Thread: Hammer time

Graham

I think we are describing the same thing, but I worded it poorly. When I have performed this I actually hold the head of the hammer in my hand as it gives good control and the glazing brads do not need much more than pushing into place.

Matt

I have not seen one of those hammers before. It may be a more modern tool using nails instead of brads (little diamond shaped bizzos: Not small nails). Brads were the traditional method of holding panes of glass in place in conjunction with putty.

Bob

Apologies as we have slightly digressed. (They made me do it!).

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Bob

Apologies as we have slightly digressed. (They made me do it!).

Regards
Paul

No worries - all very interesting stuff.

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

....... It may be a more modern tool using nails instead of brads (little diamond shaped bizzos: Not small nails). Brads were the traditional method of holding panes of glass in place in conjunction with putty.......l

Something like these, Paul?

I've always called then glazing points, but that's probably because the things that you get around the glass in old wooden-framed sash were just triangular bits of metal. Bunnings call them 'glaziers framing pins, which I think is a bit confusing - framing & glazing aren't the same thing in my book.

If you want to go modern & use brads, Lee Valley have just the tool for you....

Cheers,

Originally Posted by IanW

Something like these, Paul?
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They are a more modern development and truthfully easier to use than the originals. The original was just a very small diamond shaped piece of thin, flat metal.

I don't think I would trouble with the Lee Valley option. If I were to go down that path I would simply use a 1/2" panel pin.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

They are a more modern development and truthfully easier to use than the originals. The original was just a very small diamond shaped piece of thin, flat metal.

I don't think I would trouble with the Lee Valley option. If I were to go down that path I would simply use a 1/2" panel pin.

Regards
Paul

Depends what I'm doing & how many panes of glass need to be set. For a single pane, once in a blue moon, it's a chore to either find where I put the remains of the last packet of points, or take an hour going to Bunnies & back, so I've used brads often enough. The downside of brads is a more focused stress point, & I have cracked a pane or two of thin glass in my clumsiness. The 'modern' points vary in quality, I've had some that were soft as butter & wanted to curl up as they were pushed in. I think that LV tool might help to prevent that, but never having used one, I can't say how well they work.....

Apologies for the diversion - we were discussing hammers, not nails - or are the two inseparable....??

Cheers,

Bobi,

the item pictured blow has nothing to do with your hammer,

it recently sold on ebay for $59

Just thought I would continue with the diversion

Graham.

If you only had the occasional job you could surely replicate the LV tool with a small G-clamp.