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mikeinri

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I ordered one of each (to get the 3 sizes). I like Lisle products (don't love China, assuming that's the COO).

I recently ordered a set of Wilde (USA) mini prybars for HJE Day, but those aren't strike-through. I won't feel guilty bashing the foreign ones!

Mike
 

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I ordered one of each (to get the 3 sizes). I like Lisle products (don't love China, assuming that's the COO).

I recently ordered a set of Wilde (USA) mini prybars for HJE Day, but those aren't strike-through. I won't feel guilty bashing the foreign ones!

Mike

I should have read the descriptions better! Received the 2-pack today. Those are NOT strike-through. I'm not happy about that, but not upset enough to return them. They'll still be the "beaters."

Mike
 

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If you look closer, they sell two different packages:

One package is for 1/8" pry bar with magnet + 3/16" plain handle one. This is the package all of you and I bought.

Another package is for a single 1/4" pry bar with a strike cap

So, there are three different pry bars between the packages: 1/8" with magnet, 3/16" with plane handle, and 1/4" with strike cap.
 
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Mine add shows a 1/4" as one and then a 1/8 and 3/16" as the twin pack. My twin pack arrived yesterday and is 1/8" and 3/16". My 1/4" is a week out.
 

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looking again that add it is deceiving. Look at the pry bars in the pics. Totally different handles. Mine are the red with black stripes, not all red. The 3/16 is just a plastic cap on the end. That have the Lisle script on the handles.
 

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Mine add shows a 1/4" as one and then a 1/8 and 3/16" as the twin pack. My twin pack arrived yesterday and is 1/8" and 3/16". My 1/4" is a week out.

looking again that add it is deceiving. Look at the pry bars in the pics. Totally different handles. Mine are the red with black stripes, not all red. The 3/16 is just a plastic cap on the end. That have the Lisle script on the handles.

Ditto to both.

Mike
 
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The photo depicted in the 1/4" option says that "handle design may vary". They show a striped and solid red handle.

Just be thankful it wasn't one of those products with a hundred different nonsensical options.
 

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I can confirm as well.

I recieved that pair of small prybars. They have the larger striped handle, and that 1/8" one has a magnet.

My 1/4" one is a couple of weeks out still.
 
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looking again that add it is deceiving. Look at the pry bars in the pics. Totally different handles. Mine are the red with black stripes, not all red. The 3/16 is just a plastic cap on the end. That have the Lisle script on the handles.
From what i've read, the solid red handle was the old design made in taiwan. The "new design" red with black stripes is made in china. I got that one as well and I'm sending it back.
The photo depicted in the 1/4" option says that "handle design may vary". They show a striped and solid red handle.

Just be thankful it wasn't one of those products with a hundred different nonsensical options.
 

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From what i've read, the solid red handle was the old design made in taiwan. The "new design" red with black stripes is made in china. I got that one as well and I'm sending it back.
I'm reasonably certain even the old solid red-handled design was made in China. I even contacted Lisle to ask about country of origin, some years ago.
 

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They're not going to replace that 1/4" shank Lisle in terms of brute prying force, but if you're looking for a pretty good deal on a made in USA set of pocket pry bars, there's the Hyper Tough set from Walmart. Their shanks are not super thick, they don't have pocket clips or striking caps, but they're made by Wilde Tool in the USA. And they're 8 bucks for the set of two.


I've spent way too much money buying multiple sets of them over the past year, and I've found them pretty useful.
 

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They're not going to replace that 1/4" shank Lisle in terms of brute prying force, but if you're looking for a pretty good deal on a made in USA set of pocket pry bars, there's the Hyper Tough set from Walmart. Their shanks are not super thick, they don't have pocket clips or striking caps, but they're made by Wilde Tool in the USA. And they're 8 bucks for the set of two.


I've spent way too much money buying multiple sets of them over the past year, and I've found them pretty useful.
Walmart also has the small lisle pocket prybar cheap.
 

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I ordered the pocket prybar with the striking cap on July 24. The expected delivery is August 7-20.

Must be on the slow boat, though it hasn’t been shipped yet.

Not too happy with that service.

On the other hand, I probably don’t have an actual need for this thing. It’s just something you guys conned me into ordering…Peer Pressure.
They were in stock before they got posted here and we all got conned into ordering.

When I ordered mine, I also grabbed a pair of these, since they popped up as a suggestion from Amazon (conned again!)

Always wanted to give these things a shot, and I honestly don't know if this is a good price or not, but here it is.

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They were in stock before they got posted here and we all got conned into ordering.

When I ordered mine, I also grabbed a pair of these, since they popped up as a suggestion from Amazon (conned again!)

Always wanted to give these things a shot, and I honestly don't know if this is a good price or not, but here it is.

Screenshot_20260729_101009_Amazon Shopping.jpg
Yea: Another item I bought based on recommendations here.

By the time I get around to using them I’ll have forgotten where I put them.

It’s going to be one heck of an estate sale when I pass.
 
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Google (AI) says they're made in Vietnam, which is certainly no better than China. So, I'd say they're wildly overpriced.

Mike
 

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Yea: Another item I bought based on recommendations here.

By the time I get around to using them I’ll have forgotthen where I put them.

It’s going to be one heck of an estate sale when I pass.
I bought a 3 piece set of the Chinese version a couple of weeks ago. I’m going to try to put all three in the same tool box drawer maybe with some other electrical tools. We will see how that works out.
 

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RE: goofy electric connector pliers:

^ If my memory serves me correctly, the ones I bought on Amazon were about $20 bucks for the pair - straight and angled.
Those were the ones I shipped out for "Secret Santa".
The $40 Lisle model went to my buddy, and later he got a $12.00 pair (China PRC) I found up in Sequim.
Right now there's a pair of them out in the living room, which I believe came in at just under $20 for the pair

$8.00 bucks for a set of three pieces:

 

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Since mini strike-cap pry bars with a pocket clip are a current topic:


I don’t have these (yet), but the price per unit is close to the Lisle. Two are magnetic end and three have striking caps.

I have a lot of small pry bars, picks, probes and seal tools. I find them very useful.
 
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