Planned Obsolescence

[Anonymous No.2413942]

>(((Shock Absorber)))
>captcha: ykmJW

[Anonymous No.2413968]

>>2413942
buy an estwing or a bostitch like every other tradie

[Anonymous No.2413982]

>>2413942
>SHOCK STATUS: ABSORBED

the head is fine, just carve yourself a nice hardwood handle.

[Anonymous No.2414005]

>>2413968
>that'll be 30$, schlomo
they do look decent though
>>2413982
yeah i might, if i can find a decent piece of wood and some glue. don't have a vice grip to pull the head off or a belt sander though.

[Anonymous No.2414013]

>>2413942
>buy cheap junk
>surprised when it breaks
>get told buy something more expensive
>"DA JOOS, MUST BUY CHEAP TOOL"
wow

[Anonymous No.2414022]

>>2414005
>t. shekelpinchersteinbergiwitz
Buy an estwing.

[Anonymous No.2414024]

>>2414013
I'm not saying they're bad hammers but it'd be nice if I could find something that's completely metal. I'm not finding anything like that being made anymore, is the (((((shock)))) really that bad?

[Anonymous No.2414033]

>>2414013
Cheap hammers last forever if you sont buy gimmicky dogshit

[Anonymous No.2414064]

>>2414024
>but it'd be nice if I could find something that's completely metal.
... like an estwing?

[Anonymous No.2414081]

>>2414064
Still has plastic covering it
If someone has a battle rifle and they decide the recoil hurts their shoulder, it's very easy to buy a rubber butt stock

[Anonymous No.2414082]

>>2414081
shit like this doesn't occur with guns I don't think, none of the handles look very easy to replace other than wood ones kind of

[Anonymous No.2414131]

>>2413942
lol i have a hammer that is literally a piece of wood with iron head with a nail that goes thru wood to hold head it's probably 50 years old maybe more
it werks even if it's wobbly

[Anonymous No.2414150]

>>2414082
You can always plasti-dip it or wrap it in duct tape. Who cares if it looks like shit as long as it works? It's a hammer not a piece of jewelry. If you really, really must have an all-steel hammer, go find a local blacksmith and they'll make you one. It'll cost more than an Estwing though.

[Anonymous No.2414242]

>>2413942
Remove head from handle and rehandle it

[Anonymous No.2414695]

>>2414082
Do shitbull owners really give their babymaulers estwings as chew toys?

[Anonymous No.2415271]

>>2413942
Wood keep for smol areas.

[Anonymous No.2415274]

>>2414695
No, they give autspergies to them to nibble to reinforce their terrified OCF (Obsessive Cumpulsive Faggotry).

[Anonymous No.2416477]

>>2414005
>vice grip to pull the head off
drill a series of hole in it then clear it out with a cold chisel.
any decent handle should come with a wood wedge and a metal keeper of some sort, you don't need glue

[Anonymous No.2416479]

>>2414131
soak the head in linseed oil, it'll swell the wood into the eye and take out a lot of wobble, antifreeze is supposed to work too, but i've never tried it

[Anonymous No.2416667]

>>2416479
thanks but i think it's made from moonwood so this won't work

[Anonymous No.2416791]

>>2416667
give it a go and let us know the results

[Anonymous No.2416797]

>>2413968
>estwing
>bostitch

Absolutely disgusting

[Anonymous No.2416835]

i have a vaughan framing hammer i found in the weeds on a job, it had been there long enough the handle was rotten, the head was all crusty. i slapped a new handle on it and cleaned up the head and it works a treat

[Anonymous No.2417057]

>>2414024
>it'd be nice if I could find something that's completely metal
Brother.
Get a cheap wire feed welder and don't look back.

>is the (((((shock)))) really that bad?
You've opened more parentheticals than you've closed. Shock bleeds from your sentence as we speak.

[Anonymous No.2417077]

>>2417057
>still posting your hunk of shit made out of a harbor freight hammer

[Anonymous No.2417090]

>>2416791
i'll just removed small nail and used bigger one
werks fine

[OP No.2417092]

I found this old slag at a used hardware store bin for 5 bucks. I stuck a pin down the handle (looks like aluminum) and it's smooth for at least a few inches so that;s good. I'm kinda tempted to cut the handle apart and see what it looks like I can alwyas just wrap it back with electrical tape.
>>2416477
that is a good idea
>>2417057
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nice hammer breh.
>>2414150
it could have been cheaper if hammers didn't break and get thrown away so much.

[Anonymous No.2417105]

>>2417077
Yes, and you still complain ineffectually.

Though for carrying around in my belt I do prefer the hammer with its original wooden handle (and waffle head ground smooth). The welded up bullshit is too heavy to carry all day but has the perfect weight and balance for when something positively must be smashed.

Almost bought another one today but I see they've gone from $7 to $10 while the handle shape is less defined and now appears to be made of a wood lighter than hickory.

[Anonymous No.2417107]

>>2417092
Thanks!
Wooden handle version

[Anonymous No.2417111]

>>2417105
Really?
Nobody would have taken YOU for a guy who is too poor to buy a $10 hammer

[Anonymous No.2417118]

>>2417111
>YOU
Who?

