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[Webby the Bear]

Evening guys.

So I have a large hammer with hickory handle from the below set

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BERGEN-Professional-Hickory-Handled-BER1651/dp/B006B3O5J2

So I pinned it a while ago to stop the head falling off but low n behold it hasn't held. I want to ditch the wood and weld an exhaust pipe to the hammer head like this:




As the head is hardened steel according to the description can I simply mig weld it to the pipe? Or should I grind the head surface down a tad?

[STEMO]

Buy a new hammer 

[Webby the Bear]

Buy a new hammer 

That's no fun 

[Andy B]

Buy a new hammer 

That's no fun 

I'm with Steve on this one. A hammer shaft is supposed to absorb some of the shock, hence the hickory ..... my hammers at work have plastic handles ..... no wood on the food factory floor 

[Webby the Bear]

Buy a new hammer 

That's no fun 

I'm with Steve on this one. A hammer shaft is supposed to absorb some of the shock, hence the hickory ..... my hammers at work have plastic handles ..... no wood on the food factory floor

We only get that when the receptionist wears her pencil skirts 

I'll get my coat...

To be honest I never thought about that. I always saw ETCGs home made hammer and and wanted to try it 

[106pete]

Leave the hammer in a bucket of water all the time, the wood will swell and hold the head tight.

[Nick W]

You could weld a piece of thick walled pipe to the hammer head. They are hardened, but only at and near the faces; the middle won't be. You can prove that with a file. A much better idea would be to buy a new wooden handle and fit that properly, which is a useful thing to learn.


As Bergen stuff tends to be some of the better affordable tools, consider replacing the whole thing.

[Andy B]

...
We only get that when the receptionist wears her pencil skirts 

I'll get my coat... ....

 

[Mr Gav]

Leave the hammer in a bucket of water all the time, the wood will swell and hold the head tight.

I was hoping for that tonight but she`s gone to bed early 

[Webby the Bear]

Well this thread has developed well

[Steve B]

Weld a 17mm Socket on the ball part... Then it will be a multitool for getting omaga wheels off 

[henryd]

Buy a new hammer 

That's no fun 

I'm with Steve on this one. A hammer shaft is supposed to absorb some of the shock, hence the hickory ..... my hammers at work have plastic handles ..... no wood on the food factory floor 

Yep ^^^^^^ plus one