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1. 
   oldbeachbum | Jun 21, 2009 08:38am | #1

   Tim, try this one

    

   http://josephjenkins.com/store/home.php?cat=254

    

   I'm not flippin' you off.........just counting cubits

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   theslateman | Jun 21, 2009 01:20pm | #2

   Tim ,

   John Stortz in Philly still makes excellent rippers .

   Many times you can get a better buy on used on E Bay .

   Jenkins is just a reseller   -- Stortz makes them .

   Walter

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   seeyou | Jun 21, 2009 02:02pm | #3

   Stortz site seems to be down.edit - it's backup now.http://www.stortz.com/slate-rippers-c-27.htmlhttp://www.quittintime.com/              

   Edited 6/21/2009 7:04 am ET by seeyou

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   theslateman | Jun 21, 2009 02:06pm | #4

   Thanks for the link Grant ,  I was too lazy to pull it up for Tim .

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   Mooney | Jun 21, 2009 03:26pm | #5

   Thanks guys . 

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   theslateman | Jun 21, 2009 03:29pm | #6

   What type of roof or siding will you be using it on ??

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   Mooney | Jun 21, 2009 03:42pm | #8

   Glad you brought that up.

   Ill be replaceing wood shakes that were put on with construction staples.

   Is the replaceable blade ripper enough for that ? Looks like a difference in 40 to 80 bucks . I normally go quality but this looks to me like a no brainer since this is my second time needing one to replace wood shakes . We dont have slate shingles here. Staples are nothing compared to a nail to shear in two.

   Tim  

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   bobbys | Jun 25, 2009 12:43am | #22

   Mine was 30 years old and i had no idea what kind it was, I just bought it from a Lumberyard. Is there a reason to pay big bucks for one????

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   theslateman | Jun 25, 2009 12:49am | #23

   Bobby ,

   If you earn your living with them like I do  -- then yes ,having a large number of old , wonderful steel rippers is essential to being able to do the work .

   Just bought 2 more Belden slate hammers in case I run short .

   Love those slate tools . Hope Pif doesn't read your reply to Lee G . He thinks he's numero uno !!!

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   bobbys | Jun 25, 2009 02:23am | #25

   There are no slates here or just a few which i have repaired but i did wish my ripper was a lot thinner. I mainly use it on shakes but things rust here so bad its not ofton theres any nail left anyways

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   doodabug | Jun 21, 2009 03:36pm | #7

   I bought one at my local Lowes a couple years ago.

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   Mooney | Jun 21, 2009 03:44pm | #9

   You got slate in NW Indianna? That might be why.

   Other than slate or shakes , what can you use one for ? Ive been trying to think. Seeyou can probably get under copper with it .

    

   Edited 6/21/2009 8:45 am by Mooney

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   doodabug | Jun 21, 2009 03:57pm | #10

   Lots of slate in LaPorte County and cedar shingles too. I bought mine to repair shingle siding. Never thought about using for something else.

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   Zorrohood | Jun 21, 2009 04:21pm | #11

   I use one for regular 3 tabs and Archy's all the time. Much better than wonder bars and such for fishing out nails way up under courses when patching in new shingles.Got a Pexto from Walter, my Stortz is way up up on a roof, where a coworker left it, and there ain't no going back after it.

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   Mooney | Jun 21, 2009 04:31pm | #12

   "Got a Pexto from Walter, my Stortz is way up up on a roof,"

   I just learned what a Stortz is this morning . What is a Pexto from Walter? <G>

   Tim  

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   Zorrohood | Jun 21, 2009 04:48pm | #13

   Just another brand. I prefer the Stortz, it's made better. I snapped the tip off the Pexto working on really well sealed Elk Shingles, prying too hard, not cutting nails. I welded it back, but I treat it more gently now.I could move the Earth with the Stortz with no cares, they are well made. When I got it in the 70's it may have been 30 bucks, now they are over a 100.00.

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   seeyou | Jun 21, 2009 05:05pm | #14

   Pexto hasn't made rippers in 50 years and Stortz bought their design, more than likely. Stortz took over the manufacturer of some small Pexto tools (standing seam kickers,etc) and Roper Whitney now makes the big tools (brakes,shears and rolls).http://www.quittintime.com/      View Image        

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   Zorrohood | Jun 21, 2009 05:17pm | #15

   Didn't know that.Can't drive by the Courthouse w/out looking up there, and trying to spot it..LOL

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   theslateman | Jun 24, 2009 12:46am | #16

   Tim ,

    

   http://cgi.ebay.com/Vtg-Old-Belden-Slate-Ripping-Bar-Roofing-Tool-Antique_W0QQitemZ140327919418QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item20ac321f3a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

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   Mooney | Jun 24, 2009 06:06pm | #19

   Thanks 

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   Scrapr | Jun 24, 2009 04:40am | #17

   This guy is my neighbor. Met him at a trade show. Not sure if it's what you want.

   http://www.artillerytools.com/

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   Proclive | Jun 24, 2009 06:56am | #18

   Just a heads up I bought this one and have used it quite well on cedar shakes here on Kiawah.
   http://www.amazon.com/Dasco-640-24-Shingle-Ripper/dp/B000BQS5QO

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   bobbys | Jun 24, 2009 07:59pm | #20

   Come to tink of it i have not seen mine in a year.

   My Workers thought the tools went with them when they left!!!

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   Stuart | Jun 24, 2009 11:06pm | #21

   I bought a shingle ripper a couple years ago at Harbor Freight, of all places.  It was made in India if I recall correctly. 

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   theslateman | Jun 25, 2009 01:17am | #24

   Tim,

    another one

    

   http://cgi.ebay.com/C-DREW-CO-KINGSTON-MASS-SLATE-RIPPER-ROOFING-TOOL_W0QQitemZ280362504669QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4146e851dd&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50