Comments on: Chisel Of Destruction http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/16/chisel-of-destruction/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: james b http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/16/chisel-of-destruction/#comment-755317 james b Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:02:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18517#comment-755317 I pulled the guard off of mine and welded a 3' x 7/8" shaft onto one of these. I don' t pry things with it, but it is good for chipping up goop (paint, plaster, poly, epoxy resin, ice, etc) from the floor without bending. The shaft isn't as tough as the chisel, but it does a good job of transferring the energy from a hammer smack, and with the heavier shaft it works just sliding it across the floor by hand. I pulled the guard off of mine and welded a 3′ x 7/8″ shaft onto one of these. I don’ t pry things with it, but it is good for chipping up goop (paint, plaster, poly, epoxy resin, ice, etc) from the floor without bending. The shaft isn’t as tough as the chisel, but it does a good job of transferring the energy from a hammer smack, and with the heavier shaft it works just sliding it across the floor by hand.

]]> By: Shopmonger http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/16/chisel-of-destruction/#comment-755212 Shopmonger Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:53:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18517#comment-755212 The guard is your friend.....love it .. appreciate it....."TRY NOT TO USE IT..." The guard is your friend…..love it .. appreciate it…..”TRY NOT TO USE IT…”

]]> By: fred http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/16/chisel-of-destruction/#comment-754705 fred Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:57:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18517#comment-754705 I see that DASCO also make one with a guard: http://www.amazon.com/Dasco-G473-Guarded-Floor-Chisel/dp/B0000BYCZW I see that DASCO also make one with a guard:

http://www.amazon.com/Dasco-G473-Guarded-Floor-Chisel/dp/B0000BYCZW

]]> By: fred http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/16/chisel-of-destruction/#comment-754573 fred Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:51:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18517#comment-754573 The ones in our tool kits were made by DASCO – who still makes them in 2 inch wide and 3 inch wide configurations. http://www.antonline.com/c_x-Tools-Hardware-Home-Improvement-Building-Materials-Dasco-Pro-Inc-x_0_54141_5_0_3815_1_0.htm These are not as nifty or ergonomic as the Stanley Fat Max tool pictured but they still come in handy – although much less so these days since there are other power tool options for removing flooring sections. At one time – DASCO also made floor ripping chisels that sported offset blades in sizes ½ inch (# 462), ¾ inch (# 464) , 1 inch (# 466) and 1-1/4 inch (# 467). I do not believe that they still make these. Back in the day – flooring carpenters also carried hand flooring saws. We have one somewhere in the shop that was made by Goldblatt. It has a curved-up front end with teeth that allowed you to start a cut in the middle of a flooring board. For laminate floors Crain Cutter also makes a tool (their #575) to help break-out damaged planks. The ones in our tool kits were made by DASCO – who still makes them in 2 inch wide and 3 inch wide configurations.

http://www.antonline.com/c_x-Tools-Hardware-Home-Improvement-Building-Materials-Dasco-Pro-Inc-x_0_54141_5_0_3815_1_0.htm

These are not as nifty or ergonomic as the Stanley Fat Max tool pictured but they still come in handy – although much less so these days since there are other power tool options for removing flooring sections.

At one time – DASCO also made floor ripping chisels that sported offset blades in sizes ½ inch (# 462), ¾ inch (# 464) , 1 inch (# 466) and 1-1/4 inch (# 467). I do not believe that they still make these.

Back in the day – flooring carpenters also carried hand flooring saws. We have one somewhere in the shop that was made by Goldblatt. It has a curved-up front end with teeth that allowed you to start a cut in the middle of a flooring board.

For laminate floors Crain Cutter also makes a tool (their #575) to help break-out damaged planks.

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