Featured The LordM "No Tools" Slab-Cracking Technique (Quick. Primitive. Effective. Safe.)

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I'm rather surprised Peter gave this "Featured Thread" status. I was gonna post it on FAQ, but I've always considered a homepage "Feature" to be the top trophy on CoinTalk and I'm not sure this deserved that. It's just a quirky little tip. Useful if no tools are handy, but not intended to replace the better known methods involving tools, really.

    And no, @TIF, I did not make my own thread a Feature, nor did I nominate it. ;)

    I never would. That would take all the joy out of it for me.
     
    lordmarcovan, Apr 30, 2018
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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    :D

    It's a fun story, like so many of your numismatic adventures :)
     
    TIF, Apr 30, 2018
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    @dpoole! It took me sec to do a double-take after realizing I was seeing you over here instead of on CU! Groovy.
     
    lordmarcovan, Apr 30, 2018
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  5. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I see you've got a very healthy collection of Features, and deservedly so.

    "Snake Cowboys" was a classic! :):hilarious:
     
    lordmarcovan, Apr 30, 2018
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  6. dpoole

    dpoole Junior Member

    Good to see you, Rob! Thanks for the welcome.
     
    dpoole, Apr 30, 2018
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  7. Wheatmaster101

    Wheatmaster101 U.S. Cent Collector

    Call it the "Foot Breakin' Technique".
     
    Wheatmaster101, May 1, 2018
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  8. Stork

    Stork I deliver Supporter

    Hmm, and here I thought all it took was handing it to my 'slabcracker' who, after a few mysterious noises in the basement, would return with freshly cracked coins. Of course, I might have 'splainin' to do about what I've been up to on the interwebs again...

    Would like to third?fourth? the request for a video. In all seriousness I do believe the technique in my house involves a table saw of some sort...it would be nice to have a method not requiring machinery.
     
    Stork, May 1, 2018
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  9. *coins

    *coins Well-Known Member

    Agree about the video/gif. It would be fun to watch this being done.
     
    *coins, May 1, 2018
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  10. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    LOL - I can see the posts now - "It did not work and I have to crawl underneath the deck to get my coin." :)
     
    mark_h, May 1, 2018
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  11. dwhiz

    dwhiz Collector Supporter

    My weapons of choice for freeing coins. tools b.JPG
     
    dwhiz, May 3, 2018
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  12. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    This video is from a previous CT cracking thread:
     
    Collect89, May 4, 2018
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  13. BoonTheGoon

    BoonTheGoon Grade A mad lad

    With this method how would you keep the rest of the coin from falling through the deck?
     
    BoonTheGoon, May 5, 2018
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  14. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    mark_h, May 9, 2018
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  15. Evan8

    Evan8 A Little Off Center

    This thread makes me glad to have a mechanic shop. Vices (my personal weapon of choice for slab cracking), hammers, screwdrivers.... heck one of these days im gonna try my plasma cutter on a slab just for fun:watching:
     
    Evan8, May 9, 2018
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  16. dwhiz

    dwhiz Collector Supporter

    Your Linesman looks like Channellock mine are Ideal plus very old and worn like me:rolleyes:
    I have a screwdriver similar to that but I find if I slip it leaves a bigger hole in my finger.
    AB SD.jpg
     
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    dwhiz, May 10, 2018
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  17. mlov43

    mlov43 주화 수집가

    For PCGS:


    So, NGC cracking is a vice or pliers?
     
    mlov43, May 10, 2018
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  18. Clay Bowen

    Clay Bowen HaveYouSeenTheWizard?

    Just SNAP it between the objects, CRACK it open, and POP it apart. Easy. And you don't even have to be an Elf...
     
    Clay Bowen, May 10, 2018
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  19. juris klavins

    juris klavins Well-Known Member

    Here's a GIF that approximates the 'bend and break' method - maybe it should be called the 'pedal to the metal' method - depress the slab/pedal until it breaks and frees the metal (coin) :D
    angif-floor-it-def.gif
     
    juris klavins, May 10, 2018
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  20. MixtureNo79

    MixtureNo79 Active Member

    A couple of dumb questions:

    Why are you doing this?

    Why are you doing this?
     
    MixtureNo79, Jun 2, 2018
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  21. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Animated GIF images of the technique added to the original post. One year to the day later! I work slowly. :p
     
    lordmarcovan, Apr 29, 2019
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