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Howard H.

04-10-2006 11:51:47




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Hi Ya'll -

Does anyone have any comments - good or bad - about the really cheap (like $15-$30) hammer and dolly kits on Ebay for sheet metal repair and body work??

A similar one from Eastwood with a couple of hammers and 3-4 lists for $175 and Craftsman about $140.

Short of being easier to break a hammer handle out, I wasn't sure what other disadvantages the cheaper kits might have.

Is there really any practical difference in a name brand dolly and a Ebay cheapie??


Thanks for any comments,
Howard H.

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dr.sportster

04-15-2006 19:54:06




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 Re: Hammer and Dolly Kits in reply to Howard H., 04-10-2006 11:51:47  
I have a drawer full of dollies from garage sales,so I dont know the origin.I figured they were ok and so far have been .I bought one good hammer from Snap-on and it was worth it[21 bucks in 1980].I have had no luck with Taiwan and Chinese tools.



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TimV

04-14-2006 05:50:42




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 Re: Hammer and Dolly Kits in reply to Howard H., 04-10-2006 11:51:47  
I recently bought one of the cheapie kits from Harbor Freight. Paid $20.00 for it with fiberglass handles. I"ve also seen the same kits for anywhere from $15.00 to $30.00 at the traveling tool shows, E-bay, Northern Tool, Grizzly, etc. etc. I noticed that the cheaper ones aren"t polished on as many surfaces as the more expensive kits--you"re probably better off spending another $10.00 and getting more surfaces to work with. As far as quality, of course they won"t be as good as a $500 kit, but I"ve taken out quite a few dents so far with mine, and I have definitely got $20 worth of use from them. I"ve been roughing out larger dents with a big ball-peen backed with a chunk of scrap steel and using the hammer and dolly for finishing. Works for me, though I"m far from an expert at body work!

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Rounder

04-13-2006 08:39:13




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 Re: Hammer and Dolly Kits in reply to Howard H., 04-10-2006 11:51:47  
I didn't think craftsman even sold body hammers anymore. Where did you see them?



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Howard H.

04-14-2006 22:32:29




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 Re: Hammer and Dolly Kits in reply to Rounder, 04-13-2006 08:39:13  
Maybe my wording was wrong - not technically a "Craftsman tool", but I was looking at the kit on their website:

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Rustyj14

04-11-2006 18:51:56




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 Re: Hammer and Dolly Kits in reply to Howard H., 04-10-2006 11:51:47  
I was in the auto body trade for nigh onto 50 years. I have seen guys using cheap body hammers and dollies, and they were constantly buying new ones! I used, and still do, Fairmont auto body hammers and dollies, and they do the job, and never crack or break! I am using the body hammer i bought new in 1951, and the dollies i bought in '52! I don't know if they are still out there to be bought, but you can check with a store that sells body shop supplies! Rustyj

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John (Wash.)

04-11-2006 07:04:46




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 Re: Hammer and Dolly Kits in reply to Howard H., 04-10-2006 11:51:47  
I was using one of those $20.00 sets last weekend. Broke all three hammers trying to pound out a dent in my tractor hood. It wasn't the handles that broke ,but the hammer head split in half where the handle goes through it. Wasn't even hard use. JUNK.



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Super 55

04-15-2006 09:52:47




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 Re: Hammer and Dolly Kits in reply to John (Wash.), 04-11-2006 07:04:46  
I bought a cheap set, the ones with the yellow fibreglass handles, and every handle came out of the head in the first use.... I see that as a definite safety hazard. Went back and bought some quality ones.



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