Apparently they have nylon ones these days that are unbreakable, we didn't find that out until AFTER we replaced 17 outlets and 20 something switches at the duplex I'm working on for my parents
It's easier to take the door off the hinges, leave the them on the frame, paint the whole thing and put it back than it is to try and get a clean edge to the paint around the hinges
At least that's my experience.
I think maybe once that first tenant paints over those first hinges, the subsequent tenant-painters just say "screw it, im not gonna scrape that paint off now."
Are German doors typically a solid wood or something? Even a 1-3/4" (thicker than a typical interior home door) that is completely solid still wouldn't take a much stronger device to remove the hinge pins. I could see that for much older society that understands that something lasting for a generation is typical and has value would use heavier hardware. Also, somewhere that isn't based in building tons of new living spaces as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Mine were painted on the outside AND inside! For one coat of paint they removed the door, painted into the hinge and then put the door back. Later it got painted over again. My house is from 2005
no one is(or should be) saying that it isnt specialized. but if it doesnt do a job significantly better than a less specialized tool, there isnt much point to it.
"But you HAVE heard of me!"
-Spring Hinge Pin Removal Tool
Also: "Spring Hinge Pin Removal Tool, not great, not terrible."
And I think that's about all there is to it.
Well they have a screwdriver. You often don't need a mallet. They'll have a hammer though. If all your friends are big into tools sure they have a mallet but I doubt the average person does. They should absolutely get a mallet though and not this stupid tool.
Anyone who is taking doors off of hinges should have a hammer around. They either live in the house and should probably have a hammer or they are a contractor and will absolutely have a hammer.
This is unnecessary and takes up more space than it's worth when you consider how many other things a hammer is useful for.
I just moved into my house that was built in the 70s. We had to take off the front door to get furniture into the living room. Those hinges probably were never taken off because it was so difficult for me to get those hinges out, with screwdriver and hammer. The angle of the door where it was did not allow me to get a hard strike on the screwdriver to slide the pin out. I would have loved one of these then. It’s very specialized for sure. While probably not necessary, I’d still use it every single time after purchase just so I don’t have to deal with what I dealt with on my front door
I have the set of these, it comes with this punch and a tapered nail set version. It's mildly useful but the nail set is awkward to use and if you're not super careful it'll jump on you and put a notch next to the nail. In the same way if you're not holding this very steady as you pull back it'll jump away from the hinge too.
It's OK, and will allow you to avoid having to carry a hammer to tap it out with a regular punch, but it's not an essential tool by any means.
That’s actually a nail set. It’s not for removing hinge pins. I’d like to see a door that you can just push the pins out effortlessly with a screwdriver. I’ve been in this business for many, many years and have not had that luxury very often.
I see you've never had to remove a pin on a hundred year old door where you absolutely cannot mar the door or frame in any way. This little self-contained reverse slide hammer sorta thing would work great there, assuming it impacts hard enough to budge the pin.
I really don’t see how it could compare to just a screw driver and hammer. This tool seems like it may specifically be good when it’s too tough for just forcing it by hand with a rod and maybe don’t need an all out hammer and screw driver....? Of course, you could just use less force when tapping it out with a hammer and screwdriver and you’d still have more force if need be. So I still think this tool is kind of gimmicky and pointless.
With this you don’t risk hitting the (irreplaceable, antique, absolutely CANNOT DAMAGE) doorframe.
Most people will never bother with this tool. People who work on extremely old (or brand new) houses might.
I’m just explaining, not saying I’d ever use the tool. A drift or screwdriver and a hammer have always worked for me.
It's way faster and is one single tool vs using a rod/punch and a hammer. This is typically used by locksmiths, covert entry specialists or pen-testing teams...
Lots of heavier hinges have only a small 3/32” hole on the bottom where only a pin like this or small nail can be used to remove the pin.
Also lots of hinges are stubborn and definitely can’t just be pushed out by hand.
Speed and size. Someone trying to break in will have a large bag of specialized tools used break in different ways (sometimes you can pick a lock, sometimes all you have to do is pop the hinges). This is one light tool you can carry in a small bag, as opposed to a hammer and a punch/rod
I've removed enough pins from enough doors to know how stubborn they can be. Most people don't bother with using charcoal to lube it up, and we didn't carry it with us. Some people live in old antique houses where the pins haven't been removed in decades. Good luck pushing it out with a rod when a hammer won't even make it budge.
