Originally Posted by
indyfabz
I’ve never had a problem, even with good wine. I don’t use it at home.
You’ve been lucky! The helix on those kinds of t-handle puller is generally extremely short and has a shallow pitch, so it’s much more likely to core or pull apart a cork. The best tools have helices long enough to get purchase throughout the length of a cork, and both have a tapered design such that the turns are narrower at the tip than the top and wider pitch in order to reduce the likelihood of pulling through, or coring, the center of the cork. Of course, mechanical advantage is a thing, too, and a lever cannot fail to reduce the amount of force required compared to pulling straight up. But hey, if your triceps are ripped…
