Best plastic tool to use for monitor disassembly!?

[Icitte]

Hi all

I would like to buy some plastic tool to help opening LCD monitor.

do you have any suggestion?

what are you using?

thanks

[retiredcaps]

Re: Best plastic tool to use for monitor disassembly!?

I would like to buy some plastic tool to help opening LCD monitor.

If it is your own monitor, just use a butter knife.

If it is for customers, there are many 99 cent iphone plastic opening tools that comprise of guitar picks, pry tools, etc.

Note: You will break some of the plastic tabs regardless of what tool you use.

[mariushm]

Re: Best plastic tool to use for monitor disassembly!?

It's called "spudger"

I'm using a cheap metal one, it was probably 0.99$ on eBay and it works perfectly.

This looks like a great deal : http://www.ebay.com/itm/23-in-1-Open...-/272016004829

My spudger looks like the 5th from the left (the first chisel style metal one)

If you want plastic, they have packs of 50 here : http://www.ebay.com/itm/50pcs-Plasti...-/321469328788

If you want cheaper here's some suggestions

1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/4Pcs-Metal-P...-/401250828247

2. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spudger-Set-...-/302215689041

[ecking767]

Re: Best plastic tool to use for monitor disassembly!?

one of the best tool you can have on your work bench is a spark plug gap tool,

it can be use for multi-purpose, like open up monitor casing, laptops and other items,
also if you bend a pin on an IC Chip you can re-align it with the spark plug gap tool or some people call it a feeler gauge

The difference size make this tool very multi-purpose

[eccerr0r]

Re: Best plastic tool to use for monitor disassembly!?

Watch out, I'd call the right name for that tool really is the "feeler gauge tool". Don't search for spark plug gap tool.

"Spark plug gap tools" have devolved to those crappy circular thing, from ones with little wire loops around them (crap) and the completely round one with a beveled edge (VERY crap)... The one with the beveled edge is pretty much "don't use unless you have no other choice"... alas it is the cheapest tool that you can make that you can "sort of" gap your spark plugs.

[ecking767]

Re: Best plastic tool to use for monitor disassembly!?

Watch out, I'd call the right name for that tool really is the "feeler gauge tool". Don't search for spark plug gap tool.

"Spark plug gap tools" have devolved to those crappy circular thing, from ones with little wire loops around them (crap) and the completely round one with a beveled edge (VERY crap)... The one with the beveled edge is pretty much "don't use unless you have no other choice"... alas it is the cheapest tool that you can make that you can "sort of" gap your spark plugs.

you are right, I have tune up my car, and the round circular gauge is crap, sometime you can over gap the spark plug. The feeler gauge is the best way to go. And I have seen the feeler gauge uses to adjust the rocker arm on the cylinder heads too.

Back to electronics I have open up laptops, monitors and PS4 game station, without breaking any tabs or damaging the casing. because of the differences size of the feeler gauge can be used.

[Icitte]

Re: Best plastic tool to use for monitor disassembly!?

thanks guys, I am working in a auto parts store....so, I guess i will have good price on feeler gauge lol