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08-11-2012, 11:37 AM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas - just outside of Austin
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| Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete
**These are NOT for sale or trade - just make your own..it's easy!!** After making a bunch of tow shackles for a fellow member, I had tons of cotter pins and "remnants" left over and was looking for something to do with them. Well, here is what I came up with: With cotter pins, you can cut them as shown: Then grind them as shown (depending on whether or not you want a prybar or crowbar) Then paint them and add some heat shrink tubing for a handle Stone Cold seal of approval For cotter pin remnants (the ends left over after making a tow shackle), just grind them down, add some paint and a heat shrink tubing handle and you've got a machete Comes in handy out on the trail Last edited by BubbaEinstein; 08-11-2012 at 05:04 PM. |
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08-11-2012, 01:34 PM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Buffalo area
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| Re: Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete
You are going to have to build a tool box soon....
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08-14-2012, 08:07 PM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: pomona
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| Re: Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete Nice...Very creative. Made some tow shackles as you did out of cotter pins. Everything went well until I tried drilling the holes, broken bits. crooked holes, off center holes. Any secrets to drilling the holes? I do not have a drill press only a power hand drill. Thanks
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08-21-2012, 08:21 PM | #4 | |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: 30 min west of ATL
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08-21-2012, 08:23 PM | #5 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: 30 min west of ATL
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| Re: Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete
Btw OP, I really like the machete idea. Simple and looks good, kinda makes me wonder why I didn't think of it.
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08-21-2012, 08:58 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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| Re: Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete
That looks awesome man love the ideas.
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08-21-2012, 09:33 PM | #7 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas - just outside of Austin
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08-22-2012, 10:22 AM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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| Re: Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete
Good idea!
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08-22-2012, 10:42 AM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Interior BC
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| Re: Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete
great idea! using a cotterpin as the handle....how would a guy go about making the blade of a shovel for this one? |
08-22-2012, 03:03 PM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mcallen, Tx
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| Re: Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete
wow, great idea how about a longer cotter pin and grind the handle narrower for a more 1:1 look?
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08-22-2012, 03:16 PM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Buffalo area
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08-23-2012, 12:53 AM | #12 |
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08-23-2012, 02:18 PM | #13 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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08-23-2012, 05:56 PM | #14 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas - just outside of Austin
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10-22-2012, 08:54 AM | #15 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bloomington
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Very creative |
02-12-2013, 04:59 PM | #16 |
SuperShafty.com Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Visalia CA
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| Re: Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete
made a crowbar! thanks for this idea man |
02-12-2013, 10:49 PM | #17 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Casper
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5 Piece Center Drill Countersink Set with 60° Angled Tip Just don't over-drill it. Just start the tip to keep your drill bit centered. | |
02-13-2013, 08:44 PM | #18 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas - just outside of Austin
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02-13-2013, 08:48 PM | #19 |
SuperShafty.com Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Visalia CA
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no grinding man. its an allen wrench. heat up the ends and hammer them flat, grind the cats paw with a dremmel cutting wheel, sand it lightly by hand to make it look used.
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02-14-2013, 08:03 AM | #20 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Charlotte
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| Re: Build your own Prybar, Crowbar, Machete
f'n great idea guys. I'm gonna bust out some of these for sure. I think I will need a tool box soon. |
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