pick and a curb lifter, anyway its a thankless s--t job who whant to do it......i think a maul will be to big and clemsey if you need to tip a curb forward
I only ever used a maul for kerb laying. I found it gave more fine control than anything else, allowing the kerb to be angled as required, and clonked exactly where needed with anything from a delicate tap to a full-blooded tw*tting. And it didn't make you look like a cheapo tinker! :;):
Here's a close-up of the head on my Jen-U-Whine fibre-and rubber maul, 1977 vintage, complete with battle scars inflicted by cut-off saws, and fibres trailing from the head where it's worn....
...I doubt Simon's is rubber-n-fibre. We didn't have DIN markings back in them days, much less weights in grammes!
I know how a dead blow hammer works i always thought they were to be used to deliver minimal damge to the struck object and to minimise recoil not to increase impact force/movement as suggested, just thought the little white balls that where described could be old oxidsed lead shot or somthing similar.
the reason I thought it might have been rubber & fibre was the weight in grammes...as I recall reading that most rubber and fibre mallets and mauls were made in Germany and the shape of its head as well, sort of tapered at the top?
all I know is it was free :laugh: and works nicely so it will be going into the bucket next time I am laying blocks or slabs.
cheapo tinker :p
its true, my belt is made of string and I wear my dealer boots in bed
Sorry to bump up an old thread but at least it shows that I've been searching before asking.
What sort of maul is required to consolidate Stoneflair Purestone 600 x 600 sandstone flags that have been calibrated to have an overall 22mm thickness.
Most mauls seem to be 6.6Kg does it have to be that heavy?
I'm only doing a one off job so don't want to buy tools that last so can I use something else like the 1Kg rubber mallet described in Tony's book (page 76) and here http://ext.pavingexpert.com/cgi-bin....neflair
I see lead shot dead blow hammer have been mentioned, I have one that is 1.5lb would that be heavy enough for 600x600x22
with the dead blow hammers its easy to break the flags, get yourself a cheap non marking rubber hand maul and that will be fine. its not like your laying the old council greys 900x600x60.
think mine is a rubber and fibre one?
Giles
Groundworks and Equestrian specialists, prestige new builds and sports pitches. High Peak, Cheshire, South Yorkshire area.
GB_Groundworks wrote:get yourself a cheap non marking rubber hand maul and that will be fine. its not like your laying the old council greys 900x600x60.
There's load of white rubber mallets online made by Silverline but they only go up to 32oz, a bit shy of the 1Kg figure mentioned elsewhere.
Not going to make a lot of difference is it?
my £5 rubber mallet from wicks is fine for most injun stone,the matabulu only comes out for 3 by 2's or kerbs
another weird thing why we call it the matabulu i don't know
think it may be tarzan related??
LLL :;):
