Adding Weight To Poly Mallet?

[WyomingSlick]

I would say just get the small BK Maul from Springfield

For crying out loud ! Wake up ! He said .........he doesn't have the funds to buy one,

[WyomingSlick]

You know, on second thought, forget about adding lead strips. Bare lead is not a good thing to have in your shop.

What you might do, is get some fully jacketed bullets, and drill just slightly underside holes is the mallet head, and then pound the bullets in. Like with the screws, space the bullets to keep mallet balanced.

[St8LineGunsmith]

For crying out loud ! Wake up ! He said .........he doesn't have the funds to buy one,

I know what the OP said and I dont think your comment was called for

I tried adding weight to a mallet and it dont work very well thus the reason for my comment

Like I should have to write an explaination for my comment in the first place

[WyomingSlick]

I know what the OP said and I dont think your comment was called for

I tried adding weight to a mallet and it dont work very well thus the reason for my comment

Like I should have to write an explaination for my comment in the first place

LOL Your signature quote is pretty ironic. Yes my comment was called for. If I am following a thread, and there is a new entry, then I have to take the time to open the email notification and check it out. In this case, it was a total waste of my time to read your suggestion that the OP do something he already said wasn't in the picture.

[StrigaMort]

Guys, seriously?

St8,it would have been more complete if you had mentioned that you had tried modifying a mallet in your first post, but it doesn't really matter to me that you didn't.

For the record, everyone's comments, recommendations, opinions and experiences are welcome in my threads regardless of whether or not others find them beneficial. I've never understood why people get upset about another person's post in a DISCUSSION forum. Say what you please, or don't.

WS, I appreciate your input. Really,I can clearly see that you are helpful in a lot of threads that I've looked at. I cannot imagine, however,how you get by if a post like the above bothers you.

Golden rule and all that. I also tend to try and think of how I'd say something were the other person standing in front of me. It's worked pretty well for more years than I care to admit.

Again,thanks for all comments in any of my threads.

I picked up a 1.5lb dead blow yesterday from Harbor Freight Obviously it won't be optimal (otherwise everyone would be using them), but it feels pretty good. Certainly better than the small poly. I nearly bought a kit of wheel weights, but I think it would have been a waste of time. I hate not knowing what I'm missing, but in this case, I guess I'm happy because I'm not seeing an eminent downside to this $6 pig. Guess I'll have to shell out a few bucks one day to find out, but for now I'm happy. I think.

Edited April 30, 2014 by StrigaMort

[BDAZ]

Posts crossed...

Edited April 30, 2014 by BDAZ

[St8LineGunsmith]

Striga mort

just trying to keep you from postponing the inevitable cause once you try one of the little one pound mauls it will be all over at that point

but seriously a maul will give you the most consistancy in your stamping not only with the depth of the impression but the placement accuracy is increased with less stress on the hand.

so ya although pricey buying a maul will be a beneficial addition to your leatherworking tool collection

[dirtclod]

If your going to be using stamping like a basket weave i would get a 24 ounce a 16 ounce is to light for stamping. A 16 ounce is fine for tooling though.

[St8LineGunsmith]

I am partal to the one pounder, the two pounder wears my arm out.

[StrigaMort]

I am partal to the one pounder, the two pounder wears my arm out.

Well it's a good thing I'm strong like bull.

Seriously though, when I picked up the 1.5lb dead blow it felt heavy enough that I was surprised that anyone used this weight, or even heavier. Now that I've used it, I can see why. I tried a little back to back with the poly mallet. The Tandy whacker felt terrible after using the DB. It felt really bouncy and way waaay too light. I was using the basket stamp. I guess I could see using it with a seeder or something else that cuts deep, but for heavier stamping I think the 1.5lb will be the minimum.

Even if I never use the DB again after buying the BK maul, it'll have been worth the $5 just for the experience in weight.