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Dead Blow Mallets
The head on these mallets is loaded with metal shot for added weight and a controlled impact with minimal rebound. Use them to drive chisels and strike work without damaging its surface. To avoid marring, choose a mallet with a face that's softer than your workpiece. Lighter weight mallets are good for tapping work into place and driving a chisel to make small cuts. Use heavier weight mallets when assembling joints, dislodging stuck parts, and making aggressive cuts with a chisel. Longer mallets allow for more powerful swings. All have a textured or ribbed grip for slip resistance.
Mallets with two face materials can be used for a wider range of applications than other mallets.
Plastic faces are softer than metal faces, so they're good for striking plastic, wood, and sheet metal. All have a face hardness rating for comparing their hardness with other plastic faces. Soft faces have a hardness similar to that of a tire tread.
PVC plastic handles with steel core resist breakage if you miss your mark.
Plastic Face | |||||||||
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| Head Wt. | Face Dia. | Hardness Rating | Color | Overall Lg. | Head Material | Handle Color | Handle Replaceable | Each | |
PVC Plastic Face  | |||||||||
PVC Plastic Handle with Steel Core—Textured Grip | |||||||||
| 3 lbs. | 2 7/8" | Soft | Black | 14" | PVC Plastic | Black | Nonreplaceable | 0000000 | 000000 |
High-Visibility Replaceable-Face Dead Blow Mallets
Change the faces out when worn rather than replacing the entire tool. A fluorescent orange color makes these mallets easy to see. All have a head loaded with metal shot for added weight and a controlled impact with minimal rebound. Use them to drive chisels and strike work without damaging its surface. Often used on plastic, wood, and sheet metal, the polyurethane rubber faces resist oils and solvents and won't crack under high impact. The medium-hard face has a hardness similar to that of a plastic cutting board; the extra-hard face has a hardness similar to that of a hard hat. Use a face that's softer than your workpiece to avoid marring. Lighter weight mallets are good for tapping work into place and driving a chisel to make small cuts. Choose heavier weight mallets for assembling joints, dislodging stuck parts, and making aggressive cuts with a chisel. Longer mallets allow for more powerful swings. A textured grip provides slip resistance.
Face | ||||||||||
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| Head Wt. | Face Dia. | Face Hardness Rating (Face Color) | Pipe Size | Thread Type | Overall Lg. | Handle Material | Grip Style | Handle Replaceable | Each | |
Polyurethane Rubber Face | ||||||||||
| 3 lbs. | 2 1/2" | Medium Hard (Red) × Extra Hard (Black) | 1 1/4 | NPT | 13 3/4" | Polyurethane Rubber with Steel Core | Textured | Nonreplaceable | 0000000 | 000000 |
Extra-soft faces have a hardness similar to that of a pencil eraser.
Soft faces have a hardness similar to that of a tire tread.
Medium faces have a hardness that's suitable for most general purpose applications.
Medium-hard faces have a hardness similar to that of a plastic cutting board.
Hard faces have a hardness similar to that of a bowling ball.
Extra-hard faces have a hardness similar to that of a hard hat.
Mallets
Drive chisels and strike work without damaging its surface. To avoid marring, choose a mallet with faces that are softer than your workpiece. Lighter weight mallets are good for tapping work into place and driving a chisel to make small cuts. Use heavier weight mallets when assembling joints, dislodging stuck parts, and making aggressive cuts with a chisel. Longer mallets allow for more powerful swings.
Lead faces are the softest metal faces we offer. They're for use on plastic and soft, nonferrous metal, such as copper and aluminum.
Aluminum and copper faces are harder than lead and softer than brass. Use them on brass, copper, aluminum, and steel.
Brass faces are suitable for striking steel, iron, stone, and other hard surfaces.
Hickory handles resist vibration. Steel and aluminum handles are stronger than hickory handles but have less vibration resistance.
