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| Author: | John Coloccia [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Fretting hammers |
Does anyone still make fretting hammers with that hard, translucent amber plastic, or are they all that solid orange plastic now? It seems like the old ones were harder and worked better. I really don't like my new one at all. |
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| Author: | John Coloccia [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fretting hammers |
Todd Stock wrote: Try MSC for non-marring, changeable face hammers - should have them in a variety of weights. FWIW, I have the Stanley 5 oz head dead-blow style and the old SM hammer with the hard nylon and brass faces - prefer the Stanley and seldom have to resort to a harder faced tool, but sounds like you want the harder nylon face. I have a deadblow too, and I really wanted to like it, but it doesn't seem to really set the fret well without hitting it excessively hard. Maybe your Stanley's a bit harder. I'm thinking of chopping off one face and threading it for a plastic face. Thanks for suggesting MSC. I didn't even think to look there. http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT2?P ... 2365533%3B I think this is exactly what I'm looking for. It's just like the old hammer I had. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fretting hammers |
I have some hammers that came from Brownells that have a brass face on one side and a hard white plastic face on the other. Pretty much all I use for guitar work. I originally got them for gunsmith work. |
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| Author: | John Coloccia [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fretting hammers |
Yeah, the dead blow hammer definitely seats them, but sometimes it feels like I need to hit a bit harder than I really want too. I can also see that the face of the hammer is all chewed up, and I haven't even used it that much. With the harder plastic, I just go back and forth with really light taps, and the fret gently works it's way down. I think that maybe I just have a crappy dead blow hammer made out of material that's just too soft. |
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| Author: | nyazzip [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fretting hammers |
Quote: Does anyone still make fretting hammers with that hard, translucent amber plastic, or are they all that solid orange plastic now? It seems like the old ones were harder and worked better. I really don't like my new one at all. i picked one of those up about 2-3 years ago, at a Mendards. the brand is Stanley. |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fretting hammers |
I kept running out of budget when I was about to buy a deadblow or soft head hammer so in the end I just made one myself with a solid lead head. So far I'm satisfied with it. |
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