That technique is just fantastic. Thank you for the great demonstration too.

Great video!! It’s so simple. I wish I would have thought of creating that tool! Great job

Anyone who takes the their time to teach another ought to be respected.big respect to you sir a valuable inexpensive tool that will surely come in handy for me

Brilliant! I think you have just solved my problem. I particularly like the "warts and all" presentation, showing how you overcame the difficulties at around 10 - 12mins in rather than just ignoring it. Thanks for posting.

Smarter than any paver puller company, all thumbs up. This could be patented.

Just made some from an old tenon saw and used them to lift a 24" square slab that had been down for decades. Worked brilliantly, so thank you for the instruction and the inspiration!

Well done, I like how you show the WHOLE process. This is the best solution I’ve seen to this pain in the A problem. Hats off

Thank you for sharing your knowledge

This is such a brilliant idea. I wish there were a way you could patent these and make millions. Thank you for sharing your genius with the world. I look forward to trying this.

Many thanks for your knowledge and tutorial. I was over thinking my issue of lifting some 450 square slabs and chanced upon your KZread video - fabulous - I quickly made a couple and they have worked effortlessly. 10/10

Thank you for that video I’ve been using screwdrivers for years and struggling and knew the was another diy method and you have shown me your way 👍🏻

Great idea. I've just laid 180 flags and there's a few that have sunk already. I'll give this a go. Thanks.

Excellent idea thanks

8:49 Ok, I know this wasn’t intended, but it looks so cool! That’s a pretty slick trick with the pavers. I had to do this with a 4’ square patch of multi-sized pavers a few years ago - I could’ve used this method back then. Oops! I missed it! 😂 Thanks for sharing that!

Great job, thank you!

Best solution I've seen. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks. Best demo vid on the net. I appreciate the time you put into making and posting this.

Excellent solution. Super smart. Thank you for posting.

Brilliant - thanks for sharing

I was just looking exactly for this! Thanks you so much, now I can finally fix my concrete patio

Cleaver man. That's cool. Thanks for sharing.👍🏼

Brilliant! thank you, I'm trying to run an armoured cable under a shared drive and it's taking me hours, this should help great, thanks!

Ingenious, may have a job relaying some slabs. Many thanks 👍

You are the MacGyver of patio blocks

Fantastic ,great idea,just what I was looking for👏👏👏👏

Brilliant idea, You are a star.

I loved your video...and I would like to thank you for sharing your amazing knowledge with us....God Bless you

Just brilliant, thanks very much.

Awesome idea. The best that works

Thanks for sharing, will be a great help.

@joekoodray4233

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome - Great Idea - you should secure the rights for it

Estupenda herramienta. Wauu. Y. Yo. Comprando. Una. Herramienta que costó. 280 dólares.

Great idea thank you

Perfect for the job I need! Thank you so much. I agree, you should patent it.

@AndrewFosterSheff69

4 жыл бұрын

Trouble with these kinds of tools to patent is the cost of manufacture. I made a pistachio shell splitter out of an old baking tray and the cost of manufacture versus the sale price still made it cheaper to just buy pre shelled pistachios! :-/ Sometimes commerce dictates whether something is economically viable or not :-( That said... CRACKING TOOL and exactly what I need to replace a cracked flag! :-D

@cjhtas

3 жыл бұрын

Yes i thought about a patent, but realistically the market is pretty small and existing devices, although not nearly as simple and effective as this one, have advertising and distribution channels I haven't. I could sell the licence one day, but frankly I'm more into just passing on a good idea.

This saved me hundreds $$

great stuff

Brilliant

Amazing

Lovely

So smart

Genius!....Can I ask some dimensions? How wide were strips? How far from the bottom did you drill holes?

@cjhtas

3 жыл бұрын

There aren't any dimensions because the spatulae are all different. If you go about 2cm from the bottom and 1/3 of the way across that's about right for the cuts.

Thanks for the video. Interesting you didn't show how to make the tool out of the spatula [paint scraper] when you say you will. And you didn't use the saw in front which is too small. There are real skills to drilling holes in stainless steel which you didn't share. I estimated the size of the holes and the length of the cuts off the video so I am grateful for that. I bought new spatulas and had to buy a carbide tipped bit. I used a punch, hitting it hard to make a dent for the bit to grab on on the blade. I drilled on a slow speed, kept dipping the spatula in cold water and cooled the bit.Don't lean on the drill. If the bit gets hot in the stainless steel it will bind and break. I broke 5 standard bits before buying one carbide. And when bending the spatula, take care and bend slowly as it can crack.It took me about 20 minutes to make each tool and I am an experienced and careful worker. Not 20 minutes to make four! Get a spare spatula to clean a gap between the pavers.

@cjhtas

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry if I confused you - but the video shows what I did. There aren't any dimensions because the spatulae are all different. If you go about 2cm from the bottom and 1/3 of the way across that's about right for the cuts. Stainless - or particularly the spring steel in a paint scraper is hard to drill, but carbide works OK. You're right that cheap bits burn, but they do work (and they are cheap). You'd be better off with cobalt bits, but they are expensive. I'm used to using stainless steel, but the thin steel here doesn't need much skill - I don't think you need a punch unless the bit skids around too much and I used a drill press at ordinary speed and leant on it, using a drop of oil as lubricant. I've made a few of these and used them a lot pulling up the pavers around the house to clear tree roots last summer. The paint scraper ones seem pretty well indestructible. I was interested in your comment about timing - I just now went out the workshop and made one to see how long it took me. It took 3 minutes from start to finish. But if it takes you 20 minutes it's not a long time for something that works so well.

@leecasss

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjhtas Yes I read other readers' comments and none of us have a bench drill, know anything about cobalt drills or about cooling the bit. I found that on other sites. Ordinary drills DO NOT get through, a punch is ABSOLUTELY necessary and after drilling two holes I had to buy another carbide bit. Cobalt bits are unavailable here [Byron Bay, Australia]. I agree 20 minutes is no time at all for a good tool. I do tons of DIY work but have never worked with stainless steel except for screws and bolts. Thanks for your advice.