Comments on: The Unfortunately-Named Lam-Hammer http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:10:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166563 Benjamen Johnson Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:03:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166563 t clark, Yes, what you say is very true, unless you can already buy that jig for a reasonable price. Say it takes you an hour (at $15) to build your jig plus material cost ($10), but you can buy it for $30. It might look like your better off making the jig, but you might not get get the jig to work correctly the first time and have to build it again. Now your starting to lose money compared to buying the jig. Sometimes it works out better to build, sometimes to buy. I put in my own laminate floor a while ago, I decided to do it myself because they were charging a whole lot more that $15 an hour for installation. t clark,

Yes, what you say is very true, unless you can already buy that jig for a reasonable price. Say it takes you an hour (at $15) to build your jig plus material cost ($10), but you can buy it for $30. It might look like your better off making the jig, but you might not get get the jig to work correctly the first time and have to build it again. Now your starting to lose money compared to buying the jig. Sometimes it works out better to build, sometimes to buy.

I put in my own laminate floor a while ago, I decided to do it myself because they were charging a whole lot more that $15 an hour for installation.

]]> By: t clark http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166487 t clark Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:35:07 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166487 but ben that less than an hour he spent building the tool makes him untold amounts in the future. as my boss used to say "an hour making a jig that will make 5000 parts is well worth the $15 an hour i pay you" i made a lot of jigs for that old man. last time i went to visit him they are still using jigs i made 10 years ago. but ben that less than an hour he spent building the tool makes him untold amounts in the future. as my boss used to say “an hour making a jig that will make 5000 parts is well worth the $15 an hour i pay you” i made a lot of jigs for that old man. last time i went to visit him they are still using jigs i made 10 years ago.

]]> By: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166388 Benjamen Johnson Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:17:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166388 While I would agree that a DIYer probably would be able to put something similar together for less, I think this is targeted at the professional or maybe the home owner who really isn't that handy. If a professional installer spends an hour building a home-made lam-hammer, that's one hour he's not billing. While I would agree that a DIYer probably would be able to put something similar together for less, I think this is targeted at the professional or maybe the home owner who really isn’t that handy. If a professional installer spends an hour building a home-made lam-hammer, that’s one hour he’s not billing.

]]> By: KMR http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166375 KMR Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:04:36 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166375 I agree, for less than $30 you could make buy a regular slide hammer kit that has a threaded end. Cut a piece of angle iron, weld on a nut to fit the threads on the slide hammer, and you've got yourself the tool above. Summitracing currently has a slide hammer kit on clearance. $15.99 for a slide hammer plus a half dozen attachments. (Keep in mind Summit has a flat $10.95 "handling" - I mean shipping - fee). I agree, for less than $30 you could make buy a regular slide hammer kit that has a threaded end. Cut a piece of angle iron, weld on a nut to fit the threads on the slide hammer, and you’ve got yourself the tool above.

Summitracing currently has a slide hammer kit on clearance. $15.99 for a slide hammer plus a half dozen attachments. (Keep in mind Summit has a flat $10.95 “handling” - I mean shipping - fee).

]]> By: l_bilyk http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166315 l_bilyk Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:05:03 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166315 When I had to do a repair on some pre-finished hardwood flooring I used a regular OTC slide hammer to do just this. When I had to do a repair on some pre-finished hardwood flooring I used a regular OTC slide hammer to do just this.

]]> By: Jim K. http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166313 Jim K. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:02:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166313 Hmm... Still a better name than Jan Hammer. ;-) Hmm… Still a better name than Jan Hammer. ;-)

]]> By: FRED http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166266 FRED Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:14:57 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/27/the-unfortunately-named-lam-hammer/#comment-166266 While these seem neat - there are other alternatives. Taylor Tolls makes what they call a "power shunting device" - their part # 375-03 that sells for about $50. You might also buy any of the various automotive slide hammer pullers - up to and including the heavyweight ones from Morgan. Most of these have a threaded end on the slide bar - to which you might attach a bracket similar to these tools. While these seem neat - there are other alternatives.
Taylor Tolls makes what they call a “power shunting device” - their part # 375-03 that sells for about $50.
You might also buy any of the various automotive slide hammer pullers - up to and including the heavyweight ones from Morgan. Most of these have a threaded end on the slide bar - to which you might attach a bracket similar to these tools.

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