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Date:         Tue, 8 Oct 2013 06:37:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET>
Subject:      Re: pry bars - was off with her heads
In-Reply-To:  <CANMEa3gK5k=hJCH7qLjT9W6mwdbJu+qfHQGF8dsydELEbXjygw@mail.gmail.com>
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Yes - I'm still looking for the tool..... my lady of the lake picked up the smallest tipped wrecking bar she could find when she was in the city - but alas, it is still about 1cm too wide.

I did think I might have some luck if I get anything of reasonable strength between the tab - then I can use the bar on it.

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh, those pry bars! I have that exact HF set, & it is one of those HF > tools that is hell for stout & worth every penny spent. > > YMMV, > > Mr. BZ > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > No, not wrecking bars. They are different. What I am talking about look > > like large screwdrivers but with a bend towards the tip. > > > > For example > > > > > > > http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/pry-bars/4-piece-heavy-duty-pry-bar-set-1654.html > > > > > > Alistair > > > > > > > > On Oct 7, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > They are sometimes referred to as "wrecking bars" for obvious reasons? > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 8:11 AM, Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > After you get a set of pry bars that Alistair is talking about you > > > > wonder what you did without them for all those years. > > > > > > Rob > > > > vwrobb@gmail.com > > > > > > > > At 10/6/2013 09:46 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > > > > > > Well, perhaps you don't need to pull it from the stone or have the > > > > lady of the lake present it to you, just buy one of those ubiquitous > > > > pry bar sets. They come with 3 or more pry bars, bent end, squarish tips. > > > > > > Alistair > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tom Buese > > > > > > > -- > Tom Buese >


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