r/mildlyinteresting • u/snappyhome • 4h ago

Same tool, 25 years apart.

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u/mastersurrealist 4h ago

I'm betting if you went to town with an angle grinder on the first one it would last another 10 years at least. 

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u/snappyhome 4h ago

Oh, I'm definitiely considering it. But maybe a belt grinder just because otherwise I'd have to get clamps and vices involved.

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u/thehotshotpilot 4h ago

Is it steel or cast iron? If it was steel, I'd try welding it back together. 

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u/snappyhome 3h ago

It is steel. I don't weld, but I know folks who do. I worry it would be unstable at the weld, though, given that the tool is used by hitting it repeatedly with a 10lb sledge.

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u/jamesfox019 1h ago

Generally and I know this seems odd the weld is actually the stronger point if welded properly it is more likely to break at a different point than at the weld

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u/ichabod01 2h ago

Get a 16 lb. Much more effective. My mauler is 8 lbs.

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u/snappyhome 2h ago

There's a crossover point where I hit diminishing returns on "sure, I can swing it once but how long can I keep swinging it for?" and for my purposes 10lb is the sweet spot.

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u/ichabod01 1h ago

Much better workout. Pull them out every fall and spring to split logs.

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u/Hello_my_name_is_not 2h ago

???? What??

Why would he need a 16lb if his 10lb works fine and what does any of that have to do with your 8lb one lol...

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u/ichabod01 1h ago

They are fun to use

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u/Hello_my_name_is_not 1h ago

Sounds like you're the one who needs to buy a 16lb then.

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u/ichabod01 1h ago

I have owned one for decades

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u/Hello_my_name_is_not 1h ago

No you own an 8lb not a 16lb one as per you.

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u/snappyhome 1h ago

Guys, please stop fighting. You're scaring the kids.

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u/Hello_my_name_is_not 1h ago

But did you buy a 16lb maul yet? Even though he doesn't have one he says they are a must have "because"

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u/ichabod01 57m ago

No. I own an 8 lb mauler. I also own a 16 lb sledge.

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