Textured and ribbed grips provide slip resistance.
| Head Wt. | Face Dia. | Overall Lg. | Grip Style | Handle Replaceable | Each | ||
Steel Handle | |||||||
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| F | 3 lbs. | 1 1/4" | 11" | Smooth | Nonreplaceable | 0000000 | 000000 |
| Head Wt., lbs. | Face Dia. | Overall Lg. | Grip Style | Handle Replaceable | Each | ||
Aluminum Handle | |||||||
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| H | 3 | 2 1/2" | 14 3/4" | Textured | Nonreplaceable | 000000 | 000000 |
Mallets | Replacement Handles | ||||||||
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| Head Wt. | Face Dia. | Overall Lg. | Grip Style | Handle Replaceable | Each | Each | |||
Hickory Handle | |||||||||
| J | 3 lbs. | 1 5/8" | 14" | Textured | Replaceable | 0000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 000000 |
Steel Handle | |||||||||
| L | 3 lbs. | 1 1/4" | 13" | Textured | Nonreplaceable | 00000000 | 000000 | 000000 | 00 |
Aluminum Handle | |||||||||
| M | 3 lbs. | 1 3/4" | 12 1/4" | Textured | Nonreplaceable | 000000 | 00000 | 000000 | 00 |
Ball Peen Hammers
Use the domed end of the head for forming soft metal, rounding off edges, and closing rivets. The flat striking face is for driving nails, pins, punches, and chisels. For replacement handles, see Hickory Hammer Handles and Fiberglass Hammer Handles.
Hickory and beech handles resist vibration.
| Head Wt., oz. | Face Dia. | Overall Lg. | Face Material | Handle Replaceable | Each | |
Hickory Handle with Plain Grip | ||||||
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| 48 | 1 3/4" | 16" | Steel | Replaceable | 0000000 | 000000 |
Sledge Hammers
Demolish material, form metal, and drive punches, chisels, and masonry drills. For demolition work, choose a hammer with a face that's harder than your workpiece. Longer and heavier hammers deliver greater impact.
10" to 16" long hammers are also known as engineers', drilling, club, and crack hammers. Use them for light demolition and tasks where longer hammers don't have room to swing.
Steel faces are the hardest metal faces we offer. Use them on stone, concrete, and hardened nails.
Hickory handles resist vibration. Steel handles are stronger than wooden handles but have less vibration resistance. Handles with a fiberglass core resist breakage if you miss your mark.
Textured and ribbed grips provide slip resistance.
| Head Wt., lbs. | Face Dia. | Overall Lg. | Handle Replaceable | Each | |
Round Steel Face | |||||
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Hickory Handle—Plain Grip | |||||
| 3 | 1 5/8" | 10" | Replaceable | 000000 | 000000 |
| 3 | 1 3/4" | 15 1/2" | Replaceable | 000000 | 00000 |
Steel Handle—Textured Grip | |||||
| 3 | 1 1/4" | 11" | Nonreplaceable | 000000 | 00000 |
Polypropylene Plastic Handle with Fiberglass Core—Ribbed Grip | |||||
| 3 | 1 3/8" | 10" | Replaceable | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 3 | 1 5/8" | 14" | Replaceable | 00000000 | 00000 |
Nonsparking Sledge Hammers
The faces and head are made of aluminum-bronze that is Factory Mutual approved, so these tools inhibit sparking and are nonmagnetic and corrosion resistant. They satisfy OSHA requirements that specify nonsparking tools for locations where flammable vapors and combustible residues are present. Use them to demolish material, form metal, and drive punches, chisels, and masonry drills. For demolition work, ensure that the workpiece is softer than the metal faces. Longer and heavier hammers deliver greater impact. All have a textured or ribbed grip for slip resistance. For replacement handles, see Fiberglass Hammer Handles.
14" long hammers are also known as engineers', drilling, club, lump, and crack hammers. Use them for light demolition and tasks where longer hammers don't have room to swing.
Warning: Do not use these tools in direct contact with acetylene.
| Head Wt., lbs. | Face Dia. | Overall Lg. | Handle Material | Grip Style | Handle Replaceable | Specifications Met | Each | |
Aluminum-Bronze Face | ||||||||
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| 3 | 1 1/2" | 14" | Fiberglass | Textured | Replaceable | FM Approved | 0000000 | 0000000 |
Blacksmiths' Hammers
Strike metal, concrete, and stone with the flat end of these hammers; the wedge-shaped end is for bending and shaping metal. They're also known as cross-peen hammers. For replacement handles, see Hickory Hammer Handles.
Hickory handles resist vibration. Steel handles are stronger than hickory handles but have less vibration resistance. Fiberglass handles resist breakage if you miss your mark.
Textured and ribbed grips provide slip resistance.