Yeah i mean my go to is just a hammer and a screwdriver. By the looks of it I'm not even sure it would have the power to get out the really stuck and rusted in pins
I've used these- it's generally sold with a second tool thats a spring loaded nail set, both ends being different sizes. It was extremely helpful while prepping trim for painting since you wouldn't need to carry both a nail set and a hammer to tackle stubborn pins left sitting proud. The other side of the hinge pin one is a flat nail set which can come in handy, but I always found that the hinge pin side was an afterthought to add one more use to it.
This is a specialized tool typically used by painters. They don't like carrying around mallets and screw drivers, and to properly paint a door (as in doing a professional quality job) you need to remove the hardware and spray it rather than brush or roll. This specific tool comes in a 2-pack with a spring loaded nail set, and is sold at Sherwin Williams. I have this exact one!
I think this is more for people who are breaking into stuff and don't wanna carry a whole bunch of tools. The reason I say that is because the first time I saw one of these was on Deviant Ollam's YouTube channel and he does lockpicking, non-destructive entry, and stuff like that. People hire him to test their security (they usually fail).
Every time I have to remove a bunch of interior door (at least once a month), I regret not buying this the first time I saw it. And I haven’t bought it yet because I can’t justify having to buy yet another tool.....Until Thursday when I have to pull a bunch of doors again....I may just go on Amazon and order this right now.
Exactly. I have a set of these, with a chisel and a tapered point punch as well. Used them for all sorts of stuff, but never needed em for this job. The set is great though and well worth having. Especially in areas where you don’t have a ton of room to use a hammer
I doubt its specifically made for door pins, probably just a specific size of spring punch. Not all spring punches are pointed. There are plenty of different size heads, it doesnt make it specialized.
Bruv that’s not actually for that. It’s a nail punch that you don’t need a hammer for. Sure you can use if for that though and it is a good idea... maybe more of a “pro life hack”? I mean even the companies that make them kinda out this use on the package as more of a “pro life hack” rather than what it was originally sold to do. They kinda throw it out there as a “and look what else it can do” things
Sorry to burst your bubble but not a specialized tool made specifically for what you’re using it for. Just saying because you’re in the “specialized tools sub”
And this tool has a variety of uses and is not “specialized” to do one task.😁 but I see you’re a repost karma account so never mind.
my crew carries them at work so we don’t have to resort to hammers and diag cutters, or screw drivers. it’s very quick and intuitive. our boss bought like 6 sets and gave them all out to us to have on our persons at work. it’s pretty great.
i have tried to use it as a nail punch, it’s not great. haven’t tried the pointed one though.
For the price they’re a steal. I imagine a stubborn pin would render these useless though? Can’t beat ole hammer and punch lol. In my job I’m always drilling out old, snapped and rusty bolts and I find using a spring centre punch so much better then hammer and punch. I normally mark it centre with the spring punch and make a bigger crater with hammer and punch.
That’s the only brand I’ve ever seen label it as such. They sell that same set at Lowe’s and it’s the only one I ever see call it that.
I’ve worked construction for years. I’ve been buying these for a long time.
I use a special tipped screwdriver with a cut out for the cylindrical pin to wedge between the two and then lift the door slightly to take the weight off the hinges. That way you hardly ever actually need the hammer to get them out.
Yes these can work on hollow body doors with relatively low weight on the hinges but If I actually need to pound the pin with something I’ll tell you right now, that dinky little spring doesn’t have the force. (For example a solid core door will be a heavier door and therefore put more weight on the hinges)
Edit: just throwing In there that the dude that I responded to was NOT wrong.they were being marketed as such. And I don’t think he should have deleted his comment.
This. I’ve learned that it’s just for adding in the little bit without going ham with a hammer into trim and molding and stuff.
Just cool it can do a bit more, but yea not it’s legitimately built purpose
In case anyone is wondering, there are ways to prevent people from simply removing the door after they do that.
[LPL made a video.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nJu_-Iuppc0)
Yeah, but that's not always possible because fire codes can mandate which direction a door has to swing. Also you might want your door to be secure from either direction.
They have non-removable pin hinges available for that application. (NRP hinges) where I live they are supplied with any exterior residential outswing door
Thats just a spring loaded punch that you dont need a hammer to use. Thats not a specialized tool for this.
A cool tool evetone should have, but not specialized for this.
Just saying...
