RicodJour wrote:

On May 31, 11:32*pm, (bluechel)
wrote:
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I have never seen a better tool than this brand new staple puller called
the "Nail Hunter" *www.thenailhunter.com*Wild!

"Seen" being the operative word. If you ever pulled a bunch of nails
you'd know that that tool has your wrist at an angle that is
guaranteed to cause you pain. The tool requires you to flex your
wrist in a way that puts it under a lot of stress and provides little
involvement of your extensors and flexors. It's a dumb tool.

Here's a "glowing" review of the tool - note the comments on carpal-
tunnel:
http://www.toolsnob.com/archives/200...ter_review.php

I'm the OP. Before reading the review, I ordered two of these, one of
each size, figuring I'd return the one I didn't want. They both
arrived yesterday and I found the larger NailJack worked better for
what I wanted to do, so I called the seller to see about returning the
smaller NailHunter. Lo and behold, he refunded the price and let me
keep *both* tools.

So, though some of your observations seem spot on, the guy's heart is
in the right place and he's trying to build a reputation. If you were
to send your comments to him directly, I'm sure he would appreciate
it.

Dick Evans



There's apparently one guy going around and blowing up about how great
this tool is - I'm guessing you're the same guy, so I'll address this
as if you're the designer.

You did good for a start, but you need to start to do two things to
refine the design and make it a tool that won't screw up your wrist.
Don't start with the typical plier design - it should have the head
rotated to an offset angle to minimize the stress on your wrist.
Unfortunately this will make it a tool that is tough for a left-hander
to use. You'll figure that part out.

It's insane to have the arms spread so wide that it requires you to
have such a wide grip - there's no reason for it. Small nails are ~.
0625" thick and fat nails ~.132", so there's only a limited grip range
you have to deal with. If someone needs to remove a spike, they won't
be using your tool regardless of the grip range. They'll use
something with longer leverage. It's easier to apply force when your
hand is clenched into something closer to a fist than with the hand
more open. Again, it's a trivial thing to fix.

Lastly, the site you are accessing Usenet from is a spammer. They
only provide the service so they can get their advertising on hundreds
of posts. You are being used. There are any number of ways to get on
Usenet and many of them are free.

When you use Amazon to sell a tool, there is only one review, and you
give the tool five stars, it comes as no surprise that you are the guy
selling the tool. See if you can get some more people to add stellar
reviews so people won't suspect that you're spamming.

R