Harman scraping tools

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Just returned from Harbor Freight:

One wire steel bristle brush, curved - $0.99
One 12" Pittsburgh heavy duty pry bar - $3.99
One set Hook and Pick 4pc mini set - $4.99

HF advertised savings - $3.00. Total cost - $6.97

Ready to do battle with my Accentra 52i - priceless.
 
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Was the 4 piece set plastic? http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-nonmarring-scraper-set-95832.html

Are these burn pots stainless steel? I understand it's not good to scrape stainless steel with carbon steel tools.
No plastic at all. They are HF brand Pittsburgh all black steel with black hard rubber / plastic handles. I don't think the plastic ones would be good for anything more than spreading peanut butter. Maybe they don't consider them gasket scrapers but that's what they are.

They are nothing fancy but work very well. I threw away the package some weeks back or I'd look for the item #. I found them by the putty knives and painting stuff at my local store.

Pots in my two harmans are not stainless steel either.
 
After reading through this whole thread, you guys have me really confused :rolleyes: ..... Now I don't know which scraping tool to buy the wife for Christmas ;lol
 
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pretty much everything here mentioned here will work so it's preference allthough I think I'll save the pry bar for pryin...
The pry bars are not like regular pry bars. You can get one about a foot long that looks like a large screwdriver with a nice plastic handle. The thing is the tip is bent at an angle and spread out for a nice wide scraping edge. Don't knock it until you go to an auto parts store and see for yourself. They are perfect for scraping the fire box.
 
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Just made mine today out of mini crowbar. Works very well and it is very ridiged and sharp. DSC00617.JPG
 
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I have just about worn out my original Harman scraping tool (not the triangle end ) after going thru about 8 tons or so. As we all know, it can take a fair amount of effort to scrape and remove the black carbon build up on the burn plate. The scraping edge has become rounded out, it being made from softer stainless steel. I could just grind a fresh edge on it, but never really felt that Harman had a good design on such an essential cleaning tool. It is not comfortable to hold, and not really stiff enough or long enough or hold an edge long enough to be considered a well designed tool. Anyone agree with me? What alternatives have proven to be better? Has any one designed a home made tool that works better? Or a better solution available to purchase? I bet fellow forum members have come up with a better tool. On the plus side, the triangle end does seem to work good for cleaning the heat exchanger, but I have found a long offset wooden handle 2 inch paint brush ($3) from Harbor Freight does an even better job cleaning the top and sides of the stove.
 
I use a Dominator angled scraper and I also have the straight scraper. I like the scraper Funnydirt14 made out of a mini prybar. The good thing about these Dominator scrapers is they have a solid cap and if you ever have a stubborn deposit, you can tap the scraper with a hammer. I dont really do that at all, but only maybe to avoid scraping my knuckles trying to get in a high angle at the burn pot.
 

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