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General => General Technical Chat => Topic started by: kxenos on March 13, 2013, 11:41:29 pm
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Hello all, sorry for this stupid question.
I want to find the tool that Dave (and probably all others except me) uses when he wants to open the case of a device without causing any damage. I thought it's called chisel but even at farnell, the only chisels that I find are the ones that carpenters use. Can you please help?
Thanks
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I'm not a native English speaker, but searching for "plastic spudger" or "plastic pry tool" returns stuff like this:
(http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/573299268_1/Free-shipping-20pcs-wholesale-plastic-open-pry-spudger-repair-tool-0-6cm-width-for-iPhone-4.jpg)
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That's it! Thank you!
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If you're going to buy one, make sure it's high quality. I bought one off Mouser and it lasted all of 5 minutes. :--
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Have a look at ifixit.com - they have quite a range of spudgers, both plastic and metal ones
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I'd go with one made by 3M. I somehow think those would last.
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Spudgers are also made of wood. Try searching for "Orange Stick", and see if that might be of interest to you. Very inexpensive, and if it wears out/breaks, just grab another one from the bag.
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Get a metal one or two of them as well, cheap and they last forever as long as you don't use them for lifting floor boards.
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Mine had an original description of "chaff/flare extractor" on the box. First use was as a teaspoon.