GophersGarage
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I am looking to buy one
Which is your favourite pocket pry tool.
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CGarage
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I bought the Mayhew mini pry bar set since the Snap-On minis have been unobtanium for over a year.
I have Matco and Mayhew. They are quite different in size and configuration. The Mayhew seem quite durable (so far) where the lighter Matco ones seem more delicate.
But my favorite little pry bar isn't considered a pocket pry bar but rather a skin wedge. I just love this thing. I use it all the time and keep it within easy reach all the time.
But my favorite little pry bar isn't considered a pocket pry bar but rather a skin wedge. I just love this thing. I use it all the time and keep it within easy reach all the time.
Muckin_Slusher
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I believe I bought here, https://www.aviationpartsinc.com/product/swg7-3-skin-wedge-set-of-3/
kudakev615
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i have the SO, mac, mayhew and gato pocket pry bars and the SO is hands down my fav
I bought a 10 pack off Amazon. I gave a few away and placed the rest in various boxes. Something that small to pry with, I consider expendable.
signcrafter
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I agree that if it breaks its expendable. But I've had a 3 pack for a year or so and never even felt like I was going to brake one. I use them for electrical connectors and other stuff. Not too much hard prying involved so not worried about breaking them.
bcradio
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I love these things as well! Great for so many things
bcradio
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A 10 pack of which ones?
I think they were PQY brand and green handles
oldwino
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I love my SnapOn. Lucky to get one first day on the truck. Have some cheapo’s and thats wat they are. Thin blades, bendable and the tips like to fold under pressure
2ndGearRubber
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The snap on ones are way better than the cheap ones on Amazon. I bought a few from Amazon, and they had a lot of flex. Okay for electrical connectors and o-rings, not prying brake hardware.
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I have the three pack of the skin wedges. You can also buy these sleeves to go over them: https://m3fabproducts.com/collections/tools/products/3-pack-sleeve-for-pry-toold
yjWrangler
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The free pocket screwdriver the tool truck drivers give out
LB-1911
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Been happy w / these;
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I just got my order in from www.pocketprybar.com
I placed an order for a 4 piece set for $8.95 and they showed up in a couple of days. They also sent me a pocket screwdriver with a magnet. These little prybars seem legit. They have a square shank which I prefer. The shank is the same thickness as the MAC pn2c. The handle is these are...
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JohnKal
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X2Been happy w / these;
I just got my order in from www.pocketprybar.com
I placed an order for a 4 piece set for $8.95 and they showed up in a couple of days. They also sent me a pocket screwdriver with a magnet. These little prybars seem legit. They have a square shank which I prefer. The shank is the same thickness as the MAC pn2c. The handle is these are...
I've been using these for years, they work. I still carry one in my pocket every day at work. But I've also been carrying and using the actual Snap On mini pry bar everyday at work as well. So far, it's held up. My vote goes to Snappy...
ObnoxiousFumes
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My Dad has carried a Pocketwrench II for years, loves it.
Not sure where else you can get them but he got his from Lee Valley.
Not sure where else you can get them but he got his from Lee Valley.
jsaw
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I took one and bent the tip so it was angled
scooby074
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My little hard handled snappy ive had forever. Maybe if i ever get on a truck again ill get their miniprys too
Fedwrench
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Sometimes the original works the best
My most used tool!!!!My little hard handled snappy ive had forever. Maybe if i ever get on a truck again ill get their miniprys too
IndyGarage
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I gotta admit that I've bought several mini prybars and rarely if ever have found a need for one. What do you guys do with them that they are your most used tool?
The Bean
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American made, carbon steel.
I would not want to carry that in a pocket. I do not even think that most people would consider it a pocket pry bar. I have one, though.American made, carbon steel.
My wife steals it for her upholstery projects. It is a good tool, but it doesn’t meet the criteria.
yjWrangler
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When I was an auto body tech I used the pocket screwdrivers constantly when taking apart interiors, removing random clips, headlight plugs that were stuck from being packed with dirt, prying on plastic tabs that held bumpers together. Probably one of my most used tools then
BreeStephany
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Working in the electrical field, my everyday go-to "prybars" are my Klein 5/16" keystone demolition screwdriver (602-7DD), or as I call it, my "beater screwdriver"
And my Stiletto 12" titanium clawbar
I have a couple of mechanic prybars (mostly cheap Husky, HF, etc.), none of which I've ever really been impressed with, but they do kind of do the job I've needed them for so far in most cases.
I do wish I could find a good forged 60"+ prybar for helping convince the 1500~2500lb transformers and switchgear I install into the right locations, but I have a feeling this will end up being something I end up building rather than finding off the shelf.
Just my two cents.
And my Stiletto 12" titanium clawbar
I have a couple of mechanic prybars (mostly cheap Husky, HF, etc.), none of which I've ever really been impressed with, but they do kind of do the job I've needed them for so far in most cases.
I do wish I could find a good forged 60"+ prybar for helping convince the 1500~2500lb transformers and switchgear I install into the right locations, but I have a feeling this will end up being something I end up building rather than finding off the shelf.
Just my two cents.
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I got that same set of 10 and put them
all over the shop and house which comes in handy but I also bought the MAX 2 piece set and you can’t even compare the quality. The MAC will take a lot more pressure without yielding.