Crack Them Slabbed Cards Open

[cburt]

Best way to crack a graded slab . . .

What are you ideas? Somebody once said using a hacksaw works, but that sounds a bit precarious, any other ideas?

Thanks,
cburt

 

[G $MONEY$]

Here you go Colin. Step by step instructions, knock yourself out!!


http://www.alteredcards.com/slabs.htm

 

[allstarcollectors]

Man this almost needs a Sticky. It is asked every couple of weeks it seems. Take a look at the latest rendition:

http://www.hobbyinsider.net/forum/showthread.php?t=126128&highlight=slab

 

[snoozedude]

removing card from its slab?

just wondering how hard it id to remove a BGS graded card from the slab that it is sealed in? and if u can remove it how would u go about doing it?

 

[drkicker]

You need some vise grip , flat screwdriver and some safety glass because that plastic will fly over if its a BGS slab.

Put the vise grip on the upper corners and twist/break the upper part of the slab, ussually one shot on both corners + all the upper part on top of the card.After with a flat screwdriver you pop open the slab in 2 parts.

If its a BGS slab the tricky part is taking the card out of its pouch, i put the pouch in a top loader that fits it, cut the top edged whit an exacto, pull open the corners and take the card out.

If its a psa slab just slam it on the ground.:laugh:

 

[bccwolvesrule44]

A hammer and steady hands...lol

 

[Funkmobile]

Anyone tried using a dremel ?

 

[Jvan]

i think i used pruning shears lol

 

[The Great Zo]

I've always used a hack saw. Overkill? Perhaps, but it works and gets a pretty clean cut.

 

[hederman]

Depends on the card. If I didn't care about the card afterward a sledge hammer or axe might feel good.

 

[langway05]

I've always used a hack saw. Overkill? Perhaps, but it works and gets a pretty clean cut.

This is as well my preferred method of freeing items encapsulated...

 

[k_northrup]

Blowtorch? Warm it up and see if the glue melts, or warm it up really hot and put it the freezer? Try that with a card you don't care about first!

 

[pharmd30usp]

Blowtorch? Warm it up and see if the glue melts, or warm it up really hot and put it the freezer? Try that with a card you don't care about first!

Dude, I don't think he was intending for an experiment, more of an answer....but has anyone tried muriatic acid overnight?:birthday:

 

[Funkmobile]

Blowtorch? Warm it up and see if the glue melts, or warm it up really hot and put it the freezer? Try that with a card you don't care about first!

BGS Slabs are "sonically" sealed if I remember right which means no glue is used, just friction

Warming it up and freezing only works if the object has two different compounds that shrink and expand at different rates

 

[J.Staal_Collector]

Anyone tried using a dremel ?

That's what I used. Took the dremel to a corner and pryed the edges all the way around with a screwdriver. Carefully, lol.

 

[DogfoodSoup]

Don't bother finding a road crew doing work and asking the guy with the jackhammer if he wants to make an easy $5, you'll just get strange looks.

 

[iidaemmi]

Works..

Harri

 

[snoozedude]

thanks for the ideas everyone but i was actualy thinking of blowing it up with a little bit oc TNT.

 

[DogfoodSoup]

thanks for the ideas everyone but i was actualy thinking of blowing it up with a little bit oc TNT.

That would work and looking back at your original post you never did specify the condition you wanted the card to be in when it was removed.

 

[wildfan1833]

I use a band saw which works really well. Than I just use my hands to break away the rest of the plastic.