amp opening

Dave_19 · Apr 9, 2003

whats the easiest way to open them without a file or, amp opener?

BrooklynJuice · Apr 9, 2003

Havent used in years but I used to wrap the amp in a sock or tissue or shome shit and popped the top with pliers and used a filter needle to prevent any glass that might off fell in.

Im sure the pros got better ideas

BigMeaty · Apr 9, 2003

youre better off just running down to your local drug store and getting a nail file. I dont know if you have any tools lying around, but I once used a metal file to score one, haha. Then I stuck the end of it in an emptied out disposable pen to snap off the top.

BrooklynJuice · Apr 9, 2003

Yea a filer sounds like the best bet.

Mr_Magoo · Apr 9, 2003

anyone else with ideas as ill be gettin some amps soon

Tae Kyon Lee · Apr 10, 2003

Hmm!

One of my personal favorites that has always worked well for me is the handy little wire stripper that you can get in the automotive electrical section at your local wal-mart. Because it's made to fit different gauges of wire, it'll fit around the neck of an amp and scour it nicely.

Tae**

Queefer · Apr 10, 2003

I hold the neck end with a towel and pop away. I've had one break on me without the towel and it severed my finger(like a paper cut).

MikeS · Apr 10, 2003

BrooklynJuice said:
Havent used in years but I used to wrap the amp in a sock or tissue or shome shit and popped the top with pliers and used a filter needle to prevent any glass that might off fell in.

Im sure the pros got better ideas

BJ- your idea is similar to mine. I wrap the amp as you described and hit the very tip-top with a small hammer (while amp is in an upright position) - amp being held against inside of sink. Ive never had or heard of any shards of glass being sucked up and injected in any way.

I have never lost an amp this way-the only way I can make that claim.

crackerjack414 · Apr 10, 2003

use a bic cap put it over the top and snap

judas stone · Apr 12, 2003

as above

like crakerjack, slip a pen lid over the top and hold in a paper towel and snap the fkers off. ive lost a couple that way but not many.

Dave_19 · Apr 12, 2003

ive already broke 2 in a row... this is makign me nuts.

crackerjack414 · Apr 13, 2003

score one side with a file that generaly helps but since u are gonna have so many of them id seriously just buy an amp opener there damned cheap

xcelbeyond · Apr 13, 2003

Quick being so God-d*amn CHEAP! You can buy an amp opener for under $10, inc S&H here http://www.hcl-intl.com/mall/more.asp?fmmore=7371 - You've already lost this much in gear

xcel

MikeS · Apr 13, 2003

Personally guys, Ive broken a couple amps before using amp openers. The tooth/file in it will dull and your just trying to score it with what amounts to a butter knife-and bam!-it crushes. The way I do it Ive NEVER broken an amp. Or you can buy a shitload of amp openers and make sure you always use a new-sharp one.

Rothchild · Apr 14, 2003

My sister is a nurse and I saw her open an amp one time. Get a piece of cotton gause and put it over the top, then hold the bottom and bend the top from side to side. Always works for me, never broken an amp anyway.

stackdizzy · Apr 14, 2003

I usually just snap off the top no problem but one time it didn't work so I open a drawer put the amp at the bottum so the very tip would hit the drawer when I closed it and then slammed the thing shut! Glass was everywhere even in my precious sauce so I was very careful not to suck that up! for the most part it works