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#149184 - 09/16/08 03:58 PM Re: Gerber Artifact [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
thatguyjeff Offline
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Registered: 04/22/08
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I was reading about this tool on another site. It said there that the blade is a removeable #11 blade.

Possible to bring it on a plane if you remove the blade?

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#149203 - 09/16/08 04:57 PM Re: Gerber Artifact [Re: thatguyjeff]
Alan_Romania Offline

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I have one, and it is a decent tool if all you are looking for is a exacto knife that folds up. I doubt it would be that great of a pry-bar, seems too light for me. I keep mine with a few extra blades in my repair kit where a full-sized (not folding) exacto wouldn't fit.
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#149235 - 09/16/08 08:07 PM Re: Gerber Artifact [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Paul810 Offline
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Registered: 03/02/03
Posts: 1428
Loc: NJ, USA
Originally Posted By: OldBaldGuy
Not being a SAK guy, I am getting confused. In another thread recently someone warned about useing a SAK blade as a prybar, resulting in a snapped off blade. Now the SAK is a replacement for a solid prybar???


The large screwdriver on a SAK works fine for light prying; the blade, not so much. Even if you do break the large screwdriver, you've still got the blade, small screwdriver/can opener, and other tools at your disposal.

In all honestly though, how much prying can you really do with a ~3" tool, be it this or a SAK? For less than the cost of either tool you can get a 14" crow bar from a hardware store that will pry a hell of a lot better than either. You can even get one of those little pocket wonder bars for $3.00 that, I'm willing to bet, also works better than either.

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#149248 - 09/16/08 10:34 PM Re: Gerber Artifact [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
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Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
You had me confused there for a minute or three. I saw MG, and thought Machine Gun. Got to wondering what in the heck you were gonna use a copper faced hammer for on that...
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#149283 - 09/17/08 02:11 AM Re: Gerber Artifact [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Nishnabotna Offline
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Posts: 512
Loc: Nebraska
Hang fire.

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#149285 - 09/17/08 02:15 AM Re: Gerber Artifact [Re: Nishnabotna]
JohnE Offline
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Registered: 06/10/08
Posts: 601
Loc: Southern Cal
Could have bought a pretty nice MG Midget for $500.00 once upon a time, still kicking myself for not doing it...

Not to mention the 66 Mustang for the whopping price of $1600...

John E.

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#149513 - 09/18/08 06:33 PM Re: Gerber Artifact [Re: JohnE]
mtngoat Offline
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Registered: 07/23/07
Posts: 11
It looks sort of like a plastic version of an Atwood prybaby.
Not sure how it would handle prying but it may remove a staple nicely though.

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