Can't go wrong with either really - proper professional tools!

I quite fancy getting a Wera Rapidaptor - does anybody have any experience with them - any good?


PS. Did you know (Michael Caine voice)... that every individual PB Swiss Tool has it's own serial number?

[Vidar]

I quite fancy getting a Wera Rapidaptor - does anybody have any experience with them - any good?

I got one. Easy to use - the bit gets stuck just by putting it in. And the bit stays stuck, and loosens easily enough when it is time to change. The removal sets up the next bit for easy insertion and so on. 

The one negative thing is in common with all the springy bit holder versions - they are bigger and more clumpy than the simpler plain magnetic ones. A trade off between secure bit holding vs access to tight spaces. (That trade off can be fixed by having a magnetic one too for those fairly rare tight space occasions).

[Fuzzbucket]

I quite fancy getting a Wera Rapidaptor - does anybody have any experience with them - any good?

I got one. Easy to use - the bit gets stuck just by putting it in. And the bit stays stuck, and loosens easily enough when it is time to change. The removal sets up the next bit for easy insertion and so on. 

The one negative thing is in common with all the springy bit holder versions - they are bigger and more clumpy than the simpler plain magnetic ones. A trade off between secure bit holding vs access to tight spaces. (That trade off can be fixed by having a magnetic one too for those fairly rare tight space occasions).

Thanks Vidar, i want to get the one with the ring magnet for working at height, so i can just stick a screw in with one hand without worrying about screw dropping off.

[Fuzzbucket]

I quite fancy getting a Wera Rapidaptor - does anybody have any experience with them - any good?

I got one. Easy to use - the bit gets stuck just by putting it in. And the bit stays stuck, and loosens easily enough when it is time to change. The removal sets up the next bit for easy insertion and so on. 

The one negative thing is in common with all the springy bit holder versions - they are bigger and more clumpy than the simpler plain magnetic ones. A trade off between secure bit holding vs access to tight spaces. (That trade off can be fixed by having a magnetic one too for those fairly rare tight space occasions).

Thanks Vidar, i want to get the one with the ring magnet for working at height, so i can just stick a screw in with one hand without worrying about screw dropping off.

Just bought one - the price had dropped to just a fiver plus postage!

[Poncho65]

Lots of great tools guys I have yet to take any pics of any of my regular tools I will try to before long though

[Grant Lamontagne]

Did somebody say hammers? 



This is my Stanley FUBAR Fat Max, and I've had it for a number of years now.  As you can see, it has been used quite a bit.



This particular model is the 55-119 version, which I now see is also available in yellow.  I think I may have to get another one eventually....



Mine says Patent Pending on it, so I guess I shouldn't have used it- I should have kept it pretty and scratch free for future FUBAR collectors.   



They must mean it too, because this warning is also molded into the handle.  That having been said, I don't think I have ever worn safety glasses when using it and I still appear to be alive.



As I said, this one has a fair bit of mileage on it.  It is often my primary hammer when repairing decking or doing any serious construction or demo work, and I have never felt like it was lacking.  I will admit though that the jaws on the back don't get that much use.  They are meant for grabbing boards and stuff, but I really don't use it for that too often, even when working with boards.



I do however use the pry bar and nail puller end almost as much as I use the hammer.

I like it and I would encourage anyone who needs a solid tool that they can abuse with impunity to give one of these a shot if you haven't already.  If that doesn't convince you, then this ad, which made me buy one in the first place probably will! 



Def

[Mechanickal]

Did somebody say hammers? 

So the tool ain't fubar but everything it touches is?

Sounds like a magic wand of destruction...

~Bam~ that's fubar
~Bam~ that too
~Bam~ yes, also...
Oh I wonder if  ~Bam~... yep, fubar...

[ThePeacent]

off topic - does "FUBAR" mean anything else apart from the "F*cked Up Beyond Any Recognition" acronym?
on topic - I talked about my Geologist's hammer that I had abandoned since I left my studies and retrieved it yesterday to take this pic, among other tools I had stashed away and only get out for chopping chores, kukris take the roles of hatchets here



in fact, my newest bushwacker was bought a year and a half ago but I haven't tested it yet, the KaBar Parangatang and the Marbles shovel that's been stored for any emergency shovel that (as of yet) has not materialised

[Grant Lamontagne]

If it means anything else, I am not aware of it.  And yes, it is a very accurate name for this magic wand.  :-)

Def

[Fuzzbucket]

Are we showing our hammers then?


These three are my absolute favourites - all USA made: Li'l Pro, Estwing Weight Forward and an unbranded Cat's Paw (technically not a hammer, but it gets used to hit things... so it's a hammer).

[AlephZero]

Zombies beware!

[Fuzzbucket]

Zombies beware!

Ohh you tease...! What is it?

[AlephZero]

Zombies beware!

Ohh you tease...! What is it?

It's Dead On Tools Annihilator demolition hammer



Note: mine is the smaller 14" version

 

[ThePeacent]

Are we showing our hammers then?


These three are my absolute favourites - all USA made: Li'l Pro, Estwing Weight Forward and an unbranded Cat's Paw (technically not a hammer, but it gets used to hit things... so it's a hammer).

wow that middle one sure looks futuristic   

 

[Fuzzbucket]

It's Dead On Tools Annihilator demolition hammer

Note: mine is the smaller 14" version

 

Good God Aleph....


that...


is....


TOTALLY AWSOME!!!


I'll need to look into those. You say yours is 14", that sounds like an ideal toolbag size to me.

[Fuzzbucket]

Are we showing our hammers then?


These three are my absolute favourites - all USA made: Li'l Pro, Estwing Weight Forward and an unbranded Cat's Paw (technically not a hammer, but it gets used to hit things... so it's a hammer).

wow that middle one sure looks futuristic   

 

Thanks, it's the best hammer ive ever had... it's definitely the best belter!

That version of it is really hard to get in the UK now - they didn't sell well here at first, so Estwing decided to stick a round bit on the front to make it look more hammer like... totally mucking up the design (sigh).

[AimlessWanderer]

I see your combined hammers and prybars, and raise by an axe ...

[Fuzzbucket]

I see your combined hammers and prybars, and raise by an axe ...

If the Knights Templars made multitools...