heres how i save 80 bucks

[cowboy316]

hey guys  i was gonna buy a maul but bout had a heart attack at the price so i got to thinking i could make one
got toi diggin round the family shop and found and old poly skid off one of my brothers critch rocket motorcycles
and did some brain storming on how i could turn it into a maul and this is what i came up with i add some double
00 buck shot into the poly piece for extra weight and got it to almost a pound will add more later
and the handle is just a heavy duty broom handle lol
    Cowboy316

[Marshal Tac]

Thats down-right good think'n! What do you estimate you got invested in the whole deal?
-Tac

[cowboy316]

Marshal Tac
I'd have to say bout 2 bucks  cuz the poly piece and the broom handle i had laying around and i had
some old double 00 buck shot in some old shot gun shells all i had to buy was the big washer and the
lag bolt and it only took me bout 20 minutes to put together
           Cowboy316

[cowboywc]

Howdy Cowboy
Great job.
WC

[Dalton Masterson]

That looks pretty good!!! I hope you can find some more of that.
DM

[Ace Lungger]

Cowboy316,
Where would a person go to get a peice of that poly material?
Thanks ACE

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Good idea, Cowboy. That's using your head. The price is really right.

[cowboy316]

Ace
  Im in the process of trying to find some in solid round stock the piece i had was from one of my brothers motorcycles
i had laying arond the shop but as soon as i find a lead ill let ya know
   Cowboy316

found an ebay link here it is guys wish i could buy some LOL
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Nylon-Plastic-Lathe-Turning-Stock-2-1-2-Round-Rod_W0QQitemZ120384441884QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Plastics_Equipment?hash=item120384441884&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

[Wiley Desperado]

There you go Cowboy heck of an idea let us know how it works out.  I have never used a maul I just use the big yellow ploy hammer from Tandy.   

[cowboy316]

Wiley
well so far from what ive done with it its balanced really well and has a nice feel to it and stamps good for being a little over
13 onces i wanna try to get it to a pound but i think im as heavy as i can get
    Cowboy316

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

WOW Cowboy, you sure saved some money there, way to go Pard



                                    tEN wOLVES 

[Marshal Will Wingam]

well so far from what ive done with it its balanced really well and has a nice feel to it and stamps good for being a little over 13 onces i wanna try to get it to a pound but i think im as heavy as i can get

The rawhide mallet I use for stamping is only a few ounces. I have a heavy mallet for big stamps but like the smaller one for most work.

[Gun Butcher]

   And they said all we cowboys used our heads for was a hat rack    Great use of what ya got on hand Cowboy.

[JD Alan]

Cowboy, that is really innovatve, great work.  JD

[cowboy316]

thanks guys for all the kind remarks i was just getting tired of beating the tar out of my stamps
and really couldnt afford the mauls they sell at tandy or at other places so i made due with what i
had
     hoping to get some 3 inch poly pieces and make another one soon
      Cowboy316

[Dalton Masterson]

cowboy, if you get a piece of that rod, drill a hole thru one and make it like a hammer. Then you have a maul, and a hammer, just like the ASB ones.

Add a good handle, some fancy cast engraving bits, and we will all line up for Cowboy316 Leather Gear!

DM (I never did come up with any stock in our catalogs at work)

[cowboy316]

  well im trying i found some 2 1/2 inch on ebay tonight got to see if i can borrow dads credit card and get a piece and see how it goes
    Cowboy316

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy Cowboy,

Pretty nifty idea!

[Ace Lungger]

Cowboy 316,
I wonder if a skateboard wheel would work? I would love to have one of those mallets, but $80.00 is way more than I can Pay!
If anyone reads this, and can lead me to where I might find something to make the mallet head out of, please feel free to let me know!
Thanks ACE

[T.C. Grant]

Just a thought but you may get some poly casters from the local hardware store...canabilize the wheels from them and stack them together with epoxy glue...then sandwhich them between two large washers with a bolt.