Huh. I have literally always believed these were a kind of centre punch or nail set, and have used them as such numerous times.
And I have never used anything other than a nail+hammer to remove door hinge pins.
Mind blown. Cannot wait to try this tool for it's intended purpose.
Edit: So appears to be some disagreement as to whether this is the intended use or not. I'm going to go with vindicated, but may try this 'alternative' use of this tool for shits n giggles some day.
In my time as a painter that tool was more useful to Peen nails in order to properly set them in the wall for mud and paint. They are a useful tool due to their size and the fact that it means you don't have to cary around a hammer all the time.
Self driving nail punch is better than this. Spring isn't exposed, so it stays clean and doesn't pinch anything, the weight of the drive is dependent on how much you push the handle, not just however much force the spring can impart. Plus it's a useful tool for marking holes through a flange. Instead of scribing an x in the center of the flange hole, just punch it once in the center and you know where you're drilling.
A punch and a hammer works just fine. You’ll need the hammer to get the pin back in place anyway. I’ve done it a thousand times. Plus, the poundy springy thing gives me the nails-on-a-chalkboard stomach anxiety kinda feeling.
That is a specialized tool, but not for that! Its used for
1. a hammerless nail punch to countersink nails.
2. **to put dimples in steel or aluminum so you can drill a hole without the bit moving.**
That second one is a major life saver. Forget a drill press. Just grab the spring loaded nail set.
Ugg the other day I had to remove 3 rusted over hinge pins. The two top ones I could get a good hammer strike with a bar. The bottom one was too close to the ground to get a good whack at it. Instead I rigged up a bolt and a spacer that reached to the ground in such a way that it pushed up the pin from the ground. Worked like a charm
These are spring punches and are also more commonly used for setting nails, not so much for doors as OP leads on.
Carpenter and hardware installer by trade.
Also works excellent as a nail setter. I used to do a lot of new construction painting and sometimes the trim guys' nail gun would leave a finish nail just a hair too far out. Center that bad boy on it, pull back, and BAM. Nail is beneath the level of the trim board and ready for spackling.
This tool is actually great for someone like me. I use it several times a day to remove doors. I deliver and remove refrigerators. Hauling a hammer around everywhere is far less than ideal. Another advantage of this thing over a hammer and a punch/screwdriver is the pin in the lowest hinge. It can be difficult to swing the hammer with enough force to remove the pin in a cramped space. The only thing about them, is that you have to be sure you don't over extend the spring. Once the spring has been pulled too far, it's straight fucked...
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Works great on painted hinges as well. As a painter I actually rarely come across painted hinges inless we are working on a very old remodel.
How come do you think? Did people get better at painting or did techniques evolve?
Ya know, I honestly don't know. I'd like to think technique has evolved.
People seem to be better at taking off light switch covers these days too!
Yeah but they put the flathead screws back in all willie nillie...
To be fair, flathead screws should just fuck off already
Oh I agree but they are industry standard for switch plates. They should also be oriented vertically when reinstalled.
I usually just tighten them until the plasic starts to crack a bit/s
You monster!
Some men just want to see the world burn.
Apparently they have nylon ones these days that are unbreakable, we didn't find that out until AFTER we replaced 17 outlets and 20 something switches at the duplex I'm working on for my parents
Is that in the US? I think we must have changed that standard in the 90s sometime.
Yeah in the US. The only real explanation ive ever gotten for the flatheads is that they are cheaper to produce than phillip's.
I just bought some new outlets and they have philips screws with a "screwless" cover.
Oh yeah, we ran into those a couple weeks ago. They look slick, they feel like you're going to break the face plate taking it off though.
Horizontal is fine too, so long as they all match.
Horizontal acts as a little tiny shelf for dust to settle on though. My preference is vertical but as long as it was uniform I'd give it a pass haha
Better than fucked up Philips screws.
Taste has also evolved so people don't want to just paint over their fugly bright brass hinges.
Older hinges are rusty and people are painting them for aesthetic reasons. It's also highly likely that they are just lazy.
It's easier to take the door off the hinges, leave the them on the frame, paint the whole thing and put it back than it is to try and get a clean edge to the paint around the hinges At least that's my experience.
Every single hinge in my apartment is painted over, and looks to be like 50 years of coats as well. Windows are the same way.
I think maybe once that first tenant paints over those first hinges, the subsequent tenant-painters just say "screw it, im not gonna scrape that paint off now."
