do Hammers encrust at the base?

[timrocks311]

I have a single head of hammer still on a large frag plug. It's doing good and i think i should probably pull it off the plug and mount it direct to the rock. Plus it will be in place more firmly than it currently is. Do they eventually encrust a plug if i just epoxied the plug or should i go direct to the rock?

same for a Duncan. do you usually break them off the plug and mount direct to a rock or no?

Thanks!

 

[Kellie in CA]

I cut them off the plug and superglue straight to the rock.

 

[Highgrade]

I have a single head of hammer still on a large frag plug. It's doing good and i think i should probably pull it off the plug and mount it direct to the rock. Plus it will be in place more firmly than it currently is. Do they eventually encrust a plug if i just epoxied the plug or should i go direct to the rock?

same for a Duncan. do you usually break them off the plug and mount direct to a rock or no?

Thanks!

Hammer's don't really encrust. They will split or pop out new branches on the underside of existing branches. If they're a wall hammer they usually have new growth extending outwards off existing tissue.

Duncan's will encrust a bit and new heads will pop up out of the encrusting tissue.

Personally I take all Euphyllia off frag plugs and mount to rock. You will see the frag plug for a long time until the Euphyllia gets large enough to cover it.

 

[jh2pizza]

They never seem to for me.