Sledge Hammers!

[Brian Rust]

Just hung this guy on a 28” piece of hickory. It turned out pretty good! Anyone know anything about Stanley sledges? I’m guessing they were outsourced to some other company? Thanks guys.

 

[Brian Rust]

Pennsylvania RR specs look very similar to my CMStP&P tool gauge. Very rounded cutting edge.

Care of the tool is described here by a major maker of railroad tools.

http://cedarriverforge.com/Photo-index/Tools/Railroad tools/Hubbard-complete.pdf

Page from the pdf above:

And I've posted this before but some of the new folks may not have seen it.

Hey Peg, what is the angle on the adze gauge? About 30 degrees or so?

 

[Square_peg]

Hey Peg, what is the angle on the adze gauge? About 30 degrees or so?

It is 25°. FWIW, I would have guessed about 30°.

 

[Brian Rust]

Thank you sir. I have an old “Hack Devil” RR Adze I got when I first stubbled upon this obsession. I probably need to tweek that bevel a little. Not even sure what it is at right now.

 

[Square_peg]

No result yet, I'm selling that cold chisel and going with plan B.

Wish you lived closer. I'd be a striker. Sounds like fun. I've wanted to do this for some time.

For the record, I didn't do this.

 

[300Six]

For the record, I didn't do this.

This is a picture of today's crash in Seattle, Washington? I don't know how folks can cultivate glorious faith in a safe future for autonomous-driving automobiles when simple rail cars can't even stay on a track.

 

[Chesterfieldfox]

 

[jblyttle]

I could not decide how to categorize these.

IMG_20171219_225331 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20171219_225424 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20171219_225536 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[phantomknives]

that is a good question

 

[Lieblad]

I could not decide how to categorize these.

That bigger tool is Coopers adze, but awfully long haft.
Smaller tool...Obviously hammer of some kind, but dunno a specific name or use.

 

[jblyttle]

That bigger tool is Coopers adze, but awfully long haft.
Smaller tool...Obviously hammer of some kind, but dunno a specific name or use.

Yes I knew what the coopers adze was (the last one that I had with original handle was 11" long, this one is 13"). The other one I'm not sure of. I have seen similar hammers listed as rock/mountain climbing tools. One end for chipping loose stone, the other for placing pitons?

 

[Lieblad]

Possibly a piton hammer. Seems its face a bit long-ish & mostly those hammers would be a rectangular eye to hold reinforcing straps. But some used cylindrical reinforcements & some none.
A touchmark might give a slim clue, but thats about it.

 

[jblyttle]

IMG_20171222_194555 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20171222_194813 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20171222_194823 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[Square_peg]

That adze is perfect.

 

[jblyttle]

That adze is perfect.

Thank you. I think that one is an old cobblestone street paving hammer.

 

[Brian Rust]

JB this maybe an obvious/not allowed question, I’m not sure, but where do you sell these items at? I have noticed you saying some items are sold and what have you.

 

[phantomknives]

JB this maybe an obvious/not allowed question,

there's a list of memberships with perks underneath, nearly all paid memberships can trade. free members cant.

in my experience, a paid member can initiate/organize a trade, this includes trades with a free member. a free member can't initiate anything pretaining to trades, this includes appraisals.

as for where he sells it, theres a very "coincidental" table cloth in the background of a few ebay listings.

 

[jblyttle]

IMG_20171231_105819 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20171231_105916 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20171231_105935 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20171231_105929 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20171231_105916 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[jblyttle]

This is a super nice and unusually sized old Atha crosspein. 5lb head on an 18" handle. The metal wedge you ask? I had a nice hardwood wedge driven deep and properly seated but it broke off 1-2mm below the eye. I am convinced that it remained perfectly good but hated the aesthetic so I smashed the metal wedge in to cover it. It looks better and is even tighter I assume.

IMG_20180105_203541 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180105_203628 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180105_203632 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180105_203605 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180105_203620 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180105_203653 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[jblyttle]

OK, now I am ready with a real track chisel. Unfortunately it is 4 degrees outside and the rail is under a foot of snow.

IMG_20180106_230812 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180106_230821 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180106_230828 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr
IMG_20180106_230858 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr