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11-19-2011, 09:03 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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|  Crowbar/Prybar
I fugured I needed to add a crowbar/prybar to my truck's tools, so I decided to make one. I have a ton of old allen wrenches that were stripped, dinged, rusty, etc. so I used one of those, large enough to look scale. I heated it with a torch to get the bends in, and to flatten the ends out a bit with a hammer. Then a little dremel time, and a dip in Blacken it to bring the color back I think it turned out O.K.  |
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11-19-2011, 09:16 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: (LES) Manhattan, New York
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It actually looks good. Your idea of using old Allen wrenches was a sweet one.  |
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11-19-2011, 12:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal
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Cool! Can we see the whole crowbar?
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11-19-2011, 02:12 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Liverpool Y.N.W.A.
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Great idea. I love simple, easy accessories to make, like this. Nice one
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11-19-2011, 07:24 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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Thanks! I was twirling an allen wrench in my hand while I was thinking about another issue I was trying to solve. I'd been using a crowbar earlier in the week, and realized that it looked the same as an allen wrentch, only much bigger. It was actually really quick and easy to make...maybe 30 minutes tops, most of which was spent heating it up cherry red with a little butane pencil torch that I use for soldering. It's shoe-goo'd into the bed of the truck...not sure if I can get a better shot of it. I'm going to make at least a couple more, though so I'll take a better shot of one BEFORE it goes into the truck |
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11-19-2011, 08:40 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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| additional photos
I made another prybar, this one a bit smaller. Here are a couple of additional photos to show scale a bit better    |
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11-19-2011, 09:48 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Wayne
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That is awesome! Nice use of "junk"
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11-20-2011, 12:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the woods
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looks great.going to use this idea to make some also for my wrecker build.
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11-20-2011, 01:34 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: another state of mind..?
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That might work to pull little nails out. If the steel rehardend. very cool. |
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11-22-2011, 09:54 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: Japan
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That is such an awesome idea! I have a bunch of old allen wrenches that I now know what to do with. Thanks mate! |
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11-22-2011, 04:20 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: n. palm beach
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Sweet, great idea and job. .
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11-23-2011, 01:52 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Los Angeles
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Awesome idea! This is definitely a must. |
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