Small Pry Tools

I picked up that very same little pry bar at Sears when doing some Christmas shopping a couple of weeks ago. They had 2 identical looking tools in different places in the department. Only 1 was a Craftsman tool so I bought that one even though it was $1 or so more in cost because it had the RAT type warranty that all Craftsman tools have -- you break it we replace it. It seem to remember it was $5 or $6.
 
to this day I have 2 pry bars ,never used it once.... so I leave it out of my kits... good grief there so small,I cant really see much leverage ,I could use my LM wave or a FB knife and have more usage that just carrying a pry bar only.. IMO

Don to me your pics look like someone struggling to get coins from a shrink wrapped coin tube at best buy or something and the line is backing up....
 
I agree to an extent, Tony. Then again having a fireman’s axe and a set of bolt cutters might not be a bad idea for some urban survival gear, but I won’t be toting them around with me. A larger bar would be good to have access to, but one this size might be alright to throw in the bottom of a pack for no more than they weigh.
 
1066vik said:
I picked up a mini wonder bar years ago and it lives in my toolbox for trim carpentry.
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I have several small pry bars for the same purpose.

I too wonder though about their utility for a survival situation or for just EDC.

Are they worth the space and weight? Do folks here use theirs on an everyday basis?
 
Don Rearic said:
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Can anyone figure out what is being pried apart? It shows improvising using two screwdrivers (obviously) or two "Church Keys" which are nearly extinct now...from an old series of articles.

Mini-Prybars could be handy but you might need a friend for such applications...
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That might be a track for a bi-fold closet door. It depends on how accurate the drawing is. The springs inside those rails don't really look like that, but I can see doing a quick sketch and leaving out the details.

I can also see someone prying that rail (if that is what we're seeing) far enough apart to replace one spring with a new one.
 
I have a small pry bar as well but it does weigh quite a bit, I would probably just rely on a strong fixed blade for prying instead of using space and weight on an extra tool.
 
Don Rearic said:
pryingexample1.jpg


Can anyone figure out what is being pried apart? It shows improvising using two screwdrivers (obviously) or two "Church Keys" which are nearly extinct now...from an old series of articles.

Mini-Prybars could be handy but you might need a friend for such applications...
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The magazine of a stapler?
 
Don Rearic said:
pryingexample1.jpg


Can anyone figure out what is being pried apart? It shows improvising using two screwdrivers (obviously) or two "Church Keys" which are nearly extinct now...from an old series of articles.

Mini-Prybars could be handy but you might need a friend for such applications...
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Looks like they are trying to pry apart an old stale hot dog and trying to get at the meat.
 
pretty cool pry bars i'll have to check them out. right now all
i have is the gerber artifact.
 
I did not think I would use a small pry-bar much, but this one has come in handy again! I had to pull and rebuild a toilet at my house, that little pry-bar is handy and is only limited by your imagination for uses. I'm going to pick up another for my tool box.
As Smash05 said Vaughan makes one too and I think Home Depot has those, I'll have to check it out.
 
I'm thinking that if that since Don posted the pics, it's probably something associated with B&E.... from a survival perspective of course... :)
 
salvo said:
I have noticed quite a few of you include a CountyComm Widgy in your EDC. There is another nice little pry tool that is a miniature of the Wonder Bar and if any one has used a Wonder bar, that bent and c shaped end is a great pry-bar for tight places with no room for leverage.
I was at Sears browsing the tool dept and spotted this little Craftsman jewel it was only five bucks.
I ended up having to use it already, on my way home from Sears my battery died! I took the Leatherman out and loosened the nuts but one of the post clamps would loosen but would not come off the post, out came the new pry-bar with the wonder bar end and it popped it right off! Picked up a battery at Wally World and was on the road again.
I think I'm going to like this little pry-bar.

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I'm gonna be on the lookout for this little gem. Thanks! :thumbup:
 
For reasons that don't really make any sense in my case I'm not supposed to have a knife at my work place. (I spend most of my time in the KITCHEN...) Anyway, it drove me nuts because I sometimes have to open and flatten cardboard boxes. So I started carrying my CountyComm widgy bar. I sharpened it up a bit and it's got just enough edge to slash cardboard and packing tape.

Also i have one of their Breacher Bars, It's been in my kit for a while, but it saw it's first use yesterday when I was looking for geocaches. I used it to dig in snow and seperate rocks that were frozen together. Nice tool.
 
What do you guys think of Atwood prybars? I think they are expensive, and I am looking for something more reasonable priced. I find prybars useful tools.
 
knifenut880 said:
What do you guys think of Atwood prybars? I think they are expensive, and I am looking for something more reasonable priced. I find prybars useful tools.
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I was just a few guys about the Atwood tools. We all agreed pretty expensive. They may be worth it. I plan to talk to my father-in-law who runs a machine shop to check the cost of making a few.
 
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