On 12/16/2017 9:14 AM, AMuzi wrote:
On 12/16/2017 5:12 AM, John B. wrote:


Re "Dead Blow Hammers". For work in the shop we used to cast hammer
heads out of commercially pure lead. As we had the mold we used to
recast the hammers when the heads got badly banged up. Surprising how
little actual lead was lost in use.


"as we had the mold".
I cast my lead hammer in a steel can with a piece of water pipe handle
stuck into the side of it.

:-) I've got exactly the same model hanging on my workshop pegboard
wall. Our son cast it in metal shop during middle school.

(I bet they're not allowed to do that now.)

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- Frank Krygowski