Red estwing deadblow hammers falling apart?

[The motor guy]

I bought several different sized deadblow hammers probably 10 years ago. Not sure if it's because they sat in a hot shop for most of that time, but they just start cracking and busting off into pieces. I have one that's just the inner steel drum that's filled with sand. Even the part of the handle is broken off. The only red part is the bottom part where you put your hand. Keep in mind most of these were never used this entire time. The medium sized one was maybe used 3 times. Looks like now these hammers are a purple color and no longer red.

 

[Ausfahrt]

Pictures?

 

[Cujet]

Dead blow plastic hammers have had this problem for the last 30 years. Try for warranty?

 

[The motor guy]

Dead blow plastic hammers have had this problem for the last 30 years. Try for warranty?

That's what I thought. I don't think estwing has a warranty. My tools have been inside the last 5 years or so. Makes me wonder if the dry air from the hvac makes this problem worse. I have 6 or 7 porter cable nail guns that all blew apart too that have only been used a fee times over the years. You get 5 or 6 nails in and you're blowing the seals out and blowing unregulated air out the exhaust

 

[burbguy82]

I don't think estwing has a warranty

I have never seen an Estwing hammer break. A dead blow is another manner. Plastic is not the best impact resistance material. Ill bet if you contacted them, they would send you another no problem. Basically all the hammers i have are Estwing, from a 6 oz ball peen to a 8 lbs sledge, field axes too.

 

[Jdeere562]

Mine did the same thing and was branded Snap-On.
I just vacuumed up the mess. and trashed the inside frame.

Too much hassle to try for warranty with a pile of dust and a piece of steel from the inside.

 

[The motor guy]

I have never seen an Estwing hammer break. A dead blow is another manner. Plastic is not the best impact resistance material. Ill bet if you contacted them, they would send you another no problem. Basically all the hammers i have are Estwing, from a 6 oz ball peen to a 8 lbs sledge, field axes too.

I have a basic rubber rubber mallet from them that's held up. Imo a rubber mallet is close enough to a deadblow hammer. It's the material they're using whatever it is. Polyurethane I think.....

 

[Hootbro]

https://www.estwing.com/resources/warranty/

 

[The motor guy]

https://www.estwing.com/resources/warranty/

What are they going to say when I send them a pic of a hammer with no rubber but the handle left? It doesn't even have anything to identify it as an estwing.

 

[Pablo]

https://www.estwing.com/resources/warranty/

Just reading that paints a picture of people using hammers for all manner of non hammer use

 

[D60]

What are they going to say when I send them a pic of a hammer with no rubber but the handle left? It doesn't even have anything to identify it as an estwing.

Well, I know how you can find out.

The black rubber HF deadblows used to be "better" and somewhat durable. The orange plastic seemed more brittle.

Anymore I mostly use Simplex rubber or brass. You can sometimes find the old monster brass Protos for a song at second hand stores or on classifieds like FB MP

 

[Hootbro]

What are they going to say when I send them a pic of a hammer with no rubber but the handle left? It doesn't even have anything to identify it as an estwing.

The worst they can say is no. Sometimes it is worth the effort to plead your case and hope it falls on sympathetic ears. It may be a known issue to them. You do not know until you try.

SK tools had a similar warranty for fair use and workmanship only. I had a set of NOS screwdrivers of theirs that the handles crumbled also and made contact and stated my case and got them swapped out. So long as they do not get the vibe you are being a scammer, most times adult decisions can be made for things that fall between the lines of a warranty.

 

[bchannell]

Pretty common problem with DB hammers. I just bought new ones, sucks, but that's what it is.

 

[ElectroMechanoMan]

I used a dead blow hammer that was out in my unheated garage on a cold winter day and it broke apart. It was old and the cold made it brittle. Other than that, never really heard of problems from other guys I know.

 

[Pablo]

This baby is 30 years old, rubber one 60 years plus, Estwing around 6 years or so

 

[The motor guy]

This baby is 30 years old, rubber one 60 years plus, Estwing around 6 years or so


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It's only the red deadblow hammers that fell apart. The others are fine.