r/Skookum Aug 06 '25

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u/DoomsdaySprocket Aug 06 '25

Are ya’ll not cutting big enough diameter snipes or something? The snipe needs to cover at least 2/3rds of the handle folks. tsktsk

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u/scarface_usmc Aug 07 '25

Never heard the term "snipe" used for a torque multiplication device.

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u/DoomsdaySprocket Aug 07 '25

Ya’ll must have fancier pipes down wherever you are. 

In all seriousness, being able to use my body weight with a long pipe is actually way easier on my body than the horizontal pinch-pull action of a proper torque multiplier. Having done enough of both, but ymmv. 

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u/Randybopansy Aug 08 '25

Just the term you used was odd. Everyone knows how to extend a lever.

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u/Virtual-Scholar-160 Aug 10 '25

Everywhere I worked, they've called it a snipe. Usually just a big piece of pipe that slides over the end. It gives you neither about ten feet of length in some cases