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Love my estwing hammers.. I'm with you on your thoughts.
Microsoft sucks hope we could move on from these buggy shits. I don't know why tf these are still relevant considering how buggy these have become now
Umm, titanium? Go put ur purse down and try this forged tungsten 1-peice i use. Yall love screamin leverage, so u put ur hand thru a wrist support when u hold it. Ima 130lb female, 2.85lb tungsten hammer is my choice to 3-hit steel noodles daily. My BJ's are world renowned, and yes i have a bf so dont talk to me BYZZZ!!
Big companies really want those high margins and as much money as possible but I aint buying a house at these prices its ludicrous as I can build one much sooner than paying for one.
It's good to hear an opinion that's "realistic" and balanced. I personally own/live in a manufactured (mobile) home and understand the positives and negatives. IMO far to many people equate conventional site/stick built homes with quality superior to manufactured, modular, etc. without realizing that each home is unique and depending on a multitude of factors may or may not be "better". Thanks for taking your time to do this video!
@rexbo5029 thank you! I totally agree, each case is different and you can't judge either on 1 or 2 opinions you see online.
Clayton makes super nice homes from what I've seen. I plan on buying one.
@karensims165 good luck! Just do your due diligence and read the fine print.
Oh I’ll talk about it and barly show he says , looks like way too much work. I wouldn’t do that in a dog house
Don’t ever wanna pour on vegetation ither will created a void and should have expansion between building
Nothing saying they don’t both do the job but simply titanium is the superior of the 2 any old head that says different probably still uses a 1:1 chalk line and is definitely paid by the hour
@nathanstone4416 it is easily arguable that titanium is not superior. I have used both and it definitely takes more blows to sink the same nail. That alone can turn guys away.
That’s fair I’m assuming you have a stiletto? The Martinez I find hits as hard or harder but it’s a weird feeling to get used to because it feels all top heavy
I've had extra bags of that same concrete stored it in my "dry shed" and had a roof leak right on said concrete the concrete solidified to hard concrete shaped like the bag so...why not try a dry pour slab im sure it works for simple concrete pads used for walking across.
It's not S. It's EASTWIG.
@@williamcooper2368 I think you mean Estwing
THANKS MAN!! All the way from Houston, TX
Thanks for watching!
If you use titanium hammers only for what they were designed for they should never break. If your prying concrete get a prybar.
I misplaced my Estwick hammer about 10 years ago. I can't find the damn thing. Whoever cleans my house after I die, please let me know where I put that damn thing.
This is my favorite hammer for the same reazon you said
My Xt2 2015 cub cadet looks exactly the same iam going to get metal tomorrow, I was going to put a plate under it to , but I’ll try your way , I mow a bunch of pond banks and I guess the leaning did the same to mine , if I took a picture mine broke looks just like yours
Been mowing all summer and it's still intact and I'm full throttle over the bumps too.
welp....can't fix stupid.
velocity has an exponential relationship with energy, mass does not. I'm just not accurate enough to be fast enough where I'm imparting more energy into the nail with a faster moving titanium than a slower moving and heavier steel hammer. Ironic to your point, I'd say titaniums are probably best appreciated by masters who have the speed and accuracy to take advantage of its benefits, not to mention being lighter and easier on their frailing bodies after that many years in the trades 😅
I can say this, I have just recently put up 600 feet of cattle fence and using a titanium hammer required many more blows and a harder swing to sink the staple. I use it because the waffle head is easier to hit a crowned staple than a smooth head. And I didn't miss.
Titanium is just expensive aluminum. lol Hammers and knives should be steel.
He just lobbed it! Hahah no messing here get lobbing...
He doesnt care if its perfect, love it, its tidy its yours who cares lol
Damn right, it's attached to a garage not the entrance to a mansion. Serviceable and still looks ok
@@StationStWoodworking great vid i loved the lobbing haha
Great idea. Used this on my JD tractor. Been scratching my head on the best way to fix this issue and this was perfect.
My yard is like the surface of the moon, not a smooth part on it and the repair has held up perfect all season. And I'm no small guy!
I'm a Carpenters for 50years from Europe.... worked a year in usa and had that type of hammer.... only problem it wibrets when using hammer many hours you will encounter problems with whist and arm.... sorry.... report not true😢
All these new apprentices coming in buying those over priced hammers when u can still get this gem for 25 bucks
I looked for a cheap titanium hammer to do a test video and it was $90 on Amazon. Go check out my new video...but yea 3 times as much!
I've heard you and others say the reason to mist first is to create a crust on top to prevent dimples from the water spray when you flood the pad. However, if I don't care about the dimples, can i go straight to flooding the pad? Also, would the dimples help with traction on a 1ft high ramp to a shed for a riding mower and a few other wheeled items?
To be honest, the surface on a dry pour is not smooth. Even with a mist, it like a course sandpaper finish. I would not flood the pour as you will expose the aggregate and it with be really rough and rather unsightly in my opinion. If you can spare a couple hours after you give it a good mist, then you can flood at your hearts content
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Someone is full of shit like a Christmas turkey
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Thank you so much sir❤I’m doing this myself at the same size also
Good luck! Take your time as those bags are heavy!
