How To Use Estwing Roofing Hammer

Adjustable for 4 5 5 5 8 exposure.

How to use estwing roofing hammer.

Estwing s solid steel milled face shingler s hammer has a fully polished head and handle neck molded on nylon vinyl grip and a retractable cutting blade. It feel good in the hand my age 60 plus and checker head set hot dip roof nail for ar shingle good. Strike the cut line sharply with the hatchet then lift the shingle and bend it along the line made by the hatchet to separate it. Adjustable for 4 5 5 5 8 exposure.

Set the shingle you re cutting on the roof deck then measure the cut line with a tape measure and mark it with chalk. My first roof hammer. 39 55 4 new offers free shipping on eligible orders. The 5 holes made an adjustable exposure gauge and the hatchet has a cutting edge on the side also.

More or less ripped it on hot days so the hook blade was a better choice for cutting. Roofing hammers have gauges which makes it easier for you to get appropriate shingles. Only 1 left in stock order soon. Cuts and trims all types of composition shingles standard and metric.

Outdoor geological roofing bricklayer drywall and specialty tools. The roofer cuts the shingle with the claw and then places the shingle with the use of the gauge on the head. In particular a roofing hammer is designed to allow the roofer to cut place and nail shingles all in a single tool. Forged one piece solid steel to eliminate loose heads.

Estwing shingler s hammer 29 oz roofing tool with milled face shock reduction grip e3 ls. Roofing hammers can accomplish tasks that other hammers can t. Estwing s solid steel milled face shingler s hammer has a fully polished head and handle neck molded on nylon vinyl grip and a retractable cutting blade. I didn t find any u tube or data from estwing on the correct use of gage and how to keep cutter blade from moving when shingling.

3 9 out of 5 stars 13. Roofing hammers have great advantages over nail guns. This will make sure that the nail is secured properly. If you use a roofing hammer you can feel as the nail strikes the roof decking s wood.

Roofing hammer when hand nailing 3 tab shingles. Roofing hammers can accomplish tasks that other hammers can t. Estwing manufactures nail hammers axes pry bars. Here are some of the advantages of using a roofing hammer.

Cut shingles with the hatchet end of a roofing hatchet also known as a roofing hammer. We used to use the estwing 20 oz. With practice you can set nail and cut the edge shingles with the same tool.