>$10 hammer
>while the handle shape is less defined and now appears to be made of a wood lighter than hickory
No need to buy a spare when I don't like it as much as the original. Price is not the issue. Prior to finding this hammer I bought a $100+ Picard 795 (actually two, this one and one with the fiberglass handle over the steel shank). I like the HF framing hammer more.

Reasons I like it more:
1) larger strike surface.
2) magnetic nail start feature is very close to strike surface (means you can start short nails with the magnet, with most hammers one cannot).
3) heavier, which is a feature when swinging your hammer sideways in 4" of space to move a PT 2x12 in place.

[Anonymous No.2417129]

>>2417118
Yes we all remember you bragging about spending hundreds of dollars on a weird patterned all metal hammer that nobody uses, and nobody was surprised you didnt like it.
Everyone told you all metal was stupid (and im sure all your co-workers did too)
So then you took a shitty harbor freight hammer and ripped it apart before actually using it and poorly welding it up like a methhead.

And now its literally no surprise you are coming out saying the wooden handled HF framer is actually the better hammer.

Imagine if you werent a huge contrarian trying to do anything he can to be unique and special, and just bought a 24oz Vaughan california framer from the beginning like all your coworkers.
Instead you have spent a bunch of time and money and ended up jerking yourself off over the harbor freight $10 knockoff after spending 30X more money than if you would have done the right thing in the first place.

[Anonymous No.2417166]

>>2417111
>taken YOU for a guy who is too poor to buy a $10 hammer
>>2417129
>we all remember you bragging about spending hundreds of dollars
Which are you attempting to insult me for? Not spending money or spending money?

Please also cite references for "bragging" and "we."

>you didnt like it.
I did like it. I told you so. And I thanked you for your evidently deep and committed concern over my hammer selection.

>you took a shitty harbor freight hammer and ripped it apart before actually using it and poorly welding it up
Yes, I did that. That's my all steel hammer I like. I also said at the time I liked it so much that I would buy another and leave it with the wooden handle if the steel handle proved too heavy to carry all day, and that's what I have done.

>you are coming out saying the wooden handled HF framer is actually the better hammer
For carrying around as a framing hammer. Yes. Still glad I made and have my all steel version.

>Imagine if you werent a huge contrarian
Fair but would you have it any other way?

>24oz Vaughan california framer
Like this one?
I looked at these somewhere and almost liked them, but not quite. Reasons I did not quite like them:
1) the area behind the hammer head, if rounded and accessible, is useful for rounding a mitered corner to close it 1/32" without caulking. These hammers aren't suitable for that. HF framer, Picard, Estwing and a few others are.
2) I like the shape of the HF handle more.
3) if I'm going to take an angle grinder to a waffle face (and I am) I would rather it be a $7 (now $10) hammer.

>you have spent a bunch of time
I wanted to spend time making a hammer.

>jerking yourself off
Are you aware of a higher purpose than self-gratification? If so, what?

>after spending 30X more money
Which are you attempting to insult me for? Not spending money or spending money?

>if you would have done the right thing
I did do the right thing. It is what I wanted to do. Do you have another way of defining what is right?

[Anonymous No.2417181]

>>2417092
>that is a good idea
i've hung a fair few hammers, axes and the like.
you could probably also burn it out without harming the head, it's supposed to work for shovels with no real detriment

[Anonymous No.2417185]

>>2417105
>and waffle head ground smooth
why not just buy one with a smooth face?

[Anonymous No.2417187]

>>2417185
Because they don't sell one like that.

[Anonymous No.2417189]

>>2417187
does it have to be 23 oz?
https://www.vaughanmfg.com/Products/CF2P-19-oz-Plain-Face-California-Framer__11601.aspx

[Anonymous No.2417196]

>>2417189
It was the HF framing hammer I ground smooth, and no, they don't make one like that. The post to which you just replied explains why I did not prefer the Vaughan.

[Anonymous No.2417197]

Oh, you didn't reply to it. It was the post ending in 66.

[Anonymous No.2417207]

>>2417196
ok, just asking
here is the vaughan i found an stuck a new handle on if you're interested. if not please disregard.

[Anonymous No.2417217]

>>2417207
>large strike face
>rounded dingus behind strike face
>looks 20+oz
I like it. Doesn't look like it has a magnetic nail start but that's a fine hammer nonetheless. Good recovery from the weeds.

[Anonymous No.2417237]

>>2417217
thanks anon
no nail starter, i think it's 19oz. i hope it serves me well

[Anonymous No.2417909]

>>2413942
>>2417057
Go back faggot

[Anonymous No.2418078]

>>2417909
anon what does any of this have to do with /pol/???

Get off reddit

And 4chan

And the internet

[Anonymous No.2418105]

>>2413942
master race

[Anonymous No.2418887]

>>2417092
https://www.amazon.sa/-/en/Stanley-51-081-Jacketed-Handle-Hammer/dp/B00V8J3GZS
wow, uh