Rockpegs - which hammer?

Daisy2 replied on 10/03/2018 08:02

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Posted on 10/03/2018 08:02

Morning all

Apologies if this has been covered before but I'm looking for recommendations on mallets please :-) . Our rubber mallet has seen better days and I am debating what to replace it with. In the motorhome we only used a storage tent for the bikes and sometimes used our wind-out awning, so it wasn't the end of the world if we had trouble getting pegs in. But we've just ordered an air porch awning for our caravan, and as we generally stay on hardstanding I want to be sure we've got the right thing for the job. I was reading about dead blow hammers and wondered if they might be a good choice, as the guidelines for the awning suggest pegging the rear corner pegs just under the caravan but I don't want to damage the van with rebound on hard ground. Any suggestion's gratefully received.

Daisy

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EmilysDad replied on 11/03/2018 14:18

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Posted on 11/03/2018 10:46 by scoutman

An old 16oz claw hammer, I've never failed to knock in rock pegs on any hard standing pitch. Then again, as a 15yr old apprentice joiner, 50 yrs ago, the first thing I learnt was to use a hammer properly.

Posted on 11/03/2018 14:18

I defy you to do so at Grange over Sands. 4lb lump hammer failed, even when used correctly (its not just a chippy that can use a hammer 😉) and the warden tried & failed. The other end of the specrum is the new part at Southport where the peg will go in, but either the gravel is too big or not compacted enough, and the peg won't stay in.

Milothedog replied on 11/03/2018 16:17

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Posted on 11/03/2018 10:46 by scoutman

An old 16oz claw hammer, I've never failed to knock in rock pegs on any hard standing pitch. Then again, as a 15yr old apprentice joiner, 50 yrs ago, the first thing I learnt was to use a hammer properly.

Posted on 11/03/2018 16:17

"the first thing I learnt"

Usually it's making the tea

trellis replied on 11/03/2018 16:41

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Posted on 11/03/2018 16:17 by Milothedog

"the first thing I learnt"

Usually it's making the tea

Posted on 11/03/2018 16:41

Closely followed by"go and get me a new bubble for a spirit level".😁😁.

Milothedog replied on 11/03/2018 16:49

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Posted on 11/03/2018 16:41 by trellis

Closely followed by"go and get me a new bubble for a spirit level".😁😁.

Posted on 11/03/2018 16:49

Or being sent somewhere for a "long weight"

trellis replied on 11/03/2018 17:57

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Posted on 11/03/2018 16:49 by Milothedog

Or being sent somewhere for a "long weight"

Posted on 11/03/2018 17:57

I was asked to go and get a skirting ladder,and like the dutiful idiot I did.😁😁.

lornalou1 replied on 11/03/2018 21:09

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Posted on 11/03/2018 21:09

I was sent to stores for a long stance. store man just kept saying weight there. so I did. what a plonker.

scoutman replied on 11/03/2018 23:13

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Posted on 11/03/2018 16:17 by Milothedog

"the first thing I learnt"

Usually it's making the tea

Posted on 11/03/2018 23:13

That was the 2nd thing, tea break wasn't until 10.00. By the way didn't have a problem with pegs at Grange over Sands, the rain, now that was a different matter!

EmilysDad replied on 12/03/2018 04:40

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Posted on 11/03/2018 23:13 by scoutman

That was the 2nd thing, tea break wasn't until 10.00. By the way didn't have a problem with pegs at Grange over Sands, the rain, now that was a different matter!

Posted on 12/03/2018 04:40

We were not far from the kids play area to the right as you drive into the site.

Mmm ... rain!? We've had more than our fair share this year. It's piddling down now as I type. ☹

Whittakerr replied on 12/03/2018 13:15

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Posted on 12/03/2018 13:15

lump hammer in, claw hammer out. Easy

jennyc replied on 14/03/2018 23:24

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Posted on 11/03/2018 10:46 by scoutman

An old 16oz claw hammer, I've never failed to knock in rock pegs on any hard standing pitch. Then again, as a 15yr old apprentice joiner, 50 yrs ago, the first thing I learnt was to use a hammer properly.

Posted on 14/03/2018 23:24

Did they teach joiners how to drive rock pegs through some of the very large stones found underground, away from the safety of CAMC sites? I assumed that that was the domain of quarry workers with pneumatic pics. When we got fed up with straightening bent rock pegs we switched to screw in pegs, sometimes placed obliquely to avoid stones - and they are very easy to unscrew when it’s time to pack up.

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