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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => ANTIQUE/COLLECTOR TOOLS/BOXES/HAND ONLY => Topic started by: oldnslo on May 24, 2020, 03:47:47 PM

Title: Salvaged Proto #1383 mallet
Post by: oldnslo on May 24, 2020, 03:47:47 PM

The short story is this came to me with some oak heads that quickly split when given a good whack. The tips are NLA, but a screwdriver handle sure makes a close donor. The PO had ground off the nibs that hold the tips on.

Roll pins hold the whole shebang together.

Title: Re: Salvaged Proto #1383 mallet
Post by: bonneyman on May 24, 2020, 03:58:38 PM

Shoot, that'll work!  :great:

Title: Re: Salvaged Proto #1383 mallet
Post by: skfarmer on May 24, 2020, 10:40:41 PM

that looks like a good fix.

Title: Re: Salvaged Proto #1383 mallet
Post by: bmwrd0 on May 25, 2020, 08:14:25 PM

They are still available, just not from Proto.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-x-1-5-INCH-PLASTIC-HAMMER-TIP-STANLEY-PROTO-1383-BRAND-NEW-FREE-SHIPPING/382323049485?hash=item59043ac40d:g:p2MAAOSwzlZaRR96

I have bought a few sets, and they are quite good. But, then again, they don't have the same character as yours do.

Title: Re: Salvaged Proto #1383 mallet
Post by: oldnslo on May 25, 2020, 08:53:28 PM

That listing didnt seem to be around when I was looking. Then again, the little nibs that are formed on the hammer head "protrusions" were ground off by the PO, thus the need to drill through and roll pin the ends.

Free ends (from a donor) beats the $13, but if mine had those nibs, I'd probably spring for those.

Title: Re: Salvaged Proto #1383 mallet
Post by: muddy on May 25, 2020, 09:18:01 PM

If it works it's not stupid

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Title: Re: Salvaged Proto #1383 mallet
Post by: hickory n Steel on May 26, 2020, 01:43:43 AM

And you get a round end too, nice work.
I could see something like this coming in handy for leather work.