Toolfreaks Anonymous

[Novagun]

I have never seen one of those. It is a pair of pliers with a pen attachment or maybe a torch. No. It is a wigwam for a gooses bridle to wind the sun up with.

[Firewalker]

Are we slowing down on this thread. We haven't talked about planes yet.
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You mean like these?
 My set is out in the shop "somewhere" ... too dark to find them now. 

Scott, I will see your safety wire pliers and raise you a spool of annealed safety wire. 

[Firewalker]

I have never seen one of those. It is a pair of pliers with a pen attachment or maybe a torch. No. It is a wigwam for a gooses bridle to wind the sun up with.

Indeed it is! 

[Sfttailrdr46]

Actually, it looks like a pair of safety wire pliers I have a pair like that out in my garage roll around

[bantam5s]

Actually, it looks like a pair of safety wire pliers I have a pair like that out in my garage roll around

Yep, aviation safety wire pliers.
Lock them onto the wire and pull the knob out and the spiral rod it's attached to twists the whole thing.

[Firewalker]

Actually, it looks like a pair of safety wire pliers I have a pair like that out in my garage roll around

Yep, aviation safety wire pliers.
Lock them onto the wire and pull the knob out and the spiral rod it's attached to twists the whole thing.

Yes sir!  A-6 Intruder to be exact. Wheel lugs in particular. Then on semi's and motorcycles.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Safetying pliers is correct!
 The bolt head or nut is drilled for the safety wire, the silver slide portion locks them closed.
You twist the wire by pulling the knob in the center. Then onto the next fastener in a pattern to keep them from loosening.



When you are done there is a cutter for the excess wire.
 On the flight line those bits of wire are a bad thing (F.O.D. Foreign Object / Debris) to let fly aimlessly away.
 The keep them from being lost we filled the cutter portion with silicon and let it cure, then carefully sliced it with a razor blade.
That held the trimmings when "cut".

[Hoosier Daddy]

Since some of you (Crew Dogs) got that one.... Who know what this is for?
 It's nickname is a "Snoopy" because of it's head shape.
 It works on "small and large" is why the two different size radius at his head but there is a third at the base of the handle if leverage isn't needed.
 

[Insanity]

For Duzs 1/4 turn fastners.

[Hoosier Daddy]

YEPPER!
 That didn't take as long as I thought!

[Firewalker]

Sailors didn't need no special Dzus tool, speed handle worked just fine. 🤣😂

[bantam5s]

I just finished rehabbing/ tuning this old 2oz ball pen for my airgun kit.
Being a Champion De'arment it could be considered an addition to the Channellock arsenal too which is a bonus.




Polished faces are definitely a must when repairing screw heads that someone damaged with the wrong screwdriver.
Most might just go straight to removing material, but you'd be surprised how easy it is to put that material back in it's place.

[Chris USA]

I used tie wire pliers on VERY LARGE diesel engines in field service. Look up Cooper-Bessemer. Also used them to tie seed bags shut as a kid working for a seed company. I have never worked on a plane.

[Hoosier Daddy]

I used tie wire pliers on VERY LARGE diesel engines in field service. Look up Cooper-Bessemer. Also used them to tie seed bags shut as a kid working for a seed company. I have never worked on a plane.

Oh I completely understand that Chris.
I was issued mine in the USAF 35 years ago... 20 years ago I was a "Newbie" Industrial Maintenance Supervisor on 3rd shift and we had a large hydraulic pump failure on a 4,000 ton press.
 My Senior Maintenance Techs were perplexed with the "twisted wires". I showed them what to do by hand.... FAIL!
They had the wire too loose or worse yet, the wrong direction and the fastener could loosen.
 At 02:00 went I went home and grabbed my Safetying pliers and immediately called a training session. I educated my "New-2-Me " crew of 6 Men (All senior to me in the company) on proper Safetying procedure and the purpose.
   I gained some respect from them all that night.
 I doubt they remember it today, but I do! 

And there is nothing that says "attention to detail" as much a drilled and Safetyed fasteners on the brakes of a motorcycle rebuild.

[bantam5s]

I like multitools as well, but I like the more compact simpler models and prefer the classic rectangular format.
I love the original PST and my trusty Fuse that's about worn out at this point.

I was ready to completely give up on leatherman since it's been almost 15 years now since they've done anything I was even remotely interested in going way too modern and gimmicky with everything,  but they recently released the new Bond model and I couldn't order one fast enough.

It's kind of a modern PST but with a lot more engineering into it than you might realize on first glance.

I just got mine in the mail a few minutes ago ago and am really impressed.


It has the same tool configuration as the PST, but most of leaghermans implements were updated and improved about 20 years ago now at this point so everything really is better.
A hard wire cutter in the pliers, wire stripper added to the improved can opener,  longer much sharper and usable awl, sturdier #2 Phillips that can accept an optional bit adapter.

And in this leatherman bond they gave it a much thinner wider blade that should cut better, though I don't carry a multitool as a pocket knife so It won't see much use.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Oh darn David... How could I forget my Leatherman!
 I wear it every day just like my "phone, wallet, keys".
For my line of work and camping... I prefer the "wave"!
In 20 years it's been replaced once under lifetime warranty once due to my misuse... And I was honest, just wanted replacement parts... but they stood behind it none the less

[JuryRigger]

Yep, gotta have a multitool... A Leatherman Super Tool 300 rides on my belt daily, along with an LED Mini-Maglite (soon to be replaced with a Fenix PD32 v2); feel undressed without them...
I like gadgets.... 
Jesse

[bantam5s]

Yep, gotta have a multitool... A Leatherman Super Tool 300 rides on my belt daily, along with an LED Mini-Maglite (soon to be replaced with a Fenix PD32 v2); feel undressed without them...
I like gadgets.... 
Jesse

I carry a very nice little Sebertool m4 in my pocket at all times , and usually just at work for the full sized multitool these days because I have so many tools around that a full sized model isn't that necessary at home.
I loved the squirt PS4 before I got the much sturdier Sebertool m4 ( they were made in San Diego,  but got bought out and went Chinese about 15 years ago )
I bought my dad an ST300 for Christmas a few year's ago and he loves it, I was impressed but it's just too much multitool for my taste.

[lizzie]

I have the husby's old Leatherman tools from when they were made in Oregon(?). He really liked that era of Leatherman products, and bought them for several friends and family.

[JuryRigger]

I bought my dad an ST300 for Christmas a few year's ago and he loves it, I was impressed but it's just too much multitool for my taste.

It is a big one, no doubt about that, LOL... Never heard of Sebertool; will have to check them out for the heck of it. 
Jesse