*Hot* HD: Stanley Fatmax Xtreme 16 oz anti vibe hammer $9.99

[bigal2]

Just came back from Markham East store. They had about 20 left.

sku # 516101

Reg $29.99

I cannot find on their web site. Not sure if it is nationwide.

Grabbed two. :)

[mic2074]

is it this one ?... looks nice... thx OP.

http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3056124

[Tomatolita]

Confirmed in Windsor at the HD on Walker Rd. Saw them there last evening.

[bigal2]

mic2074, that is exactly one.

Thanks,

bigal2

[virgoan]

It's nationwide...it's on this week's flyer...

[napoleon1769]

What's the difference between this and one from a dollar store?

[virgoan]

What's the difference between this and one from a dollar store?

pick one up and u'll know

hint: if you have to ask...chances are...you don't need this fancy hammer..

[JzUpFakesDown]

looks nice, i will be picking one up tmr.
i especially like the nail start feature

//edit
noticed that the OP said it is a 16oz but the link micro provided was a 20ozer with the nail set feature. either way ill probably pick one up


OP does the one you picked up have a nail set feature?

[ShaTR]

pick one up and u'll know

hint: if you have to ask...chances are...you don't need this fancy hammer..

really? I use my tools quite often, and while my hammer's are now rarely used due to brad/staple guns,, i don't find much of a difference between cheap and expensive ones. tap it in, drive it home. What difference do u find??

[densil_lopez]

What's the difference between this and one from a dollar store?

It's simple math. 9.99-1.00= 8.99$:D

[brucered]

thanks OP. i can use a nice hammer for my outside toolbox.

might pick up 2.

[Mooned By Jamario]

No thanks to this one. The nail pulling end is way too straight. Give me a good curved end anyday. Pulling out old nails or missed hits... (gets windy in Saskatchewan :) ) is a lot easier.

[ZIgot]

I'll be picking one up tmr. Thx Op.

[virgoan]

really? I use my tools quite often, and while my hammer's are now rarely used due to brad/staple guns,, i don't find much of a difference between cheap and expensive ones. tap it in, drive it home. What difference do u find??


1. Torsion control grip technology reduces the effects of torque on wrists and elbows. Use it extensively, your wrist will tell you the difference.
2. AntiVibe design minimizes vibration and shock at impact. Use both at the same time..you will notice the vibration at impact on the cheap hammer.
3. This hammer is well balanced
4. Forged one piece steel construction for increased strength and durability. The cheaper ones that comes in two pieces will come apart as soon as you put any pressure on it. Have you ever try to hit a nail and the head of the hammer just fly across the room and break the nice new drywall you just put up? Or have you ever try pulling the nail out and the handle just bend on you?

[ShaTR]

1. Torsion control grip technology reduces the effects of torque on wrists and elbows. Use it extensively, your wrist will tell you the difference.
2. AntiVibe design minimizes vibration and shock at impact. Use both at the same time..you will notice the vibration at impact on the cheap hammer.
3. This hammer is well balanced
4. Forged one piece steel construction for increased strength and durability. The cheaper ones that comes in two pieces will come apart as soon as you put any pressure on it. Have you ever try to hit a nail and the head of the hammer just fly across the room and break the nice new drywall you just put up? Or have you ever try pulling the nail out and the handle just bend on you?

all that is probably useful for someone who uses a hammer for hours on end. But in this day and age, power tools take care of most of the stuff. And ive never noticed much vibration or wrist/elbow strain. Then again, ive never used a dollar store hammer either (usually cheap princess auto or mastercraft ones)

[virgoan]

all that is probably useful for someone who uses a hammer for hours on end. But in this day and age, power tools take care of most of the stuff. And ive never noticed much vibration or wrist/elbow strain. Then again, ive never used a dollar store hammer either (usually cheap princess auto or mastercraft ones)

Not everybody has a fancy compressor w/ a nail gun...

Or if you are into metal work...a Hammer is essential...

[ShaTR]

Not everybody has a fancy compressor w/ a nail gun...

Or if you are into metal work...a Hammer is essential...

that is very true.

[njchan]

all that is probably useful for someone who uses a hammer for hours on end. But in this day and age, power tools take care of most of the stuff. And ive never noticed much vibration or wrist/elbow strain. Then again, ive never used a dollar store hammer either (usually cheap princess auto or mastercraft ones)

it's funny ... I was thinking the same thing ... I've done a couple of renos in the past 2 years - all building something (basement, deck, shed) ... never used my Fatmax Anti-vibe hammer (which I bought 2 years ago for much more than $10). I prefer to use screws than nails ... and in cases where nails were requires, I just used one of 3 nail guns.

HOWEVER ... then it came time to demo a basement and bedroom in another house ... the hammer was invaluable. Probably got more use out of the sledge and the crobar but without the hammer, would have definitely taken much more time than it did.

so for $10 ... can you really go wrong?

oh and I currently have 4 hammers 16-20oz there's definitely a big difference between the antivibe and the normal gooseneck hammers. I also have a mastercraft antivibe hammer and I can honestly say the faxmax does a better job on torquing, weight distribution and vibration.

but that's just my $0.02.

