PB Swiss Pry Bar
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pizza
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anyone have one?
anyone have one?
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I wanna know how big they are. ~20 inches long is listed on the site but no photos with any frame of reference.
Link to the bar:https://www.shop.pbtools.us/PB-830-Pry-Bar_c265.htm
Link to the bar:https://www.shop.pbtools.us/PB-830-Pry-Bar_c265.htm
measuredtwice
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Perfect, thanks!
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Ton ton
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Much appreciated, Fed wrench.
pizza
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davethorik
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Only $100 
superautobacs
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I have one.
I don't really like it for the fact that it's not comfortable at all to reef on the bar, holding the thinned down alignment slide. Given the diameter of the hex stock, in my opinion, this pry bar should've been much longer....like 32" long.
I don't really like it for the fact that it's not comfortable at all to reef on the bar, holding the thinned down alignment slide. Given the diameter of the hex stock, in my opinion, this pry bar should've been much longer....like 32" long.
Ton ton
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Maybe you need fancy red gloves to go with the pry bar. LOL.
pizza
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Hey those red gloves do look nice!..
....wonder what brand those are?As for the PB Swiss pry bar.....it's PB Swiss so it must be of good high quality, durability made?
Too bad PB Swiss does not offer pry bars a set of different length's.
superautobacs
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ah, i see
what are your favorite pry bars?
Can't say I have a favourite...since I don't own multiple brands to compare. I'm happy with my Richard CroMo bars, GearWrench indexing bars, and my beefy Proto bar.
superautobacs
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Agreed on both statements. Would like to see length variations with Classic or Multicraft handles... with the longest ones having a handle long enough for both hands to grasp.
Grant Gunderson
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Hey those red gloves do look nice!..
Those are Hestra gloves. Some of the best fitting gloves on the market...they come in as many sizes as shoes do.
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richfinn
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anyone have one?
I think I have the exact same prybar stamped BETA
Good tool for me because I like the "podger" end for aligning bolt holes and the angle of the prying end is good for popping driveshafts out of front wheel drive gearboxes
Very ridgid no flexing at all, and no stupid plastique handle
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Dave455
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I think I have the exact same prybar stamped BETA
Good tool for me because I like the "podger" end for aligning bolt holes and the angle of the prying end is good for popping driveshafts out of front wheel drive gearboxes
Very ridgid no flexing at all, and no stupid plastique handle
I don’t think so.
Although some of the Beta tools look similar to the PB in pictures, they are very different ‘in the flesh’.
A company I did some work for had Beta pin punches, which again looked similar, but were nothing like.
Also, the PB Swiss are made in Switzerland. If you look up the Beta 963 it comes from India!
They are a practical design of tool though, and the Beta looks like good value if it’s half decent! I have a Beta 3/4 Drive socket set that’s pretty good for the money paid, though it is Italian made.
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richfinn
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Mine is maybe 25 years old I,m pretty sure all my Beta stuff is stamped Italia, I think for the price you cant go wrong even if they are now India
It looks like the Beta is 100mm shorter but 5mm thicker
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Dave455
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Yes, the Italian made Beta was one of the best kept secrets out there!
I have a few bits around and what I have is great. You always had to pick and choose though. The socket sets were great, the wrenches less so.
None of it was much money as a I recall.
I think there is still a good deal of Italian stuff available, if you can find out which tools are made where!
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richfinn
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I bought some Beta/Facom stuff cheap in the early 90s and it's been as good as anything else if I'm honest
I really like the Beta T handle hex keys and a 3/8 sliding T bar with a universal joint, really top quality although I haven't got anything from the past 20 years
anndel
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ah, i see
what are your favorite pry bars?
Mayhew Dominators.
RickyLahey
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I have Gedore made in Germany pry bars with the Hexagon shape bar like this PB Swiss one.
