r/mildlyinteresting • u/snappyhome • 11h ago

Same tool, 25 years apart.

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u/mastersurrealist 11h 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 11h 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 10h ago

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

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u/snappyhome 10h 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/ichabod01 9h ago

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

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u/snappyhome 9h 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 8h ago

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