Another way to get rid of that "film" on the head of the hammer is to rub the head on concrete. Old formwork trick ;)
I managed to bend the neck on one estwing by doing shit I wasn't supposed to with it. I was prying up a steel baseplate from dried concrete lol. It was stuck good so I hooked up a winch to a tooth in the backhoe. Went out and bought another that I've had for my 0 years now and it's still going
Thats what it takes though lol tough hammers
It depends. Titanium hammers definitely are not indestructible like a steel hammer but they have their place. I have a 14oz stilleto titanium hammer but I use my 22oz estwing and my 23oz vaughn just as much. The estwing is my favorite tool because along with a pair of channel locks it’s the very first tool my dad ever bought me. I was like 8 when he got me those and I’m 36 now and haven’t lost either one luckily. You can’t beat the patina an estwing gets once it’s old
I’ve had the same hammer for 45 years and it was my grandfathers before that. Aside from buffing off some rust it’s been just fine.
Bro if I used that hammer for 20 years you are bob the builder. I been doing concrete for 10 years and claws don't look that sharp on estwings or any hammer after 30 years... How often do you use it? 🤣
Once or twice. Thanks for the comment!
I did a 8x10 slab a year ago. Reinforced with concrete mesh, super thick gauge. It's held up well. My neighbor did the similar size by "Professionals" for 3k+. His is already cracked 😂. Both are 4inch thick. But my slab only cost me $120 or something. I can't really remember how much my total was but definitely did not pass $200.
Lol that's great. I had 85 bags for my slab and drive my tractor on it and the edges are still crisp when the first thing concrete bros say is they'll crumble.
Lol yep everybody's an expert...@@StationStWoodworking
Doing formwork we have to occasionally clean the edges of used formply before laying them. Working with my old man he was cleaning one of these plywood sheets with the neck of his estwing and it snapped it half 😅 Granted his hammer was probably 20 years old at the time. When i was an apprentice i saw many many older guys in their 50s to 60s and their all their estwings were old as fuck. One guys rubber grip was that worn out it has lost all its texture and divots. Good hammers, only now the past few years we are getting these Martinez and boss hammers here in Australia (formwork carpentry)
Thats a good testimonial for these hammers. I have seen guys bend or break them but its pretty rare.
@@StationStWoodworking very rare. One thing ive never seen break on site in my 15 years is those Makita 2000w 235mm circular saws. Yes guys break them by dropping or mistreating them but outright just shitting itself from work I've never seen it happen.
Begrudgingly ordered myself up a couple pricier hammers the other day. Company out of the uk. Kinetic customs. Steel heads with aluminum handles. Its a bit more than just trying to be cool for me though. Elbow has been bugging me off and on for a few years, and its more on than off anymore. Im a remodeler, so really im driving mostly screws, but i put in the swings during demo without a doubt. But i did go for custom colors so the whole trying to look cool thing is definitely still a thing with it. Haven't been on youtube as a viewer in a bit, so figured id stop by. Good luck with the upcoming projects.
Thank you! After swinging it, i can see why its attractive to those with alot of miles in their elbows.
I enjoy this channel too brother
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Should have gotten a Martinez m1 literally the best titanium hammer. Mines 3 years old and still kicks ass, has a nice patina on it now.
I had an Estwing 22 for years. Yes was a waffle bc im not the most accurate. It never hurt me and I wish I could find it.
Got 5 of them,
I love it!
Thank you!
Did you lay it level or at an incline?
Slight slope away.
Estwing 22oz probably the best hammer ever made. And my all time favorite. 🤩
Thats like 6 grand for a fuckin pad
I spent $450. Driven my tractor over it, off the edges and its not crumbled or cracked.
Why? Like you mentioned there was a time where tech simply wasn't there and then a time where it wasn't affordable enough to be an option. The big push is now coming from people who want it because they can (they have the financial means to go nuts and/or are led to believe this is the new thing since sliced bread) but don't forget the deluge of companies out there that make stuff simply to make money. Why do you think there is now such a big influx of chinese-made machines and tools on the woodworking market? They want a piece of the pie.
"I've never head any wrist issue" - dude, you're a bear. You could probably one-handed swing a sledgehammer and not 'have an issue'. Having said that, having way less muscle mass than you do, I've never struggled with normal hammers either and it should indeed never break on you. Chiseling wood though - I definitely switched my rubber mallet for a homemade wooden one (ash handle, oak head) and it hits just as hard with half the weight, so there might be something to this for people who hammer all day and don't look like the hulk.
I genuinely laughed at this comment and you are probably correct. Check out my new video where i reviewed a wood handled titanium hammer. I did change my tune a bit. Thanks for commenting!
@@StationStWoodworking well most proper tools in my workshop are cast iron so I'm a bit prejudiced... will check it out :-).
This here is my ye olden daye blunderbuss...,it's the best gun ever. There is no need for any other gun.....ever.
how bags of concrete was used?
85 bags
Invalid logic. 1. Just because you haven't noticed any issues(yet) doesn't mean it doesn't generally cause issues for people. Similar to "I've been smoking a pack a day for decades and no cancer or emphysema, therefore smoking risks are overstated." 2. There are still tradesmen who do swing a hammer very often. And even among those who don't, they still may be doing plenty of other things which can also put a lot of stress on arms & hands, and any reasonable opportunity to reduce that stress can be a significant benefit. 3. The weight is also on your belt, which is on your back and legs. Lightening up your belt is another significant benefit. That said, I'm not spending $400 on a hammer. But I'll spend $100
I’ve used wooden handle Vaughan framing hammers since 1981 … when I was young I swung a 28oz but later in my career I switched to a 24oz