Tool for separating press fit parts (spudge?)

[DavidF]

After busting my fingernails for many a year I'm looking for a tool to separate press/click fit components like laptop decks.
I've been through a few online suppliers that I use without success.
If you can point me to a supplier of a decent spudge (what a great name for a tool) I'd appreciate it.
The design which looks to me to be the ideal has a short handle and the wedge/prizing end at 90 degrees to the handle.
I'm also open to suggestions from seasoned spudgers if you have a better suggestion or alternative tools for similar applications.

 

[BILLSPC]

Plectrum from music store works for me

bill

 

[Paul Rodgers]

Small pocket knife. Either an extremely dull blade or the nail filer.

 

[meanderer]

go to ebay and look up the iphone opening tools and you should find some you like.
ifixit.com has a metal spudger that should also work for you.

otherwise sometimes I use a guitar pick.

 

[fixitdaz]

I use Case Opening Pry Tools a bit like this

 

[Martyn]

I use Case Opening Pry Tools a bit like this

Yes cheap on Ebay, got a couple myself

 

[Winchester Computer Care]

I just use and ordinary guitar pick...

 

[fixitdaz]

Yes cheap on Ebay, got a couple myself

yep i got mine from rs for about £2 i have made some out of some plastic parts from an old crt monitor witch are grate for spiting lcd monitors when i need to replace failed components

 

[NeutronTech]

I got some plastic putty knives and cut them down to various sizes.

 

[silvano]

http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-Nylon-Spudge...ltDomain_0&hash=item19c1698e3e#ht_1730wt_1139

 

[MobileTechie]

I've tried various tools but the one I find myself using is just a plastic knife from an Ikea picnic cutlery set. It's made out of soft plastic so it never marks anything.

 

[BigMac]

I just use and ordinary guitar pick...

I second this. Been using them for years.

 

[Vicenarian]

but you must only use Dunlop premium nylon medium gauge non-scratching tapered-edge teflon coated signed-by-Joe-Satriani Canadian made guitar picks, all the other one's will simply not work properly.

 

[BigMac]

but you must only use Dunlop premium nylon medium gauge non-scratching tapered-edge teflon coated signed-by-Joe-Satriani Canadian made guitar picks, all the other one's will simply not work properly.

But of course.. Thought that was a given...