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Re: Re: knock-off hammers, curs

To: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>, tj@alpine.b17a.ingr.com
Subject: Re: Re: knock-off hammers, curs
From: sggy@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett)
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1992 13:37:00 -0400
Roland Dudley scribed:
 Subject: Re: Re: knock-off hammers, curs
> > 
> > Roland Dudley writes:
> > > I knocked the wheels on with my new lead
> > > knock-off hammer from British Wire Wheels.  Nary a scratch on the new
> > > chrome knock-offs but the hammer looks pretty bad.  Good for one or two
> > > more rounds I'd say.  Oh well, hopefully I won't be doing this very
> > > often.
> > 
> > A couple of years ago I bought one of the brass hammers listed in the
> > Victoria British catalog, and it has held up quite well under heavy 
> > use...

A lead hammer is preffered, as it is softest and will mar the KO less.
A lead hammer should last for years- A couple of mine have taken some
pretty severe abuse, and are still working fine.

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