I tried to dig up a vid of someone who could swing a heavy framer proper. No luck. Maybe they are extinct or retired.
Well, that's because the overwhelming majority of tradesmen use pneumatic guns (at least on the production sites I've managed).
It's like the Cody Lundin feet thing. Some think he's bad arse becuse he can walk in bare feet on any terrain
and yes, his feet might be tougher than someone who wears boots (aka, uses technology to improve performance).
But outside of posturing and bragging rights, in the real world, that only benefits him as a selling point for his business.
Put him in a race with someone of equal physical build and condition (apples to apples) with a pair of boots in the desert,
or as I like to say: Cody without boots vs Cody with boots. Who wins? Of course, the one utilizing proper footwear wins.
Why? Because his body is being taxed less and he accomplishes more. Fatigue, wear on the body, work output...they are
all affected by what one uses.
It's easier to sink 16D nails with a heavier hammer (you're talking twice the weight).
But, how long can that pace be kept up if it was the same person doing the same task?
If they hit 20 nails in a row, the one using the Ti hammer has already lifted 100lbs "less".
At the end of a day, how many pounds "less" did the user lift when comparing a 2lb tool
to a 1lb tool? I know in roofing, I could average 4,000 swing a day. If I used a 16oz claw
hammer vs a 32oz shingle hammer, that's be a ton less that I'd lift that day.
Here's a good example...I've always used 32oz Roofing Hatchets to Shingle.
When I first used a 4.9lb gun, it was awkward for me. BUT instead of swinging
8 times per shingle (2 swings X 4 nails), I was only lifting the gun 4 times.
So, with a hatchet, I was lifting 16lbs per shingle while nailing and with the gun 22lbs,
the number of lifting the tool was dropped by half with the gun (not to mention the
speed at which one can apply a shingle with a gun...about 4 times faster).
And the while the hatchet is sent to the work (meaning, the user had to put pressure
when making contact), the gun is merely dropped (less work, less fatigue, etc...).
There are lots of variables that go into production output.
Don't get me wrong, if someone used a 32oz framing hammer and tap/banged
all day, hey, I believe it. It's possible. But, that's not the norm of the trade.
Yep, Stay tuned. I think a vid is going to be posted by Monday.
Actually, two of the vids already posted
show a couple of guys tap/sinking nails below.
But the vid I'm getting is part of a nailing contest.
Not that any production tradseman literally works like that.
The tap/sink nail trick is just that...a trick.
I like to use a steel hammer with a wood handle around 25 ounces.I have found that I don't need to swing a heavy hammer as hard to get the nail driven. It would seem to me that swinging a hammer twice as fast would create a lot more vibration in the handle.
Rmfcasey
You should try it. You'll see that far less shock is transmitted to the user of the Titanium Hammer.
Again, you don't compare the weight of the striking instrument, but the properties of the metal used.
I've noticed that most people who don't like them never used them for more than a week.
You can do that with a 24oz. Vaughan framer. 32oz. framing hammers are for destroying carpenters' wrists.
LOL! I don't see 32oz framing hammers on the sites I've worked. Maybe they are extinct or retired.