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Got another hammer today
jeffmoss26:
I will get a picture tomorrow.
jeffmoss26:
here you go
slip knot:
if the water tightens it up try just soaking it in the boiled linseed mentioned in an earlier post. I stand mine up in a small tray with @1/2 in of BLO. let it set a day or two then stand it up hammer head up and let it dry. should be good to go.
Just remember the flammability issues with BLO.
hickory n Steel:
--- Quote from: jeffmoss26 on April 23, 2019, 07:27:38 PM ---here you go
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As slipknot suggested the BLO might do the trick on this one, so I'd definitely try that first
If it was mine I'd try to remove the step wedge so I can kerf the tongue 3/4 and put a proper wood wedge in it.If it's not too small you can drill a hole in it to put a screw and remove it with a slide hammer if you've got it or put some vise grips on the screw and yank it out.
I prefer the best fix I can do on my hammers but the easy option of a BLO soak looks like it might do the trick on this one.
Davethorik:
It doesn't even have to be linseed oil. I've soaked 2 ball pein hammers in Mobil DTE light circulating oil, and they've been tight now for over 10 years. An old timer I used to work with showed me that trick.
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