HF has a pittsburg wood handle framing like this w/ magnetic nail grabber, under 10 I think. I sanded off the gloss and put a few coats of wood/oil finish over the course of a few days. the feel is certainly better than my metal frame, that HF hammer is pretty cheap for the features I'd say
I have to think, a milled face hammer will take bigger/larger head nails fine and likely grip the head better, slightly less likely to slide off the nail on a slight mishit I'm sure
I bought this on clearance for $23 at my local Home Depot, but that was in May '23. They are nice, I love the rubber on the prybar to reduce vibration.
I own the hammer at least and I can say it's pretty nice to use for work. I lucked out when it was at the store for $20 and I got the leftover christmas husky 16 oz. Smooth face plus 15 in crowbar combo for $8 around the same time.
I know it's in the title, but please note, this is a milled face, mostly only suited to framing.
What is a milled face and what exactly is 'framing'? Serious question not trying to be annoying.
I just installed flooring in a bedroom and I'd say I did a pretty good job as a DIYer. But now I'm having the hardest time installing the quarter round. This is suppose to be the easy part but I keep bending nails!
What is a milled face and what exactly is 'framing'? Serious question not trying to be annoying.
I just installed flooring in a bedroom and I'd say I did a pretty good job as a DIYer. But now I'm having the hardest time installing the quarter round. This is suppose to be the easy part but I keep bending nails!
i use an air compressor and a finish nailer. trim nails can suck it
The range of use by people varies greatly. If you use it daily, spend the money. If you use it once in a while, and will likely misplace it, just get the HF one. I have more hammers than I need. Mostly from estate sales even after I bought the HF one with fiberglass handle. They all work about the same, and none have failed.
Side note one of the very old ones had the wood handle break so I made a new handle for it by buying like $50 worth of tools to make one handle. lol
What is a milled face and what exactly is 'framing'? Serious question not trying to be annoying.
I just installed flooring in a bedroom and I'd say I did a pretty good job as a DIYer. But now I'm having the hardest time installing the quarter round. This is suppose to be the easy part but I keep bending nails!
Milled face means it has a "waffle" surface, small pyramid points instead of a smooth surface. Framing is putting up stud walls and floors, basically the skeleton of a structure rather than trim. You don't want to use a milled face on trim because it leaves an unsightly impression in the wood. No one cares about that in the framing because it is hidden behind wallboard.
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i use an air compressor and a finish nailer. trim nails can suck it
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the Milwaukee one is noticeably better. worth the $10 if you're gonna use it a lot
the HF one is too flat on the flat side
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I have to think, a milled face hammer will take bigger/larger head nails fine and likely grip the head better, slightly less likely to slide off the nail on a slight mishit I'm sure
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I just installed flooring in a bedroom and I'd say I did a pretty good job as a DIYer. But now I'm having the hardest time installing the quarter round. This is suppose to be the easy part but I keep bending nails!
I just installed flooring in a bedroom and I'd say I did a pretty good job as a DIYer. But now I'm having the hardest time installing the quarter round. This is suppose to be the easy part but I keep bending nails!
Side note one of the very old ones had the wood handle break so I made a new handle for it by buying like $50 worth of tools to make one handle. lol
I just installed flooring in a bedroom and I'd say I did a pretty good job as a DIYer. But now I'm having the hardest time installing the quarter round. This is suppose to be the easy part but I keep bending nails!
Milled face means it has a "waffle" surface, small pyramid points instead of a smooth surface. Framing is putting up stud walls and floors, basically the skeleton of a structure rather than trim. You don't want to use a milled face on trim because it leaves an unsightly impression in the wood. No one cares about that in the framing because it is hidden behind wallboard.
Yep.. milled face framing hammers are not really appropriate for your average Slickdealer who will likely just use this for DIY around the house.
Bahahaha!
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Like the Milwaukee doesn't rust?? Lmao what kind of argument is that