Customer Reviews

Stanley 55-525 15-inch Super Wonder Bar Pry Bar

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I bought this recently to replace a regular flat bar that I had banged the end off of. The "wonder" of this bar comes in the unique bend mid-way through the handle, which enables the wonder bar to act like a lever and fulcrum together. This serves several purposes, and you will wonder how you ever got by without it. Got a stubborn nail that won't come out even with a big tug with a framing hammer? Simply hook the nail head on the wonder bar and step on the other end and either the nail will come out or you'll rip the head off. Need to lift a panel or sheet up a fraction of an inch or more? Just insert one end under the sheet and step on the other to raise it to the desired height...or flip the wonder bar over and the angle of the bar will make it work like a wedge to raise the panel as high as you insert the wedge. The only disadvantage to the "wonder" shape is that it tends to vibrate if you smack one end while trying to dig out a nail with the other...but pry bars were never meant to do this anyway (that's how I banged the end off my previous ply bar)-- use a claw hammer or regular nail puller for these tasks and your wonder bar for everthing else. I don't trust Stanley with anything with moving parts (I'm no fan of their tape measures) but the wonder bar is a great tool.

The addition of the fulcrum on the pry bar is a useful innovation. Like all the other pry bars on the market nowadays and unlike my now misplaced Sears pry bar acquired in the 70's, the prying ends of this tool are rather blunt and therefore difficult to prize in between joined pieces without damaging them. This was remedied with a grinder and belt sander but it would be nice if someone would produce a well ground tool like those of yore.

I bought this tool because I was going to need both a pry bar and a wallboard lifter for the remodeling project I was starting. This product really is a wonder. I wonder how I could have completed the tear down part of my project without it. The unusual shape allowed me to pull wallboard down and nails out one handed with out ever needing an extra pry block. This was great when I was 8 feet up on a ladder. I also used it to remove both crown and base molding. I have not used it as a wallboard lifter yet. But if it as good at helping me build the walls as it was at helping me tear them down, it deserves it's name.

This bar only rates pretty good for doing general demolition work. The fulcrum, as others have said, makes it less than optimal for prying things apart because you if you hammer the end of it the bend absorbs much of the blow and vibrates. However, if you need to install a panel or sheet or drywall by yourself the lever action will help you raise your work with your foot and adjust it just where you need it leaving your hands to do their thing.

For installing doors it is awesome! Toe kick under a cabinet? Perfect. In fact, anything you want to raise from the floor while standing, crouching, laying down or in need of both hands will make you love this tool.

I also use it for prying up tile counter tops with great success.

Bottom line, it is not usually the first demo bar I grab, but for certain applications I wouldn't be without it. If I ever lose it I will replace it immediately.

I am a general contractor / Carpenter, and I bought this pry bar for work. Its okay for most applications, but the fulcrum on the flat end is positioned so far out, that you don't get enough leverage for any serious prying (like prying two boards apart that are nailed together).

I am a small woman with a longtime LOVE of good tools. This bar allows me to make the best possible use of my available weight and strength to remove stubborn nails and to pry stubborn boards apart. Leverage is your friend!

In a perfect world, I would have reversed 1/2 of this tool. Notice, the bump to add leverage becomes impeded by the downward curve of the opposite pry bar. The notched "v" is angled to make the most of the "bump" and to have it limited becomes an irritation when nails refuse to budge. This is especially true while working in limited spaces.

Still, this wonder bar is an improvement over my old faithful pry bar for many situations and my trusty tool bucket will continue to have a special place just for it. Love the yellow end- sure makes it easier to find!

I added this to my tool kit just before starting a basement remodel, on a friends recomendation. This, in combination with Stanley 55-099 FatMax Xtreme Fubar Functional Utility Bar, helped to improve my demo time.

However the bends on this pry bar lead me to caution you. Do not hit this with extreme force the bends act as a spring and can cause the bar to retaliate.

Case in point, one of my larger friends wanted to use the bar to remove the concrete nails that where holding down a wall he wanted to move. Figuring "might makes right", he stuffed the bar under the floor plate and commenced hitting it with a 3lb sledge.

After a few hits he did not strike the bar "just right" so it sprung back out and hit him in the face. Twice. First with the flat end then with the hook end as it was rotating so fast as it ejected itself from the floor plate.

Luckily for him it only scratched him (as there is no more important safety rule than to ware these, safety glasses) but next time he will just grind the nails out.

This pry bar is a good shape for, well, prying! The curve pushes the bar out far enough to get some leverage. I like the bright yellow tip that helps keep it from getting lost in darker environments.

I haven't found mine to be especially sharp. It is intended for smaller jobs, and works well for those. It isn't a problem unless you are demolishing a house with it. Just something to be aware of.

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This bar is different than the old conventional pry bars of the past.That being said i have use it several times and it works good in different angles.