[pmdoit]

It's nationwide...it's on this week's flyer...
Can't find it in Quebec(MTL) flyer and it's $29.99 in store, so not nationwide :confused:

[dirtmover]

No thanks to this one. The nail pulling end is way too straight. Give me a good curved end anyday. Pulling out old nails or missed hits... (gets windy in Saskatchewan :) ) is a lot easier.

That's because its not designed exclusively for nail pulling. It's called a rip claw and is typically used for framing. The straight claw is designed to wedge between boards to rip them apart. It's a lot easier than with a "curved end".

[Ray]

No thanks to this one. The nail pulling end is way too straight. Give me a good curved end anyday. Pulling out old nails or missed hits... (gets windy in Saskatchewan :) ) is a lot easier.

Actually, the one I saw at HD that is on sale is the curved claw.

[sienna owner]

No thanks to this one. The nail pulling end is way too straight. Give me a good curved end anyday. Pulling out old nails or missed hits... (gets windy in Saskatchewan :) ) is a lot easier.

Actually, the one I saw at HD that is on sale is the curved claw.


don't have the flyer in front, but i think it's the curved one that's actually listed on sale...but the picture is the straight craw version. maybe both on sale?

[beachlover]

First few posters got it wrong....I actually find the rip end way more useful, so I raced out to get this hammer (before other posters "unconfirmed" the rip end) , only to be let down by the curved end....to help others.....the rip end works fantastic for pulling nails if you use it unconventionally....you don't pry front to back like the curved end, you pry up side to side thus pulling the nail up 3/4 inch at a time (it grabs the nail in the groove on the shank of the nail rather than the head on each 3/4 pull, try it....)

[chris103610]

Can't find it in Quebec(MTL) flyer and it's $29.99 in store, so not nationwide :confused:

lol. i always figured nationwide never included Quebec?
the limitations are always with Quebec? I wonder why.

[TrevorK]

I looked through my flyers (I'm in Alberta) and didn't see it listed either.

[jackass_ca]

I am in Southwestern Ontario, don't see it in any of the four flyers that encompass this week, that are online, or the ones I got in the flyer packs? Also, did not find any Stanley hammers on sale in store either... does someone have a scan of the flyer, or can point which flyer and page it is on?

[Flawless Cowboy]

Nothing in the flyers from Regina, nor anything in store. Too bad - they were looking to be a great stocking stuffer at that price for a few people I know.

As an aside, I couldn't even find a 16 oz Stanley Fatmax hammer in the store. They had 20 oz and up hanging on the shelves, but no 16 oz. Asking the employees, they knew nothing about a 16 oz on sale.

Ah well.

[clicker-rfd]

Couldn't find them here in BC. One store didn't have the 16oz, another did but priced at $29.99. Had the tool guy check the computer and nothing.

[kryjathic]

There's still a bunch left at Markham East when I was there this afternoon.

[ZIgot]

It's a no-go in HD Nepean ( Ottawa ) : Nothing in flyer, nothing in scanned price on those Tatmax-X.

[akovacs]

This deal was only for some locations, in Burlington the one on Guelph line had them for $9.99 but the Oakville location just off Burloak didn't know about this deal and it rang up for $29.99.

[jackass_ca]

I have picked up this Mastercraft Maximum hammer 16OZ for $10 before too... At this point, it is my personal choice of my hammers, as some have said weight feels right, balance feels great, etc etc..
Mastercraft 16oz hammer (http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/HandTools/Hammers/PRDOVR~0574207P/Mastercraft%2BMaximum%2BHammer.jsp)
http://www.canadiantire.ca/media/images/products/images/Workshop/CarpentryTools/HammersAccessories/Hammers/0574207_160_CC_v1_m56577569830800589.jpg
Maybe not the best hammer out there, but just to show that there are other good hammers for $10 every now and then if people can't find this one.

[Inno]

Has anyone seen any at Gerrard Square, T.O.?

[ndsouza]

Saw the empty display spot for these at the Warden and Ellesmere location in Toronto... so I suppose all sold out there.

[shepd]

What's the difference between this and one from a dollar store?

Funny story, when I was taking my electrician class, for the joke of it I bought a dollar store hammer. They're so wimpy half the time it fell out of the hammer holder on my pouch.

Let someone use it, and it came back bent in half! :D All he tried to do was remove a nail with it.

[macquanski]

Thanks, OP! I scooped the last one this afternoon off the rack at the Belleville HD.

[BeaverLiquor]

16oz is a "womans" hammer.

for anything serious you need a 22oz+ conventional hammer.

i've used everything from a $40-200 hammer and i find the estwings to be the best for the money.

[Inno]

16oz is a "womans" hammer.

for anything serious you need a 22oz+ conventional hammer.

i've used everything from a $40-200 hammer and i find the estwings to be the best for the money.

I have a 22 oz. Estwing and plan to use it until I die. However I would consider buying a 16 oz. hammer for lighter jobs where a heavy hammer is over-kill, e.g. finer trim work.

[BeaverLiquor]

i wouldn't use a hammer for finer stuff, that's what nail guns are for.

[ScoFF]

I use screws for everything. A hammer's a hammer.

[chanan]

Richmond hill homedepot has over a hundred pieces beside the contractor desk!!!!!!!!!!!!!