Loose heads

[Racers]

All my hammers have loose heads due to the renless heat recently, hopefully the rain will tighten them up.

Anyone else noticed this?

Pete

 

[AndyT]

All nice and tight here. I did notice the temperature got up to 25° recently though.
Basements are better than sheds!

 

[Phil Pascoe]

My Estwing is fine.

 

[Cheshirechappie]

I've noticed all sorts of gaps in the garage doors and frames. The local wildlife will be just marching in unimpeded unless things tighten up a bit!

 

[Sideways]

Yup.

Have an old WW2 trenching tool - quirky piece of kit that just appealed to me when I spotted it in an fashioned ironmongers. Anyway, the handle which just knocks through like on a mattock or pickaxe (which is pretty much what it is) has come loose over the last couple of weeks.

 

[Steliz]

I've noticed it on a few of the brass collars on my turning chisels but it seems to come and go.

 

[novocaine]

A couple.

So they all got chucked in a pot of oil for a day.

All good now.

 

[yetloh]

.. and rings will be popping off Japanese chisels all over the land - unlessof course, people have taken the trouble to seat them properly, which many don't bother to do.

Jim

 

[Racers]

My spade handle is loose as well, it’s a nice old spear and jackson with a t handle the joint between the shaft and top piece wobbles.

Pete

 

[hammer n nails]

Yes 2 hammers head came off , replaced and soaking in oil too

 

[sunnybob]

27? and your tools are falling apart? This modern stuff... huh.
I have a half dozen assorted size and shape hammers that my dad owned. they are a minimum of 60 and maybe as much as a 100 years old.
My workshop is now at 38c, and they are all fine (In fact they are coping better than me!).

 

[novocaine]

38 with a humidity of 99.

I think ive only bought 2 hammers in my life. Yet i seem to own 15-20 of the damn things from warringtons to panel, ball pien to sledge. I swear they get up to no good at night, but i have no idea how you sex a hammer.

 

[Ttrees]

You may notice some if they're all in the same workshop, synchronisation may occur,
especially close together, or in bundles.
Synchronisation can be tested by the amount of rebound on the hammer.
If you were ever a smiths workshop, you may have noticed that the blacksmith always dings twice,
as they're very careful to make sure they have the right hammer for the job.

Choosing the wrong one could be fatal as some may have noticed here, especially in the hot weather.
Treat them well with respect, or they may fly off the handle!