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[bmaverick]

That's quite a compliment re "best idea yet"! Hoping to getting around to some more technical testing of the idea this summer to have more pitching material

Have you improved the idea for a regular hammer buy using an flat o-ring? Or even an over mold to a standard hammer head as a slight ring on the perimeter? Thus, rather than re-invent the hammer, you can offer a slip on hammer head boot exposing 90% of the head whilest allowing the perimeter take the compression of the hit. Work on the perfecting the idea fully. Then patent the crap out of it fast. The offer the idea to a tool maker as an overmold.

 

[tractorgp]

Have you improved the idea for a regular hammer buy using an flat o-ring? Or even an over mold to a standard hammer head as a slight ring on the perimeter? Thus, rather than re-invent the hammer, you can offer a slip on hammer head boot exposing 90% of the head whilest allowing the perimeter take the compression of the hit. Work on the perfecting the idea fully. Then patent the crap out of it fast. The offer the idea to a tool maker as an overmold.

Yes the patent also covers a hammer attachment that fits over a regular hammer head that does more or less the same function as the dedicated siding hammer. But cost of the attachment and inconvenience of attaching makes it kind of impractical as a dedicated siding hammer is low cost and if it is a one time use you can grind of the nubs and have a different kind of configuration... like a flat head "ball" peen hammer

 

[Gordon Gould]

Made one of these during some recent down time. Yesterday was my first chance to use it. It works great, now if I just don't spend all the time it saves me trying to find it when I need it...

I'm a little late on this. They are handy. I hang mine on the winch right beside the cant hook ( peavey ). You can see the brown handle hanging down and the hook in the top peavey bracket. Always right there when I grab a choker.



gg

 

[rasorbackq]

Gordon G.....I like those "C" hooks you use. Been looking for some here because not willing to pay $26 ea plus shipping. Bought some slip hooks but they are forever falling of before I get back to the winch.

 

[sixdogs]

Gordon G.....I like those "C" hooks you use. Been looking for some here because not willing to pay $26 ea plus shipping. Bought some slip hooks but they are forever falling of before I get back to the winch.

Try a business that makes log truck bodies. I bought some there years ago when I had a truck body made in Northern New England. Also try any small business that sells chain. I have seen these log hooks in New Brunswick and you aren't that far away. I still use them for chain work and can guarantee the chain doesn't fall out of them. The USA or Norway/Sweden/Finland ones are superb quality.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Gordon G.....I like those "C" hooks you use. Been looking for some here because not willing to pay $26 ea plus shipping. Bought some slip hooks but they are forever falling of before I get back to the winch.

Try what sixdogs says. I get mine at a logging supply store. There are a couple near by. Labonville also has some cheaper ones.


Choker Hooks

5/16" Choker Chain Hook

There is also BaileysOnLine you can google.

Shipping to CAN is probably high though. I run 5/16 choker chain and have a couple of the 5/16 ones and have not broken them.

Slip hooks are tough to use. You might have a little better luck if you use a double wrap like this - place the hook at 9:00 o'clock on the log with the hook point facing up and away from the direction you are going to pull. Wrap the chain up over the top, and around the other side. Come up just forward of the hook and keeping the chain tight cross over the first wrap just above the hook. Now make your second wrap behind the first and come up thru the hook when you come around. Now let the remaining chain hang down to the ground so you have a 180 degree turn of chain around the hook. That might help it stay while you walk away and start your pull. I rig chokers that way too on very light logs where the chain wants to just slip off because there isn't enough log weight to make the chain bite in.

gg

 

[DaveOmak]

Here's a video of my siding hammer. It's intended for vinyl siding but also good for aluminum siding. The idea is to help prevent driving nails too tightly. If the nails are driven all the way home the siding can't move and that causes buckling.
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Congrats on a well designed idea / tool ......

 

[tractorgp]

Here's a video of my siding hammer. It's intended for vinyl siding but also good for aluminum siding. The idea is to help prevent driving nails too tightly. If the nails are driven all the way home the siding can't move and that causes buckling.
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Congrats on a well designed idea / tool ......

Thanks Dave! Now if some TBNer with some great marketing/entrepreneurial skills will step up and help me get the siding hammer to the next level I'd be very happy

 

[Gordon Gould]

Here's a video of my siding hammer. It's intended for vinyl siding but also good for aluminum siding. The idea is to help prevent driving nails too tightly. If the nails are driven all the way home the siding can't move and that causes buckling.

What a great video and story only to be outdone by an even better tool !!!! Fantastic job all around from one who has hung many a square of siding using a regular 16 oz hammer.

 

[Xfaxman]

Gordon G.....I like those "C" hooks you use. Been looking for some here because not willing to pay $26 ea plus shipping. Bought some slip hooks but they are forever falling of before I get back to the winch.

