How do the dikes with the extensions work. Thanks
Those pliers use to be a common tool that was used in the sheet metal trade (like 60+ years ago) when doing layout work on expensive materials, and (from what I've been told) they called them "transfer point pliers." They are sort of outdated nowadays.
Basically, instead of laying out scribe lines on your work piece from the backside and *****-punching so you have marks to follow when cutting or forming the material from the top side, you simply layout the backside, place the threaded points directly on your brake or cut mark, squeeze the pliers handles together, twist them back and forth, and "voila"....your marks are instantly transferred onto the good side of the material fast and easy w/o scratch marks or dimples.
I used them a lot when working with stainless, colored metal, or copper in the sheet metal shop. High end stainless countertops and kitchen hoods (for example) can't have nicks, dents, and scratches when finished, but it's hard to get marks that won't show up otherwise when you're finished with the project.
Now I use them for mostly patch panel and car related repairs where you might have to drill something from the backside (but there's no reference mark), or make a locator mark on a compound curve, etc.
Andy
