Best method to remove shank from screwdriver handle?

[espyking83]

I usually put it in a vise and beat/pull the piss out of it, there has to be a better way...
Any suggestions?

 

[dowmace]

I slide a washer over the shank put it in the vise and use my 54" prybar to pry the handle off easily.

 

[itsvegas]

I slide a washer over the shank put it in the vise and use my 54" prybar to pry the handle off easily.

my prybar is quite as long but this works!

 

[Cope]

My old Snap On dealer clamped the blade in his vise and used an open end wrench and plastic hammer to drive them off.

 

[404]

Heat up the shank with a torch and the handle with a heat gun? Softens the plastic handle.

 

[toplessHO]

put in a vise with a box end wrench slid over it
pry against the vise and once started it will usually pull off.
as a note on Craftsman screwdrivers they leave a gap in the clear handle
to tell if youve used it for a chisel,so use this method to "restore" it to proper
position before a warranty return.

 

[TOOLFREEQ]

my old snap on dealer clamped the blade in his vise and used an open end wrench and plastic hammer to drive them off.

this

 

[Cope]

this

He left Snap On and went to Matco. I tried to buy his Snap On Wilton vise, but he wanted too much for it. That's been over 20 years ago. Next time I see him I'm going to ask if he wants to sell it.

 

[ihateminimumwage]

I've seen a lot of comments on here about dropping the handle in boiling water to soften them up, but that was all comfort grips, IIRC.

 

[espyking83]

He left Snap On and went to Matco. I tried to buy his Snap On Wilton vise, but he wanted too much for it. That's been over 20 years ago. Next time I see him I'm going to ask if he wants to sell it.

Hahhahaha

 

[espyking83]

So my method of grunting and cussing really wasnt that far off?

 

[espyking83]

My old Snap On dealer clamped the blade in his vise and used an open end wrench and plastic hammer to drive them off.

Worked like a charm.

 

[tikidollracer]

drop in boiling water. they slide right off. done dozens of them.

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