How about these from kennyd? http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/safety/332568-logging-towing-chain-grade.html#post4068413

 

[rasorbackq]

Try what sixdogs says. I get mine at a logging supply store. There are a couple near by. Labonville also has some cheaper ones.


Choker Hooks

5/16" Choker Chain Hook

There is also BaileysOnLine you can google.

Shipping to CAN is probably high though. I run 5/16 choker chain and have a couple of the 5/16 ones and have not broken them.

Slip hooks are tough to use. You might have a little better luck if you use a double wrap like this - place the hook at 9:00 o'clock on the log with the hook point facing up and away from the direction you are going to pull. Wrap the chain up over the top, and around the other side. Come up just forward of the hook and keeping the chain tight cross over the first wrap just above the hook. Now make your second wrap behind the first and come up thru the hook when you come around. Now let the remaining chain hang down to the ground so you have a 180 degree turn of chain around the hook. That might help it stay while you walk away and start your pull. I rig chokers that way too on very light logs where the chain wants to just slip off because there isn't enough log weight to make the chain bite in.

gg

Thanks GG. I priced them out and its $6.95 ea x 3 plus shipping its Just shy of $60 US plus customs????

 

[rasorbackq]

How about these from kennyd? http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/safety/332568-logging-towing-chain-grade.html#post4068413

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Used something similar to those but not as heavy and the locks just get ripped off during pulls through the woods.

 

[pmsmechanic]

How about these from kennyd? http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/safety/332568-logging-towing-chain-grade.html#post4068413

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This is from another thread. 5/16" Choker Chain Hook

 

[tractorgp]

What a great video and story only to be outdone by an even better tool !!!! Fantastic job all around from one who has hung many a square of siding using a regular 16 oz hammer.

Hard to express how I appreciate those comments. Thanks very much

 

[Mean Green]

New guy here. I've made a lot of stuff over the years. I used to be a custom knifemaker. I'm a life-long machinist and mechanic.





I built an anodizer for coloring titanium.

 

[Mean Green]

I made my own parkerizing tank heater. I bought the tank on eBay. Poor craftsmanship imho, but did the job.







I used it to parkerize this AK I built.

 

[Mean Green]

I used to build tap-holders that hold taps from 6-32 to 0-80. A very solid rig. You can cut a perfect 0-80 thread in titanium like butter. I sold as many of these as I could make for $75 each to other knifemakers.

 

[bindian]

We used to do a lot of work on 727 freighters and did a lot of engine changes and swaps on the weekends. I made this tool to reach the nuts holding the hydraulic pump on the engine. It's a cut and ground down Craftsman 9/16ths box end of a combo wrench. I brazed the rod to make the "T". This tool is kinda used like a Racoon reaching around a corner, blindly. We could see the nut, just couldn't reach it with a half moon box end or even a socket.
hugs, Brandi

 

[PhysAssist]

We used to do a lot of work on 727 freighters and did a lot of engine changes and swaps on the weekends. I made this tool to reach the nuts holding the hydraulic pump on the engine. It's a cut and ground down Craftsman 9/16ths box end of a combo wrench. I brazed the rod to make the "T". This tool is kinda used like a Racoon reaching around a corner, blindly. We could see the nut, just couldn't reach it with a half moon box end or even a socket.View attachment 416107View attachment 416106View attachment 416105
hugs, Brandi

Hi Brandi,

That's a nice kludge- I'm going to have to remember that next time I'm struggling with some the 'round the corner fasteners I run into doing our maintenance and repair around our homestead.

Too often, I just struggle along focused on the task at hand [spitting and cussing], and mostly don't stop to even consider purposefully re-making a tool to work better in the specific job at hand, [even when the job will inevitably need to be done again next week, or year, or whenever].

Thanks for the reminder that some times it pays to to think it through and consider modifying or even outright creating a job specific tool to make it easier next time.

Thomas

PS: Thanks to the rest of you'all who contributed to this thread and the idea too.

 

[bindian]

PhysAssist,
Thanks! You can buy these now with a box ratchet on the end. They are not cheap.
hugs, Brandi

Hi Brandi,

That's a nice kludge- I'm going to have to remember that next time I'm struggling with some the 'round the corner fasteners I run into doing our maintenance and repair around our homestead.

Too often, I just struggle along focused on the task at hand [spitting and cussing], and mostly don't stop to even consider purposefully re-making a tool to work better in the specific job at hand, [even when the job will inevitably need to be done again next week, or year, or whenever].

Thanks for the reminder that some times it pays to to think it through and consider modifying or even outright creating a job specific tool to make it easier next time.

Thomas

PS: Thanks to the rest of you'all who contributed to this thread and the idea too.