GophersGarage
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Which is best ?
Lisle vs mayhew carbon scrapers ???
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Depends what ya are doing. If it a lot of hammering and scraping nasty stuff the Mayhew. The carbon scrapers are amazing for head and engine gaskets. But aren’t meant to be beat on. I have both and use them professionally. They both are needed
Buckgnarly
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2 different tools. Those carbides are aggressive, like ruin aluminum stuff if you are not careful. The others are more forgiving.
Fedwrench
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As others mentioned, apples and oranges. The lisle one is meant to be pulled along a surface. The Mayhew ones are the classic pound into submission, chisel type. The carbide blade on the lisle and others is no joke.
wafrederick
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Lisle,stay sharp longer
vssjim
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I have some of both which as everybody says they are totally different use tools really and by far the best carbide scrapers are made by Super Scrapper from the Iowa company that all the Taiwan copies are made from. I had the carbide come loose on the Taiwan copies but the Iowa made scrappers still work like new. http://www.superscraper.com/ these are the real deals.
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GophersGarage
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I wanted a set for general scrapping so I guess that would be more what the mayhew or even oem tools are for . But I also wanted something for cleaning gasket surfaces .
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Fedwrench
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SKU : 855-4ST - 4-Pc. Gasket Scraper Set
Manufacturing professional tools since 1932
www.langtools.com
I think these are nice. They're probably made by Wilde for Lang. I think Mayhew redesigned their scraper set handles recently, progrip?.
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GophersGarage
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Lang set really nice I like that hook style one they have. If price is the same which would you go for vs the mayhew?
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BlakeTheCarGuy
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Both are needed. The Mayhew is basically a gasket scraper the others are not. I’ve used both.
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GophersGarage
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Thanks guys will purchase both look to be good quality items
Well **** - I got the Lisle carbide set in preparation of doing the oil pan gasket on my (aluminum-blocked) Mini. The last thing I want to do is bork the mating surface of the oil pan...
Looks like that Lang set might have been the better choice?
Looks like that Lang set might have been the better choice?
cliftonbros89
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Isn’t the new Lisle scraper just a rebranded Super Scraper? Thought I saw that somewhere.
I’d go with the Lang’s, not sure but likely made by Wilde, it’s the same scrapers as Wilde with the Wilde pry bar handles. But oddly enough Wilde doesn’t actually make those exact ones with their name on it. But they offer the same scrapers minus the striking cap.
I personally use the Super Scraper SS5 and the curved pull type Wilde scraper. Both have their place and both work really well. Affordable and both U.S. made.
I’d go with the Lang’s, not sure but likely made by Wilde, it’s the same scrapers as Wilde with the Wilde pry bar handles. But oddly enough Wilde doesn’t actually make those exact ones with their name on it. But they offer the same scrapers minus the striking cap.
I personally use the Super Scraper SS5 and the curved pull type Wilde scraper. Both have their place and both work really well. Affordable and both U.S. made.
visionguru
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I've used this Mayhew copy as pry bars, dirt diggers, chisels, ... very useful. If needed, a few minutes of bench grinding can make them back to be scrapers.
Wilde doesn't make everything under their brand that they do for others. I'm 99.99....% sure that they make the Lang scrapers. I emailed Wilde and asked if they were going to make their own, and if they make the Lang. They replied, we have no plan to make our own. To me that means they make the Lang as they conveniently forgot to answer that other question. And the handles are identical, less color, to the Wilde pry bars with caps.
cliftonbros89
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I’m aware of that. Lang also has a 2 piece set of round flat hose picks with the identical handles as well. Pretty positive they’re Wilde as well.
They’re so far behind on production on everything I’m sure they don’t have plans to label them as their own. They probably make more money that way as well.
Just interesting that a company like that will make stuff for other company to put their name on. But Wilde also has their name on other stuff that they don’t actually make themselves.
vssjim
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No Super Scrapers are made in Iowa by a small company all the plastic handled ones are imported from Taiwan by who ever is reselling them and just packaged differently with a few different colored handles. The US made ones are made way better as I have had a couple of the carbide blades come off the imported ones but the Super Scrapers still are like new and they are older. Even the handles are wooden and they are great. If you want them for life get the Super Scrapers if you want ok ones but not for life get the knock offs.
cliftonbros89
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I’ve got the narrow super scraper. The SS5. It works really well. It doesn’t have the wooden handle like the larger ones. That’s the one I was told is rebranded by Lisle. That source may be mistake though. I don’t recall where I saw that.
vssjim
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I have a lot of lisle tools and they have great tools some they make here some they import and private label and the scrapers are all imported from everybody the little SS5 Super Scraper doesn't have a wooden handle from them either but just from the price you know it was not made in Iowa and that is fine because I'm sure the package tells you.
cliftonbros89
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I just know there was an American made Lisle scraper which is why it was suspected to be the SS5 Super Scraper. Yes, the SS5 is American made as well. Even say so on the handle.
vssjim
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ok well I hope it is well made as I said the other ones the carbide came off and the Super Scraper brands have been perfect and I have owned them for a lot longer