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I agree with both the other guys, You can never have too many hammers, and Lixie makes the best dead blow. The purpose for brass and lead is for a non-spark applications, like working around highly explosive and flammable vapors (LP, gas, solvent, etc...) I've only got 1 lixie right now, it's a 22 oz version (they make TONS of different sizes) and it does more than my 3 lb. black BFH from Harbor freight. I'm gonna buy a few more different sizes for different applications, and all sorts of different heads. They make them in Aluminum and a normal cast body, the aluminum again for no-spark. The center is filled with shot on both of these. I've also got a 3 lb brass hammer from HF, mainly cause it was shiney and caught my eye, but I use that when I really need a good connection but can't make a big ding in the part. My lixie still gets the most use, even though it's smaller than the others. Lead, I don't think I'd ever want (or buy) one just because it's LEAD, but they still do serve a dead blow kind of purpose. Just not in my tool box. So far I've got (3) ballpeens, 1 brass, 3 rubber, and my Lixie, which is in a class all of it's own. I'm no where near done buying hammers, I'm only getting started..... Maybe dr. and me can start hamanon, for those adicted to hammers.... I've also bought atleast 5 utility knives in the last 1 1/2 years(that I can remember, but think there's 1 more somewhere...), the last 2 being the folding kind. I bought the 2nd when I temporarily lost the 1st. I love them alot, and can't go a day without useing the one in my pocket. I got 3 sample blades from Lennox back in September for my knife while at IMTS 06 in Chicago, and I'm only on the 1st side of the 2nd blade!! Normally I'd have to get a new blade atleast every 2 weeks. Those Stanley 100 packs are a great thing, but I may have to start buying those blades from Lennox, they just plain last a heckuva lot longer.... and they can bend w/out breaking too!!
Donovan from Wisconsin
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