Material Question

[Scra99tch]

I had a harbor freight hammer blow up on me when using it in my 20F garage. Glad I was wearing my safety glasses.

 

[revrnd]

I had a harbor freight hammer blow up on me when using it in my 20F garage. Glad I was wearing my safety glasses.

That would likely be warmer than the temps I'd be using the hammer @ in northern Ontario.

 

[Masterjuggler]

Along the lines of UHMW is HDPE. Same stuff milk jugs are made out of. You could even take a few milk jugs, melt them down, and cram them into a tube with a press to make some round stock.