I’m not sure on the advantages of the hex shape but what I’ve found is when using it to pry, it’s prone to rolling as the hex has less surface area than a square and can mean I slip and have to set it up again, I’m not as confident to really get into it.
I’m not sure on the advantages of the hex shape but what I’ve found is when using it to pry, it’s prone to rolling as the hex has less surface area than a square and can mean I slip and have to set it up again, I’m not as confident to really get into it.
neophyte
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The hex steel might have been used simply because that was the commonly available bar stock in whatever steel alloy PB decided to use.
I’m sure there must be forging operations in Switzerland, however, I haven’t run across many large tools that were forged, which were Swiss made.
Some of the Wiha pliers are Swiss made, and I’ve run across surplus Swiss military axes, and Forged Swiss carving tools, but typical “forged” type tools like wrenches, hammers, shears, etc. are usually made in Germany, Italy, France, or Austria, and elsewhere.
Most other Swiss tools are precision tools, or made using machining(like screwdriver bits) or stamped and machined like Swiss Army knives.
As far as the reason for hex stock, maybe hex steel stock in a decently strong alloy is produced for machining nuts and bolts in specialty sizes and lengths, do is readily available?
First off, anyone that spends $100 on a prybar this size needs an intervention. Or a kick in the nuts Yeah, I know it's Swiss made and will therefore work without human input....
I don't know what's standard in Europe, but 4140 is a common alloy hex stock readily available in the US. Almost all of my USA made non handled pry bars are from hex stock.
Yeah, I know it's Swiss made and will therefore work without human input....I don't know what's standard in Europe, but 4140 is a common alloy hex stock readily available in the US. Almost all of my USA made non handled pry bars are from hex stock.
pizza
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First off, anyone that spends $100 on a prybar this size needs an intervention. Or a kick in the nuts
i know. years later, i still want the pb prybar though.
RickyLahey
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In the photos above it shows round steel rods. Im not sure.
Sorry I just searched and found Stahlwille make one the same style as the PB in square shape.
dutchgray
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The PB Swiss website says it octagonal, not hex by the way.
I think I have the exact same prybar stamped BETA
Good tool for me because I like the "podger" end for aligning bolt holes and the angle of the prying end is good for popping driveshafts out of front wheel drive gearboxes
Very ridgid no flexing at all, and no stupid plastique handle
I was fine spending $70 on a set of PB Swiss screwdrivers. I’d have a hard time spending $100 on a prybar.
I mean… Wilde offers a USA made option for 1/5 the cost. https://www.wildetool.com/product/jimmy-pry-bar-24-oal-3-4-bar/
RickyLahey
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Yeah my mistake, the Gedore pry bars are octagonal too
eejack
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So the bar in question is really made for ironworkers erecting steel. It is an offset pinch bar or a lineup pry bar or a sleever bar...depending upon who is selling it and who is talking about it.
Why is it in hex stock? Two reasons - first, so it doesn't roll off of whatever steel beam you might put it on. Secondly, if you jam that baby in and it don't want to come out, you can 'spin' it with your spud wrench.
You usually do not need a lot of length in order to align steel with one of these bars.
I used one today to align the copper buss in a set of switchgear. Seriously confused the other electrician with how easy that task became. Pretty sure mine is a Mayhew, but I have used the cheap harbor freight one and it wasn't horrible. That PB Swiss is very pretty and is on my gotta get list.
Why is it in hex stock? Two reasons - first, so it doesn't roll off of whatever steel beam you might put it on. Secondly, if you jam that baby in and it don't want to come out, you can 'spin' it with your spud wrench.
You usually do not need a lot of length in order to align steel with one of these bars.
I used one today to align the copper buss in a set of switchgear. Seriously confused the other electrician with how easy that task became. Pretty sure mine is a Mayhew, but I have used the cheap harbor freight one and it wasn't horrible. That PB Swiss is very pretty and is on my gotta get list.
KnurledNut
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If he would’ve grabbed a wrench, he wouldnt need that thing...
