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[Parts]

Had a mishap with a two inch mortar shell today.  My son lit the fuse it burned way to fast then it only popped about 6feet out the tube and exploded on the ground.  My son just ten feet away me only a little more    My ears are still ringing so are his he got hit in the ass by one of the stars too Good news no real injuries bad news the neighbors were all watching and it was embarrassing.  I'd think we'd have more troubles doing stupid shit of are own devises than this.  The other day we were throwing 20 oz coffee cups full of shotgun power in a barrel fire no problems  it looked like a rocket engine

[P7PSP]

Watch out you don't get  from the local gendarmes for that.

[Queen Victoria]

You're both lucky.  It could have been  . 

[Parts]

Watch out you don't get  from the local gendarmes for that.

We have a mutual agreement with two of our neighbors never to call them and unless there is violence directed at one of us and we are not winning

You're both lucky.  It could have been  . 

We both figured it was bad but not as dangerous as some thing we do like welding or doing pours of molten aluminum from a container holding about 8 lbs of it into sand molds.  I had 60lbs molten lead one day when I was making hammers 

[P7PSP]

Lead dead blow hammers rock. 

[Parts]

Lead dead blow hammers rock. 

You can't buy real ones anymore the nanny state prohibits it.  I had a mold to make real ones at one time but have since sold it


And the best of the hammers I made that day,  it took some practice to pour them fast enough to come out good

[P7PSP]

Lead dead blow hammers rock. 

You can't buy real ones anymore the nanny state prohibits it.  I had a mold to make real ones at one time but have since sold it


And the best of the hammers I made that day,  it took some practice to pour them fast enough to come out good

How much did that one weigh?

[Parts]

I think it's around 1 1/2 - 2 pounds

I have made large ones in the past using a tin can as a mold the weight goes up fast

["couldbecousin"]

I think it's around 1 1/2 - 2 pounds

I have made large ones in the past using a tin can as a mold the weight goes up fast

How many hammers do you own?! 

['andersom']

How long does a lead hammer last? And what do you use it for. The material is so soft.

My dad poured lead into shapes too. But never into things that had to be actively used, like hammers. Always for the purpose of dead weight in the right shape.

[Parts]

I think it's around 1 1/2 - 2 pounds

I have made large ones in the past using a tin can as a mold the weight goes up fast

How many hammers do you own?! 

I'm a hoarder I have no real idea lots I have at least 3 lead ones and many other different types for different jobs.  Hammers are a really diverse tool with many specialty ones of different weights, shapes, and materials then of course the are mallets which are another beast all together which I have many of also
I sold about 6 Sunday and still have more that I am selling which only represents what I will part with

How long does a lead hammer last? And what do you use it for. The material is so soft.

My dad poured lead into shapes too. But never into things that had to be actively used, like hammers. Always for the purpose of dead weight in the right shape.

Lead and brass are used in striking metals you don't want to damage.  Lead dead blow hammers are used for this and have the added plus of little or no rebound from when you strike them. How long they last depends on how aggressive you are with them but the fact that you just have to recast them means they last basically forever.

They even make hammers and whole tool lines out of bronze for use in areas where sparking can be hazardous say when working with natural gas

['andersom']

I think it's around 1 1/2 - 2 pounds

I have made large ones in the past using a tin can as a mold the weight goes up fast

How many hammers do you own?! 

I'm a hoarder I have no real idea lots I have at least 3 lead ones and many other different types for different jobs.  Hammers are a really diverse tool with many specialty ones of different weights, shapes, and materials then of course the are mallets which are another beast all together which I have many of also
I sold about 6 Sunday and still have more that I am selling which only represents what I will part with

How long does a lead hammer last? And what do you use it for. The material is so soft.

My dad poured lead into shapes too. But never into things that had to be actively used, like hammers. Always for the purpose of dead weight in the right shape.

Lead and brass are used in striking metals you don't want to damage.  Lead dead blow hammers are used for this and have the added plus of little or no rebound from when you strike them. How long they last depends on how aggressive you are with them but the fact that you just have to recast them means they last basically forever.

They even make hammers and whole tool lines out of bronze for use in areas where sparking can be hazardous say when working with natural gas

Thanks. I've got people who work with wood in my family, they use hard hammers, and a brother who paves a lot, he uses rubber hammers. I have no metal workers in the family, so I did not think about that.

[Parts]

I think it's around 1 1/2 - 2 pounds

I have made large ones in the past using a tin can as a mold the weight goes up fast

How many hammers do you own?! 

I'm a hoarder I have no real idea lots I have at least 3 lead ones and many other different types for different jobs.  Hammers are a really diverse tool with many specialty ones of different weights, shapes, and materials then of course the are mallets which are another beast all together which I have many of also
I sold about 6 Sunday and still have more that I am selling which only represents what I will part with

How long does a lead hammer last? And what do you use it for. The material is so soft.

My dad poured lead into shapes too. But never into things that had to be actively used, like hammers. Always for the purpose of dead weight in the right shape.

Lead and brass are used in striking metals you don't want to damage.  Lead dead blow hammers are used for this and have the added plus of little or no rebound from when you strike them. How long they last depends on how aggressive you are with them but the fact that you just have to recast them means they last basically forever.

They even make hammers and whole tool lines out of bronze for use in areas where sparking can be hazardous say when working with natural gas

Thanks. I've got people who work with wood in my family, they use hard hammers, and a brother who paves a lot, he uses rubber hammers. I have no metal workers in the family, so I did not think about that.

There is a specialty tool for just about everything many of them very expensive knowing what they do not only helps me do jobs right but also helps when I am out at estate sales buying for resale at times I can sell things at 20 to 30 times what I pay for them because I know what they are for

[P7PSP]

I only have three hammers, a 16 oz claw hammer at home, one for work and a weighted rubber dead blow hammer that I use to remove and replabe the barreled action on my Ruger MkII on its frame.

[odeon]

I think I have quite a few. I can never find the right one when I need it, though.