Gutter Nail Puller

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I needed a way to pull the gutter nails with damaging my gutters.    So I came up with my own invention.   check it out.  It's weird, but it works GREAT! Attached Images
Reply:That's not a bad idea.  Pretty well thought out.Those nails aren't exactly deep into framing, so they shouldn't bend your claw back.  Looks like you have a good striking surface on top, to whack the claw if you have trouble getting it behind the spike head.I once saw someone who modified a pair of vice grips to work with a slide hammer, and have been meaning to make one ever since, but never had the time (or the money to buy one, now that someone started making them).
Reply:wait   till  the framing is rotted out and gutter removal is simple...very cool tool...
Reply:What a great idea.I use a block of wood and a claw hammer. How many whacks does it normally take? I bet by the end of the day you've had quite the work out.
Reply:That's a great idea. I have a couple that need to be moved and have tried before and made a mess. so again tanks a bunch ( the best tools are the specially made tools)Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.
Reply:Funny thing is, I made the exact same rig about a year ago for pulling gutter spikes.  Just used a piece of C-channel, with the groove for the nail heads in one side, and a hole for the threads on the slide hammer on the other, so it could be removed from the hammer when finished.  (Was using a storebought hammer).Who is John Galt?
Reply:It takes 2 whacks!  the first one is to get the head out just enough to grab a full bite.  then one big whack and the whole nail comes out.  But be careful...... this works too good, and can be a little dangerous at the top of a ladder.   It's kind of hard to stop the momentum.  so really you want to just tap it out with a few small WHACKS.   BTW..... one idea always leads to another, and I'm thinking about making one that pulls T-post.  Kind of the opposite of a T-post driver, but with this idea of WHACKERY.