Hammer ?

[PULSARNC]

Just picked up a lead hammer mold on a yard sale ,guess it throws about a 1 or 2 lb hammer what do folks recommend for a handle wood or steel?

[Nueces]

I use a 6" brass pipe nipple with end cap for my hammer mould. Pretty!

Stuff a wad of paper in it to keep the lead from running down the handle when poured.

[bhn22]

It depends on how it was originally made, some hammer moulds I've seen use long bolts for handles, and some have specific, reusable handles that you swap from head to head.

[PULSARNC]

It is made by Cook Hammer Company they sell steel handles but from the looks of it you can use any 1/2 diameter pipe if you want to

[lancem]

I've been looking for one if you ever want to sell it.
What ever you use for a handle drill and pin it so once the head is cast it won't spin on the handle.

[Bad Water Bill]

Several years ago a Cast Boolits person graciously allowed members here to use his mould.

Many here used a 1/2" 1' long hex head bolt with the hex inside the mould then poured the lead into the mould.

When cooled slide a piece of 1/2" garden hose up the whole length of the bolt.

Not a one that I cast back then has ever had the handle twist.

Hope this helps.

[FISH4BUGS]

Mine have rebar handles with garden hose over it. I bought two of them years ago and still use them on occasion.

[Charley]

Have an H&G hammer mold, uses 5/8 inch rod.

[8mmFan]

Forgive me in advance for a dumb question: what would you do with a lead hammer? It's a soft metal... won't it just mash up on the face when you hit something hard with it? If its a soft substance you're hitting, wouldn't you use something else? 8mmFan

[starreloader]

Once you use a lead hammer ( dead-blow hammer) you will neve again use a wood stick or leather mallet... Have been making and using a 1 pound lead hammer, cast from and H&G Hammer Mould, for the last 40 years... Best $35.00 I ever spent with H&G

[Buck Neck It]

I have 4 brass hammers, but my lead hammer is the magic. None of this "come or bleed" business like you do with a steel hammer.

[NavyVet1959]

I'm thinking rebar that has been heated red hot and then dropped into used motor oil. It'll look like it has been blued.

[PULSARNC]

Have to try to cast up a few in the next couple of daays and see how they do .thanks for the handle suggestions.

[Bad Water Bill]

Remember to put garden hose on your handle.

You will only forget it once[smilie=s:

[alamogunr]

Several years ago a Cast Boolits person graciously allowed members here to use his mould.

Many here used a 1/2" 1' long hex head bolt with the hex inside the mould then poured the lead into the mould.

When cooled slide a piece of 1/2" garden hose up the whole length of the bolt.

Not a one that I cast back then has ever had the handle twist.

Hope this helps.

I don't know if the one I used is the same as BWB is talking about, but I cast 4 from a mold making the rounds and used 1/2" steel nipple as a handle. Threads on end have kept it tight. Three of the four are still in the drawer. Several used that mold until it somehow fell into a black hole.

[Bad Water Bill]

No one will ever know which one of the THREE that folks shared or generously donated for ALL here to use and pass on (but all vanished never to be seen again) that you used.

[David2011]

Lead hammers are terrific around a lathe. I use my CastBoolits lead hammer from The Perfessor to align stock in a 3 jaw chuck. You don't wail on it; just tap gently while checking runout with a dial indicator, then center drill and put the live center in place.

David