276ccm Report post Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Hi guys and girls and happy new year! I´m fully aware of that craftool are not known to be the best tools out there, but I got a couple of two new Barry King 20 oz. hitters in the mail today.. one maul and one hammer style mallet. They seems to be awesome by the way! The problem is that after about an half an hour after I started my new project, the craftool B801 started to bending over and I´m afraid it´s going to break.. and then I´ll make some ugly marks in my project. It´s hard to work with now, and I´m afraid to try to bend it back... I´m such in the mood to continue :-) Can it be that my maul is too heavy, even tho I´m not hitting hard, or is this a common problem with the tool? Is this a monday model of the craftool and I should get a new one from the dealer? Or is it likely that I´m the problem :-) What do you guys think of it? :-) Edited December 31, 2011 by 276ccm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted December 31, 2011 You know, they aren't made of stainless steel, 1018 steel, or O-1; I really don't know if what they are made of can be classified technically as steel. So they do bend and break some, on the other hand they are cheap, and Tandy will replace them if they break. You should know better than to use a well made maul on a cheap tool, Craftools are made to be hit with one of those rolled-up rawhide hammers. Art Hi guys and girls and happy new year! I´m fully aware of that craftool are not known to be the best tools out there, but I got a couple of two new Barry King 20 oz. hitters in the mail today.. one maul and one hammer style mallet. They seems to be awesome by the way! The problem is that after about an half an hour after I started my new project, the craftool B801 started to bending over and I´m afraid it´s going to break.. and then I´ll make some ugly marks in my project. It´s hard to work with now, and I´m afraid to try to bend it back... I´m such in the mood to continue :-) Can it be that my maul is too heavy, even tho I´m not hitting hard, or is this a common problem with the tool? Is this a monday model of the craftool and I should get a new one from the dealer? Or is it likely that I´m the problem :-) What do you guys think of it? :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
276ccm Report post Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks for your reply! Yea, maybe I should have known better, but I´m learning something new all the time.. :-) Some of the problem is that I´m in Norway and many of these things costs the white out of the eye over here. There is a lot of stuff I wish I could afford, but I can´t get it all at the same time.. I have to start somewhere, and upgrade little now and then when i can. I believe it´s better to work with something than nothing.. This craftool I bought over here, so I´ll see if I can get a new one.. hope they have the same policy here :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