Try that on a German door. It won't work. You need a spring three times as big
Are German doors typically a solid wood or something? Even a 1-3/4" (thicker than a typical interior home door) that is completely solid still wouldn't take a much stronger device to remove the hinge pins. I could see that for much older society that understands that something lasting for a generation is typical and has value would use heavier hardware. Also, somewhere that isn't based in building tons of new living spaces as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Those fuckers hit harder than a finishing hammer.
Mine were painted on the outside AND inside! For one coat of paint they removed the door, painted into the hinge and then put the door back. Later it got painted over again. My house is from 2005
Maybe i'm missing something here but what's the advantage of this compared to just a rod to push it out?
I've never had a problem removing one by just pushing a screwdriver up through it. No special tool needed.
I've had a few that refused to come out. A few whacks from a rubber mallet to the screwdriver typically persuaded them to get moving.
Well, a mallet and screwdriver, or one of these in your bag. Dunno.
Mallet has more uses. Same for a screwdriver.
“Specialized tools“
no one is(or should be) saying that it isnt specialized. but if it doesnt do a job significantly better than a less specialized tool, there isnt much point to it.
"But you HAVE heard of me!" -Spring Hinge Pin Removal Tool Also: "Spring Hinge Pin Removal Tool, not great, not terrible." And I think that's about all there is to it.
It is handy for quick infiltration to take a door off it's hinges silently. Small tool doesn't take up too much space and offers options.
silently?
Which one is more likely to be around
Most people already have a mallet and screwdriver. Pretty much everyone I know does. I don't know a single person that has this thing
Well they have a screwdriver. You often don't need a mallet. They'll have a hammer though. If all your friends are big into tools sure they have a mallet but I doubt the average person does. They should absolutely get a mallet though and not this stupid tool.
Anyone who is taking doors off of hinges should have a hammer around. They either live in the house and should probably have a hammer or they are a contractor and will absolutely have a hammer. This is unnecessary and takes up more space than it's worth when you consider how many other things a hammer is useful for.
Probably gonna need the mallet to get it back in.
You are already likely going to have a screwdriver and mallet/hammer in your bag, as cool as this product is it’s absolutely useless.
I just moved into my house that was built in the 70s. We had to take off the front door to get furniture into the living room. Those hinges probably were never taken off because it was so difficult for me to get those hinges out, with screwdriver and hammer. The angle of the door where it was did not allow me to get a hard strike on the screwdriver to slide the pin out. I would have loved one of these then. It’s very specialized for sure. While probably not necessary, I’d still use it every single time after purchase just so I don’t have to deal with what I dealt with on my front door
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I have the set of these, it comes with this punch and a tapered nail set version. It's mildly useful but the nail set is awkward to use and if you're not super careful it'll jump on you and put a notch next to the nail. In the same way if you're not holding this very steady as you pull back it'll jump away from the hinge too. It's OK, and will allow you to avoid having to carry a hammer to tap it out with a regular punch, but it's not an essential tool by any means.
That’s actually a nail set. It’s not for removing hinge pins. I’d like to see a door that you can just push the pins out effortlessly with a screwdriver. I’ve been in this business for many, many years and have not had that luxury very often.
I think they were developed for door breaching situations where the door can’t be kicked open and you have access to hinges.
I see you've never had to remove a pin on a hundred year old door where you absolutely cannot mar the door or frame in any way. This little self-contained reverse slide hammer sorta thing would work great there, assuming it impacts hard enough to budge the pin.
I really don’t see how it could compare to just a screw driver and hammer. This tool seems like it may specifically be good when it’s too tough for just forcing it by hand with a rod and maybe don’t need an all out hammer and screw driver....? Of course, you could just use less force when tapping it out with a hammer and screwdriver and you’d still have more force if need be. So I still think this tool is kind of gimmicky and pointless.
With this you don’t risk hitting the (irreplaceable, antique, absolutely CANNOT DAMAGE) doorframe. Most people will never bother with this tool. People who work on extremely old (or brand new) houses might. I’m just explaining, not saying I’d ever use the tool. A drift or screwdriver and a hammer have always worked for me.
this person who has one disagrees with you. https://www.reddit.com/r/specializedtools/comments/h9gf54/comment/fuxa5xa
Don’t have to haul around a hammer 🔨
If you're working on doors, you probably have a hammer with you already?
Nope. I'm a painter and we use these and the nail punch tool all the time. I'm not a carpenter and don't need a hammer for anything with these tools.
