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  1. 07-12-2011, 12:35 AM #1
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    Has anyone here owned and/or used an Ardis Tool? I'm thinking about getting one but due to the steep price, I'd like to hear a few reviews first. Thanks, stay safe.
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  2. 07-12-2011, 01:46 PM #2
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    looks like another gimick tool, save your money.
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  3. 07-12-2011, 04:03 PM #3
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    Looking for a basic hand tool that I can take windows with, has a utility shut off, and fits nicely in a leg pocket...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fixxer View Post
    Looking for a basic hand tool that I can take windows with, has a utility shut off, and fits nicely in a leg pocket...
    Sounds like you need one of those black and yellow folding spanner wrenches.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GTRider245 View Post
    Sounds like you need one of those black and yellow folding spanner wrenches.
    Agreed! Not big on gadgets, but I have two of them.
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    Gave mine away. Cheap plastic just bent whenever doing anything. The only thing it was good for was using the spike to break windows.

    I am referring to the black and yellow plastic folding tool, not the Ardis tool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fixxer View Post
    Looking for a basic hand tool that I can take windows with, has a utility shut off, and fits nicely in a leg pocket...
    sounds like whatever hand tool you are carrying and a pair of vice grips.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nameless View Post
    sounds like whatever hand tool you are carrying and a pair of vice grips.
    Vice grips - exactly. Does all three tasks the OP asked for.

    Plus you can use it to disonnect the car battery on a MVA and hold open garage doors by clamping it on the track.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WBFD25 View Post
    Vice grips - exactly. Does all three tasks the OP asked for.

    Plus you can use it to disonnect the car battery on a MVA and hold open garage doors by clamping it on the track.
    Whole lot faster to cut them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GTRider245 View Post
    Whole lot faster to cut them.
    True, at times. Other times its better public relations to just disconnect the cables. Especially when the battery is in the trunk on a vehicle with front end-only damage.
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