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KnurledNut said:
I posted about the newly released Mayhew heavy duty pocket prybars in the New Tool Arrivals thread, but wanted to drop a mention here too.

More info and pics here:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-your-new-tool-arrivals.103272/post-10826962
https://mayhew.com/news/news-full-a...-a-new-2-piece-mini-heavy-duty-hd-pry-bar-set

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Those look nice.
 
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LB-1911 said:
www.lislecorp.com

35100 1/4" Pry Bar with Strike Cap

Pocket Sized Pry Bar with Many Vehicle Applications and Features a Strike Cap.
www.lislecorp.com www.lislecorp.com
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I have one of these. I do like it.

The first thing I did was rip off the poorly designed pocket clip.

The tool itself is hard to beat for the money.

One click order off of Amazon vs waiting months for Snap-On back orders was an easy decision.

I do like the striking cap as well.
 
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CGarage said:
Can you say Pocket Prybar Pride Month three times fast?

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They should do this as a marketing promotion!
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It's a screenshot from this Snap On promotion video. Happen to watch it earlier this morning.


Firebrick43 said:
Does anyone actually carry one in their pocket?

Sticking one of those in your pocket is a dumb way to die if you were to trip and fall
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Yes. I did. I carried the Snap On version. Never had an issue. It could be annoying when wearing a fall harness though.
 
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Firebrick43 said:
It’s never a problem until you fall just right and it’s stabbed into your heart if it’s in your shirt pocket or in your femoral artery in your pants pocket.
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Entirely possible. Use at your own risk, I guess. No one is forcing you to do anything.

To be fair, the Snap On version has the pocket clip on the same side as the angled tip, meaning the tip is pointing away from your body. I'm assuming Snap On thought about that, and it was an intention design choice.

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I usually carried 1 pen, 1 sharpie, 1 pocket screwdriver, 1 pocket pry bar and a pocket inspection light.
Used all of them all day every day.
 
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I don't often carry around a pry bar, but when I do it's one of the several of these I have:
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Anything I'm doing that requires more than this surprisingly-strong thing can do isn't pocketable, and I love how thin it is.
 
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AJHD said:
Entirely possible. Use at your own risk, I guess. No one is forcing you to do anything.

To be fair, the Snap On version has the clip on the same side as the angled tip, meaning the tip is pointing away from your body. I'm assuming Snap On thought about that, and it was an intention design choice.

Snap-on Store

shop.snapon.com shop.snapon.com

I usually carried 1 pen, 1 sharpie, 1 pocket screwdriver, 1 pocket pry bar and a pocket inspection light.
Used all of them all day every day.
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Of course it’s at your own risk. But many places (at least used to) teach that carrying a standard pocket screwdriver (or screwdriver like object) in your pocket was stupid and after the second offense would get you fired.

At least most pocket screwdriver today like the Klein and Milwaukee (probably others) have an extending and locking sheath to protect from being stabbed.
 
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Firebrick43 said:
Of course it’s at your own risk. But many places (at least used to) teach that carrying a standard pocket screwdriver (or screwdriver like object) in your pocket was stupid and after the second offense would get you fired.

At least most pocket screwdriver today like the Klein and Milwaukee (probably others) have an extending and locking sheath to protect from being stabbed.
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Honestly surprised CAT didn't do that. The shop I worked at were absolute safety Nazi's and regulated just about everything.
But I'm sure once someone was injured under those circumstances their safety policies would change.

They do an investigation for every injury... Totally my fault, but just before I left CAT, I had a prybar slip and smashed & fractured one of my fingers on a metal battery box.
 
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AJHD said:
Honestly surprised CAT didn't do that. The shop I worked at were absolute safety Nazi's and regulated just about everything.
But I'm sure once someone was injured under those circumstances their safety policies would change.

They do an investigation for every injury... Totally my fault, but just before I left CAT, I had a prybar slip and smashed & fractured one of my fingers on a metal battery box.
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One of the places that would fire you was Caterpillar.

But so would the other factory that I have worked in.
 
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Firebrick43 said:
One of the places that would fire you was Caterpillar.

But so would the other factory that I have worked in.
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Although there were other factors involved in their decision, I'm 100% convinced my injury was absolutely a consideration for why I was forced out of CAT.

They would definitely outright fire people for safety and/or physical health reasons or just tell them they're not allowed to come back to work (like they did with me), I experienced it and saw it happen to co-workers a few times while I was there.
 
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AJHD said:
Although there were other factors involved in their decision, I'm 100% convinced my injury was absolutely a consideration for why I was forced out of CAT.

They would definitely outright fire people for safety and/or physical health reasons or just tell them they're not allowed to come back to work (like they did with me), I experienced it and saw it happen to co-workers a few times while I was there.
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Did you work for Cat or a cat dealer?
 
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Ohio Andy said:
Would they allow a pen in your pocket?
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Retractable pins were accepted or a pen with a cap. BIC click sticks were provided. Even if you forget to retract it the mechanism will fail and retract with enough pressure and mitigate the depth. Also the diameter of the pen is much larger and blunter than a mini prybar or pocket screwdriver that don’t have a retractable sheath.

Ohio Andy said:
And was the only pocket of interest the shirt?
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Fedwrench said:
Hyper Tough for the win at only $8 :thumbup: I like the textured handle. Thanks for sharing!!! :beer:
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Me too. They should do well when working with fluids. The ever-so slight-concave on the flats isn't really noticeable until you hold them but that does help with grip too and is a nice detail. I think Wilde did a nice job with these. The shafts are thinner but seem to be pretty strong, and they have the Mayhew-esque micro bevel tips which was a surprise to see, as that adds a manufacturing step. The Hyper Tough USA prybar line continues its reputation as solid performers. I would like to see them add a third standard angled version, similar to their big pry bars.
 
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