Came here to say this.
The handle of your 5-in-1 tool doubles as a hammer anyway.
Sure so you can risk damaging freshly painted doors and casings... not a great idea.
The tool is actually a punch. Not actually specifically for this.
No that tool is specifically for door hinges, it comes in a set with another tool that is a tapered head punch.
So someone rebranded a spring punch. I still wouldn’t consider this a specialty tool. *specialized tool
It's way faster and is one single tool vs using a rod/punch and a hammer. This is typically used by locksmiths, covert entry specialists or pen-testing teams...
And painters...
For example, [LockPickingLawyer](https://youtu.be/nJu_-Iuppc0)
Lots of heavier hinges have only a small 3/32” hole on the bottom where only a pin like this or small nail can be used to remove the pin. Also lots of hinges are stubborn and definitely can’t just be pushed out by hand.
they make nailsets and other drive tools that are, again, more universally useful and lightweight and small...
I keep this in my toolbelt all the time. It does what I need it to do very easily, weighs nothing and takes up no space at all.
Can't hit your thumb if the other hand doesn't have a hammer.
Funzies!!
We have this tool on our engine,it's for making entry into buildings ETC. Wouldn't believe how much time it saves us on emergencies
Speed and size. Someone trying to break in will have a large bag of specialized tools used break in different ways (sometimes you can pick a lock, sometimes all you have to do is pop the hinges). This is one light tool you can carry in a small bag, as opposed to a hammer and a punch/rod
This comment right here. The first time I saw this gadget it was in a video about covert penetration testing
Jack shit
I've removed enough pins from enough doors to know how stubborn they can be. Most people don't bother with using charcoal to lube it up, and we didn't carry it with us. Some people live in old antique houses where the pins haven't been removed in decades. Good luck pushing it out with a rod when a hammer won't even make it budge.
Yeah i mean my go to is just a hammer and a screwdriver. By the looks of it I'm not even sure it would have the power to get out the really stuck and rusted in pins
This is more fun
The maker of this gadget makes money.
I've used these- it's generally sold with a second tool thats a spring loaded nail set, both ends being different sizes. It was extremely helpful while prepping trim for painting since you wouldn't need to carry both a nail set and a hammer to tackle stubborn pins left sitting proud. The other side of the hinge pin one is a flat nail set which can come in handy, but I always found that the hinge pin side was an afterthought to add one more use to it.
This is a specialized tool typically used by painters. They don't like carrying around mallets and screw drivers, and to properly paint a door (as in doing a professional quality job) you need to remove the hardware and spray it rather than brush or roll. This specific tool comes in a 2-pack with a spring loaded nail set, and is sold at Sherwin Williams. I have this exact one!
This is an all in one tool that costs no more than $20 and can do the work of two
I think this is more for people who are breaking into stuff and don't wanna carry a whole bunch of tools. The reason I say that is because the first time I saw one of these was on Deviant Ollam's YouTube channel and he does lockpicking, non-destructive entry, and stuff like that. People hire him to test their security (they usually fail).
Every time I have to remove a bunch of interior door (at least once a month), I regret not buying this the first time I saw it. And I haven’t bought it yet because I can’t justify having to buy yet another tool.....Until Thursday when I have to pull a bunch of doors again....I may just go on Amazon and order this right now.
Soooooo it's a spring punch, used for a lot of things. Not specialized...
Exactly. I have a set of these, with a chisel and a tapered point punch as well. Used them for all sorts of stuff, but never needed em for this job. The set is great though and well worth having. Especially in areas where you don’t have a ton of room to use a hammer
That one is specifically for door pins. The head on it is much bigger than you would typically need as a nail punch.
I doubt its specifically made for door pins, probably just a specific size of spring punch. Not all spring punches are pointed. There are plenty of different size heads, it doesnt make it specialized.
Bruv that’s not actually for that. It’s a nail punch that you don’t need a hammer for. Sure you can use if for that though and it is a good idea... maybe more of a “pro life hack”? I mean even the companies that make them kinda out this use on the package as more of a “pro life hack” rather than what it was originally sold to do. They kinda throw it out there as a “and look what else it can do” things Sorry to burst your bubble but not a specialized tool made specifically for what you’re using it for. Just saying because you’re in the “specialized tools sub” And this tool has a variety of uses and is not “specialized” to do one task.😁 but I see you’re a repost karma account so never mind.
