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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:13 pm
by oioisonnyboy
Found this in a shed along with a much newer maul, both covered in crap but saved myself close on £50
the rubber head has got lots of little white lumps inside it it is held on with some sort of white resin on the top
is this rubber and fibre...or something else?
On the bottom it says 900g and also DIN 5128 J
ps who on this forum prefers to use a maul for kerbs? I have never seen it done but may try it, always used a cut down pick myself
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:00 pm
by msh paving
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 
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:37 pm
by DNgroundworks
could it be an old sort of deadblow hammer?
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:48 pm
by GB_Groundworks
deadblow are usally weighted with lead shot etc so you get a increased movement as the little balls move forward on impact,
we use a heavy maul for kerb work, helps when you can't get that last bit with machine
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:39 am
by Tony McC
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! :;):
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:35 pm
by Tony McC
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!
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:16 pm
by Dave_L
Cor blimey guvnor that's seen some service!! :0
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:12 pm
by flowjoe
Triggers Brush.
Only had two new heads & three new handles govner ! 
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:57 pm
by DNgroundworks
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.
Anyway nice knocker Tony!
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:04 am
by seanandruby
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:21 am
by oioisonnyboy
ta for the answers
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
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 3:15 am
by Bob_A
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
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:57 pm
by GB_Groundworks
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?
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 7:20 pm
by Bob_A
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?
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:47 pm
by lutonlagerlout
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 :;):