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Posted: **Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:19 am**

I'm using vice grips now.

Anyone have one they made themselves? I know Jos Weyers has one but I have no idea how it's built.

Posted: **Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:54 am**

here is what I made and it works well so far.

Posted: **Sat Nov 07, 2015 12:41 pm**

take a big screw driver, cut it 1 inch long, cut a slut in it, drill and tapp two hole, add adams rite Tugstene carbide set screws and your done!!!

Hugo Martel :circlip:

Posted: **Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:41 pm**

Harbor Freight sells a windshield replacement kit. Part of the kit is an aluminum handle with a long wire used to cut the urethane sealant gluing the windshield in place.

Take the wire off the aluminum handle and with just a tiny bit of modification, the handle makes a good key holder.
I think the kit only cost me about $8 but that's been 3 or 4 years I think, so might be a bit higher now.

Posted: **Sun Nov 08, 2015 12:52 am**

MBI wrote:I think the kit only cost me about $8 but that's been 3 or 4 years I think, so might be a bit higher now.

Ooooh man inflation got it up to $16 now haha. Papa Gleb made me a nice one but if it ever wears out I'm definitely going to get one of those! Thanks for asking Farmall and thanks for the tip MBI:D

Posted: **Sun Nov 08, 2015 10:51 am**

Thanks for the tip MBI. I have a harbor freight gift card I need to use.

Posted: **Sun Nov 08, 2015 12:18 pm**

Just as MBI mention.

Oldfast wrote:
On a side-note: If anyone's interested in upgrading from their vice grips... this has served me well for over a year now.
This is an auto tool used for removing the seal around car windshields. Stripped of its' addtional parts, the handle works
beautifully for a key holder. This idea is not original to me. I first seen it in a vid from Daz (of DBC locksmiths). Check the
local auto places in your area (Napa, Auto Zone, Advanced Auto, etc.). Daz paid around $12 for his. I think I paid about $19

Still using the same one. Only change I've made was to replace the phillips with hex head screws.
The screw heads eventually started to strip out. Using an allen wrench works much better now.

Thing I like is that it leaves no marks since the screw goes through the hole in the bow.
Downside is that I've come across a few keys it would not accept... either due to the
size of the hole or because of the width of the blank. But it works fine with most.

Posted: **Sun Nov 08, 2015 12:54 pm**

Thanks for the suggestions. I knew there had to be something cheaper than $75.00

Posted: **Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:18 pm**

Here is one I made from a broken car part...

Does not get much cheaper than free.

Gordon

Posted: **Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:35 am**

I made one out of a broken screw drivers but I since moved up. I wanted to make one like Gordon showed but the wind shield part was priced at $25 so I added $10 and got a Pro-Lok grip which is awesome.

Posted: **Mon Nov 09, 2015 2:45 pm**

LockButcher wrote:
MBI wrote:I think the kit only cost me about $8 but that's been 3 or 4 years I think, so might be a bit higher now.

Ooooh man inflation got it up to $16 now haha.

Sorry if I misled anyone on the price. The more I think about it, it must have been closer to 5, 6... maybe even 7 years ago when I bought it. Which probably explains the inflation a bit better. Aluminum prices were a lot lower then. Gas too.

Posted: **Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:04 pm**

MBI wrote:
LockButcher wrote:
MBI wrote:I think the kit only cost me about $8 but that's been 3 or 4 years I think, so might be a bit higher now.

Ooooh man inflation got it up to $16 now haha.

Sorry if I misled anyone on the price. The more I think about it, it must have been closer to 5, 6... maybe even 7 years ago when I bought it. Which probably explains the inflation a bit better. Aluminum prices were a lot lower then. Gas too.

Found one on ebay for $9.59

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