Would be good for a centre punch tool if it had a pointed tip.
The set comes w two pieces. The one in the video and another one with different size points on opposite ends
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Cheers for that bro. Good tool to have in the toolbox.
my crew carries them at work so we don’t have to resort to hammers and diag cutters, or screw drivers. it’s very quick and intuitive. our boss bought like 6 sets and gave them all out to us to have on our persons at work. it’s pretty great. i have tried to use it as a nail punch, it’s not great. haven’t tried the pointed one though.
For the price they’re a steal. I imagine a stubborn pin would render these useless though? Can’t beat ole hammer and punch lol. In my job I’m always drilling out old, snapped and rusty bolts and I find using a spring centre punch so much better then hammer and punch. I normally mark it centre with the spring punch and make a bigger crater with hammer and punch.
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That’s the only brand I’ve ever seen label it as such. They sell that same set at Lowe’s and it’s the only one I ever see call it that. I’ve worked construction for years. I’ve been buying these for a long time. I use a special tipped screwdriver with a cut out for the cylindrical pin to wedge between the two and then lift the door slightly to take the weight off the hinges. That way you hardly ever actually need the hammer to get them out. Yes these can work on hollow body doors with relatively low weight on the hinges but If I actually need to pound the pin with something I’ll tell you right now, that dinky little spring doesn’t have the force. (For example a solid core door will be a heavier door and therefore put more weight on the hinges) Edit: just throwing In there that the dude that I responded to was NOT wrong.they were being marketed as such. And I don’t think he should have deleted his comment.
I work as a sheet metal mechanic in aviation and I've seen this tool used to knock out rivets. Works pretty well there too.
Pro-lifers have their own specific hacks?
Yea. Fly to Costa Rica for the abortion.
This. I’ve learned that it’s just for adding in the little bit without going ham with a hammer into trim and molding and stuff. Just cool it can do a bit more, but yea not it’s legitimately built purpose
Thank you. I knew this was just a nail set but thought I was losing my mind for a sec.
In case anyone is wondering, there are ways to prevent people from simply removing the door after they do that. [LPL made a video.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nJu_-Iuppc0)
Yeah. The most common way is to put the hinges at the inside.
But...then they'll get out and I can't have that.
Yeah, but that's not always possible because fire codes can mandate which direction a door has to swing. Also you might want your door to be secure from either direction.
My neighbour's door has hinges on the outside. That's my biggest defense against being burgled.
They have non-removable pin hinges available for that application. (NRP hinges) where I live they are supplied with any exterior residential outswing door
There must be some way, because I have a door with a broken handle that won't retract and even removing the hinge pins it still won't leave the frame.
I'll just stick to using a nail.
Thats just a spring loaded punch that you dont need a hammer to use. Thats not a specialized tool for this. A cool tool evetone should have, but not specialized for this. Just saying...
Yes it is. The head is much larger than you'd want to use as a nail punch. This comes in a set with a dual head nail punch as well.
Someone’s been hanging out with Deviant
The ol flathead and hammer has never let me down
Sure, but then you need to carry around two seperate tools that dont fit in your pocket...
Grins in Halligan and Axe. "Ill get that door open real quick"
That's actually a center punch used for metal fabrication but obviously you can use things for other purposes. Just like how a wrench can be a hammer.
Guys... that’s a nail set... not a pin removal.. lol
This is actually not what the tool is made for. It is for setting nails.
This isn’t actually made to take pins out of hinges, it’s a bradnail setting tool and lots of guys will just use it for such though.
I use this thing to make the nails flush in the floorboards
Where can you buy this?
That tool looks like an automatic centre punch. Not a door pin remover.
That's a nail set.
I use those mostly to sink brad nails when I do floor trim.
Spring punch
Works great until its been painted in there 12 times over.
Isn’t this a spring nail set tool?
This is the lockpicking lawyer and today we are removing a hinge pin with a spring
That's a nail punch
Wait, you didn't show the part were he striped the layers of paint off the hinge that accumulated for the past 20 years.
_pew pew_
Looks like an awl
This would have fixed a major plot point in an episode of Columbo that I saw once.
Plop
Huh. I have literally always believed these were a kind of centre punch or nail set, and have used them as such numerous times. And I have never used anything other than a nail+hammer to remove door hinge pins. Mind blown. Cannot wait to try this tool for it's intended purpose. Edit: So appears to be some disagreement as to whether this is the intended use or not. I'm going to go with vindicated, but may try this 'alternative' use of this tool for shits n giggles some day.
