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Offline prime77

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Home Made Keychain Prybar
« on: December 10, 2006, 09:47:36 pm »
For when you don't want to mess up your knife or screwdriver prying things. The Dasco ultra minibar is cheap. Around $3 and made of high carbon steel and is pretty strong. All I used was a Dremel and it took aroud 30min to make.
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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2006, 10:15:05 pm »
Tree bucks huh?  I can see I am going to have to start saving for one!

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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2006, 10:41:36 pm »
I broke the tip off a nice knife once, prying with it even though I knew better. Wish I would have had one of those with me.
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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2006, 11:09:57 pm »
Handy and homemade.  I rounded the corners off my mini prybar after removing the end.  Carry it in a shirt pocket.

I keep a larger prybar wrapped with 550 paracord in my pack.
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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2006, 08:12:28 pm »
Little bit cheaper than one of those Atwood whatchamahizzits.

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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2006, 02:09:10 am »
I think Primewood and Parnasswood could both give Atwood some serious competition.  :)
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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2006, 05:33:36 am »
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Yeah, somebody could make ALL sorts of comments.  Once again, I shall refrain.(But I bet someone won't)


Very nice creative solution to a fairly common problem.  Since I EDC a SwissTool, I use the crate opener/large scredriver as my small task pry bar.  So far it has worked pretty well, but the mods that you guys made look like something I might consider trying.

Thanks for showing them off.
« Last Edit: December 15, 2006, 05:37:19 am by Travis Autry »

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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2007, 01:04:29 am »
Good idea, Def. Great minds think alike!  :D ::)  I got this same idea while looking at that same prybar at my other job. Took it home, ground it down, got it smooth, stood back and liked what I saw. It now resides on my key ring. When I go out bouncers don't like it though so I leave it in the truck. It's paid for itself as I've used it many times.
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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2007, 01:33:39 am »
I was actuallt looking at small prybars at the hardware store today- I didn't see anything that particularily jumped out at me, so there's my excuse to go to another one tomorrow!

Def

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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2007, 02:31:00 am »
Oops!  :-[  I meant, Prime77.  Yeah, I thought I'd never really -need- it but the third day I had my multi I needed to pry something and it pained me to use any of the implements in my LM Core. Oh get one already, Def!  :)
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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2007, 02:46:22 am »
Maybe I am just holding off to get a +Bianco one!

Def

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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2007, 04:15:30 am »
I bought a Craftsman mini prybar yesterday for $4.99.  It's pretty sharp, and the angled end makes it hard for EDC.  I used some weird stretchy tape (might be used for bandages) to wrap the handle.  I'm still looking for a "cheap" one to modify for keychain carry.
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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2007, 05:25:18 am »
I've used mine a couple of times. It's a nice thing to have around.
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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2007, 11:26:48 am »
I keep looking at those and thinking there should be a little "lip" at the base of the prying edge to open bottles?  Is that something only I would think of and should start going back to my meetings, or has anyone else thought of that too?

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Re: Home Made Keychain Prybar
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2007, 03:51:12 pm »
I keep looking at those and thinking there should be a little "lip" at the base of the prying edge to open bottles?  Is that something only I would think of and should start going back to my meetings, or has anyone else thought of that too?

Def

Prybars and bottle openers...look up a tool called "The Exhumer".  I can't now I'm at work :-\
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