Sledge Hammers!

New handle on the Plumb, just cleaned and oiled the 48oz Stanley. Lord knows I have no use for a stone mason hammer, but when I have a $1 head and a matching $1 handle something compels me to put them together.
 
I agree, a 'multi-tool for railway, mining or similar. Its fairly big for geologist what is basically a sampling tool.
 
I've got a question about sledge hammers that I hope isn't too stupid. I recently saw an old ad for tools, I think it was Quikwerk, that listed sledges for either steel or stone work.
What is the difference and when buying old sledges, how do you tell the difference?
 
well, i dont know too much about it but i think a mason's sledge, if thats a thing, might have a longer handle. a steel work sledge, if thats like a forging hammer, would have a short handle for working in a shop, but i dont know so it's probably better to get another answer
 
There is no real hard rules for this, As you know there is about a million types of hammers and alot of overlap with their usefulness.
Anyway broadly speaking a stone sledge is very square faced blocky shape, often a straight peen.
General purpose sledge is usually two faces much rounder looking often hex or octagonal between the face and cheeks.
 
Thanks for the replies. I was thinking more along the lines of hardness, tempering and that sort of thing. I didn't want to take a chance with damaging a hammer or endangering myself by using one not made for the job.
I'm glad I asked.
 
does anyone have a picture of an NOS plumb anchor? i have an anchor ball peen and i want to paint it because it keeps rusting and i'd like to know what it should look like
 
phantomknives said:
does anyone have a picture of an NOS plumb anchor? i have an anchor ball peen and i want to paint it because it keeps rusting and i'd like to know what it should look like
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I don't recall ever seeing a painted hammer! Mist the darn thing with WD every now and again and start storing somewhere not as damp.
 
i think it may have been painted on the facets between the eye, peen and face-ish area (i dont know the anatomy of a ball peen that well) but i was going to put some polishing compound on it anyway, i use polishing compound because i'v had it on my kelly perferct's bevels for months and they haven't rusted and everything rusts, its very humid where i keep my stuff.
 
300Six said:
I don't recall ever seeing a painted hammer! Mist the darn thing with WD every now and again and start storing somewhere not as damp.
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I haven't seen too many painted hammers either - seems like a finish would get roughed up pretty quick...being a hammer.

Some of the older Channellock ball peens I think where painted red:

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One here:
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WECO - not necessarily in the same class as an Anchor marked Plumb of course. The WECO tools I come across tend to be red.
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Plumb did have other color schemes at one point but I really couldn't tell you if it was a "paint" finish (never seen one in person):

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Plumb's shout out to the U of O?

Phantomknives, share your results if you end up detailing it :thumbsup:
 
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