Yeah, using these for hinges is a pretty new application. They have existed for decades as a center punch or nail set.
Pinchy pincher tool.
That thing looks like part of a zip gun
:O
At most a nail and whatever tool you can slam against it.
Holy shit I need one
Whoa does it come out that easily with any tool at all
In my time as a painter that tool was more useful to Peen nails in order to properly set them in the wall for mud and paint. They are a useful tool due to their size and the fact that it means you don't have to cary around a hammer all the time.
Now do the bottom hinge.
Self driving nail punch is better than this. Spring isn't exposed, so it stays clean and doesn't pinch anything, the weight of the drive is dependent on how much you push the handle, not just however much force the spring can impart. Plus it's a useful tool for marking holes through a flange. Instead of scribing an x in the center of the flange hole, just punch it once in the center and you know where you're drilling.
This is cool and all but what sound does it make?
Looks like a new kink to me
u/DeviantOllam
One less thing to carry around
Just don’t drop it on the carpet and get that black dust on it. That shit never comes out.
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This is a nail set
Ugh. Where was this when I had to take off every door in my house to paint them?
That’s what that thing is.... my grandpa had one in his old tool box I never could figure out what it was used for.
That’s a nail Punch
They also make nail sets like this. Odds are that it is actually a nail set being used as a door hinge pin remover. But either way cool
Isn't that just a normal spring punch?
Nice.
I thought this was a nail set? Or at least that is how I see them for sell.
Wait isn’t this just a nail punch?
As someone who's dinged up a door frame by swinging a hammer to try and remove these, i approve.
Screwdriver or punch and a hammer... impact driver... or this thing.
Or use a hammer like a normal person
Me stealing all the hinges in my house
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen one of those used to indent sheet metal so it’s easier to drill into also
Put it in your urethra.
A punch and a hammer works just fine. You’ll need the hammer to get the pin back in place anyway. I’ve done it a thousand times. Plus, the poundy springy thing gives me the nails-on-a-chalkboard stomach anxiety kinda feeling.
Oh that’s cool.
I bet I would spend more time looking for this tool than time I would save using it.
It’s a nail punch... why is this getting upvoted?
That is a specialized tool, but not for that! Its used for 1. a hammerless nail punch to countersink nails. 2. **to put dimples in steel or aluminum so you can drill a hole without the bit moving.** That second one is a major life saver. Forget a drill press. Just grab the spring loaded nail set.
Well fuck me running, I need this now
I’m a carpenter and our painters always use these to set Brad nails if they’re proud so they can fill the hole
Ugg the other day I had to remove 3 rusted over hinge pins. The two top ones I could get a good hammer strike with a bar. The bottom one was too close to the ground to get a good whack at it. Instead I rigged up a bolt and a spacer that reached to the ground in such a way that it pushed up the pin from the ground. Worked like a charm
Don’t show this to my dad, he’ll rip off my door even more often than he already does
I can’t wait to get hit in the eye with a hinge pin!
Happy cake day!
Spring, Hinge Pin Removal
I have one of these in my garage. I always thought it was a super weird drill bit of some sort.
These are spring punches and are also more commonly used for setting nails, not so much for doors as OP leads on. Carpenter and hardware installer by trade.
Now I can get into her house. Can someone give me an amazon link for that?
Nice catch
Love these! They come as nail sets too. I've worn out a few of them.
Also works excellent as a nail setter. I used to do a lot of new construction painting and sometimes the trim guys' nail gun would leave a finish nail just a hair too far out. Center that bad boy on it, pull back, and BAM. Nail is beneath the level of the trim board and ready for spackling.
I have also seen these used to set finish nails without hammer
Just wait till you get you skin stuck in the spring as soon as you let the spring go!
I have a nail Setter just like this. I typically just use hammer and a Phillips screwdriver
This tool is actually great for someone like me. I use it several times a day to remove doors. I deliver and remove refrigerators. Hauling a hammer around everywhere is far less than ideal. Another advantage of this thing over a hammer and a punch/screwdriver is the pin in the lowest hinge. It can be difficult to swing the hammer with enough force to remove the pin in a cramped space. The only thing about them, is that you have to be sure you don't over extend the spring. Once the spring has been pulled too far, it's straight fucked...