Good Mini Pry Tool

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Dustbuster03

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Hey Bladeforums members! :) Im thinking about buying myself a nice little mini pry tool for general tasks requiring a tool of this nature. Its not really a necessity but would be somewhat handy in certain situations. I looke at the Boker Vox Access Tool, and i like it, its okay priced but im sure theres better options for the money. I would like it to have the little nail puller type thing on the end like is on the Boker, and not just the flat piece. Basically just the prying feature is all i need, but other things like a screwdriver or bottle opener are cool. Also would like it to be paracord wrapable or have a sheath come with it and possibly have it attach to a keychain. It definatly needs to be strong steel, incase i use it really hard i wouldnt want it to bend/break! Any recommendations would be great! Thanks
 
Look at countycomms pry bars the come in all difrent sizes flat bent long short stanless titanium
A huge variety cheap to.
 
If you are looking for the cool factor, Atwood. We all know they are cool, but your buddies and girl won't.

If something for beer and prying, get the Shard. If only prying, countycomm.
 
Cheapskate method if you're looking for just prying; check your local hardware store for an inexpensive carbon steel mini bar (6-7" long), they can be found for around $5.00 usually. You can cut them down and modify/customize to make it your own and unique or, leave it stock so you can actually put some muscle into it. :D

I have three mini bars, and a CRKT sparetool; all work quite well for the smaller to intermediate prying jobs. :thumbup::cool:
 
I like the larger tool by CRKT
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Atwood tools are insanely expensive for what they are (IMO).
You can get Ti pry bars w/ nail puller from countycomm for under $15.
 
Having a bottle opener on a pry tool, and being small enough to have on a keychain, are essential features to me. I've hade mini pry bars of various sizes but none have seen as much use as the atwood chigger on my keychain. Actually I have yet to use any mini pry bar on anything though I've had them for years. YMMV.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Key-Chain-Tool-seatbelt-cutter/dp/B004PQJ1QO

Schrade pry tool.
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I have one of these in my right front pocket every day. It's come in handy quite often. I had to modify mine, though, as the nail-pulling wedge is way too thick. I ground it down thinner using a large flat very course stone.

It's great for staples, opening bottles, and lifting paint-can lids. After grinding down, it's a little better at flat-head screws. No point for phillips, though.

When fishing I wear it around my neck on a bead-chain, and the cutting portion is great for line, when tying on a new hook/lure.

I also have an Atwood Mini Pry-baby on my keychain, which is available if I forget the Schrade. That saw a lot of use before I bought this titanium thing. I got one when they were only $45 and made of ATS-34. They were the first keychain tools I remember seeing, and probably started this whole trend.
 
I'm all about the Gerber Shard and will buy a handful more when I can remember to. I've used mine about as much as I've used the folder that it's clipped to.
 
Start with a Shard for 5 bucks and see if you use it or not and how well it performs. You can then remove it, mod it, or upgrade.
 
HDStreetBob said:
I have no experience with any of these, but here's a few ideas.

http://uncrate.com/stuff/essentials-keychain/
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To me, a "keychain pry bar" and most ot those show in the link posted by HDStreetBob are not really too useful. If something is to work as a pry bar, it needs to be long and sturdy enough to take some abuse and to be able to pry open a stuck window, open a paint can and so on. Otherwise, you have the tools on the everpresent Swiss Army Knife.

For me, a good solution is an inexpensive Pocketwrench II (less than 4 inches long) that I keep in a nylon belt sheath with my Victorinox Spartan Official MacGyver Knife. For less than $15 AT Ace Hardware, the Pocketwrench II acts as a sturdy pry bar, metric and SAE ruler. This portable gadget does have an oblong, notched opening that is supposed to fit many sizes of nuts to make it an emergency wrench. The opening does work well as a shackle key for boating, though it is probably not a good wrench except in emergencies. There is also a very useful 1/4 inch hexagonal opening that allows the Pocketwrench II to turn small screwdriver and nut driver bits (not supplied but easily found). I have carried this Pocketwrench II next to my Victorinox for several years now, and I have found it very useful. My only complaint is that it rusts, but I have seen a stainless steel version listed.
I hope this suggestion is useful.
Faiaoga (junior grade MacGyver)
 
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