I want to crack my 1st slab...

[Mephisto]

so what's the proper way of doing it?

[garthgantu]

First, you need another person - a second party as it were...

 

Then, one of you takes the front portion of the casing, the other grips the back portion... Proceed as you would with any wishbone, not forgetting to keep your wish to yourself or risk it not coming true...

[OldGuy]

Get a flat head screwdriver and go to town!

[Mephisto]

Does CGC have a dsiclaimer incase I accidentally cut my self on the plastic or a small shard flys into my eye?

[mitol]

so what's the proper way of doing it?

 

Getting the well out of the hard plastic is actually very easy. A flat screwdriver or butter knife will do. Slide the tool down the sides and gently twist to split the slab. Cutting the well open while not damaging the comic is a lot more difficult. I've used both a sharp knife and a pair of scissors to open three of the four sides before sliding the book out. Good luck.

[Zonker]

You can call CGC at the number printed on the slab for some expert instructions. My comment on the inner well is, don't use any tools at all. The sealing (heat-seal?) is pretty weak, as I recall I could pull it apart at the seam with my fingers. Minimizes any risk of damage that way.

 

Zonker

4 slabs bought = 4 slabs cracked!

[ArAich]

Use this technique===>>>

[Rip]

Be careful when you get to the plastic

[Mushroom]

send them to Hammer.

[texasknight]

 

Do like I did, and let one fall onto your head while getting it down from the closet. Best way is to let the corner of the slab hit you square in the forehead.

 

And hey... be sure to mail that label in to cgc if you decide to reslab it. 5$ off your slabbing fee.

Or you could mail it in and try to help keep the census current.

[sterlingcomics]

I want a crack at my slab, or a slab at my crack...errr.....

[Mephisto]

And hey... be sure to mail that label in to cgc if you decide to reslab it. 5$ off your slabbing fee.

Or you could mail it in and try to help keep the census current.

 

I'm not going to reslab it. I just want to read it. It's only an Astonishing Tales 2 CGC 8.0 so it would cost me more to have the book regraded than the book is even worth.

[blowout]

4 slabs bought = 4 slabs cracked!

 

You are likely to get booted from the boards for such behaviour.

[ArAich]

Or at least a karate kick in the arse by Shang Chi....

[Mushroom]

so what's the proper way of doing it?

 

 

cracking a slab the hammer way

[blowout]

The edited version.

[PedigreeMan]

My comment on the inner well is, don't use any tools at all. The sealing (heat-seal?) is pretty weak, as I recall I could pull it apart at the seam with my fingers.

 

They've actually gotten a lot tougher to peel apart lately, Zonker. I've had to take scissors to a number of them recently!

 

 

4 slabs bought = 4 slabs cracked!

 

25 slabs owned = (?) 24 slabs cracked!

 

Alan

[Mephisto]

I cracked the AT 2 out and I'm going to sit down in a few minutes to read issue 1 and issue 2. And just about a 1/2 hour after I cracked the book I agreed to buy Rick's AT 2