easiest way to pop pcb's out of standoffs

[pinball god]

I recall seeing a plastic tool to easily pop pcb's off stand offs. Can't find them now. Is there something I can manufacture a tool from or is there a method to pop these out? Using thin pliers can be difficult.

[Dann36]

You can buy them but its just a  plastic or brass tube that you push over the standoff and lift the board at the same time.They were included in some older machines. A gutted pen ( just the hollow tube ) is just a little to big but it does work.

They are a few dollars to buy but just as easy to find a tube with the correct diameter that fits over the end.

http://www.pbresource.com/tools.html
7 or so pics down labled as circuit board remover tool

[Homepin]

I made this for pin removal BUT the same thing applies - get a piece of suitable sized brass tubing from a hobby shop and stick it in a handle:

[Strangeways]

I made this for pin removal BUT the same thing applies - get a piece of suitable sized brass tubing from a hobby shop and stick it in a handle:

simple, yet effective.

Rob - on your next visit - remind me to give you one of mine - I have plenty.

[pinball god]

Thanks Nino, will do.