A dead blow mallet usually has a few ounces of shot in the head so when it strikes it doesn't bounce. The ones I have seen and the one I have is coated in a rubber material to cushion the recoil further. It makes a rather good persuader when things are a little tight, can be good for nudging a chisel. I commonly see them in 32 ounce sizes. They tend not to bounce like a regular hammer or even a rubber mallet although they too have their uses I mostly now prefer the dead blow.
----- Original Message ----- From: Spiro To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 12:47 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] shopping essentials tell about this dead blow rubber hammer. Is it for "mallet work" where some might use a hammer and wood block? On Fri, 2 Jan 2009, Dale Leavens wrote: > Jig saw and saber saw are different names for the same thing. > > Not too sure what "essentials" I would buy from Home Depot, depends a lot on what you already have. > > A good quality framing square has a lot of uses, cheap ones will bend. A decent trisquare. One almost always has some use for a good hand saw from time-to-time. No one ever has too many clamps. A good rubber coated dead blow hammer I am always reaching for now that I have one. Chisels, either a set or a couple of good say Stanley, 3/4 inch, half inch maybe one inch and quarter inch and an oil stone to touch them up on. A spring loaded center punch to help accurately locate screws and drill holes in the middle of hinge and other hardware holes. A good collection of sheets of sand paper. You might want to label or organize it so you know what is what, something I so far have resisted doing. Everyone should have an organized sandpaper collection. If your store sells screws in boxes you might like to buy a collection of them, round head and bugle head say 3/8ths up to 3 inches but bigger increments as you get to the longer ones. Say 3/8 #4, 3/4 #6 , 1 inch #6 and/or #8, similar i > nch && a quarter, inch & a half, maybe 2 and three inch. > > There is a pretty good start and will probably use up more than two hundred bucks. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: john schwery > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 3:36 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] shopping essentials > > > Spiro, if you do any cutting of angles, I would get a sliding bevel t > square. I don't think that is the correct name but the thing is made > of 2 main parts so you can get an angle, lock it in place and > transfer that angle to a saw. > > earlier, Spiro, wrote: > > >Hi, > >I am in a fortunate delemna. > >I have been given $200 in Home Depot gift cards. > >I could buy stuff I'll never use; or get essentials. > >Though you guys use things I may not for preference or needs, I was > >wondering what are the > >essentials you would be sure to have on hand if you were going browsing > >there. > >Or, what new gizmo is a must have for you? > >I have enough drill bits. I have almost enough allen wrenches, need > >phillips screwdrivers (never have enough) > >I could use Super Glue pens, silicone cawk, teflon tape, and stuff like > >that. > >What would you folk s get to have around or that must buy? > >Do you know if they have any repair services? > >I have a Makita drill and a Makita saber or jig saw (what's the > >difference again?) that have hit the deck too many times > >and need repair. > >So can we spin this one for a while? > >Thanks for all previous and past info. > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > >Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.2/1871 - Release Date: > >1/1/2009 5:01 PM > > John > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
