what is this???

[uniballer]

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[norcaltalon]

Looks like safety wire pliers.

 

[Transman304]

Safety wire pliers

 

[uniballer]

electrician tool? I got it in a lot from auction, rest was craftsman and so. What do i do with it, is it useless or useful?

 

[maddawg308]

It's safety wire pliers, used to hold two thin wires tight and spin them tight. We used a similar pair of pliers to replace the gas system safety wire on the M-60 machinegun.

Are there any markings on the pliers?

 

[uniballer]

It's safety wire pliers, used to hold two thin wires tight and spin them tight. We used a similar pair of pliers to replace the gas system safety wire on the M-60 machinegun.

Are there any markings on the pliers?

yes, mil"""" hard to read.

 

[adamsredlines]

I am looking for a pair if you're getting rid of them.

 

[uniballer]

I am looking for a pair if you're getting rid of them.

ok, what were you thinking, i am clueless on electrical?

 

[osborn.ozzy]

ok, what were you thinking, i am clueless on electrical?

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[acer66]

If you race, for example, a motorcycle you have to safety wire certain bolts, like the oil drain plug.

Take a look at this site to see that kind of tool in action http://www.rc51.org/wire1.htm

 

[maddawg308]

It's not for electrical. It's for spinning regular wire (think picture hanging wire) into a tight spiral to prevent it from undoing itself. This is useless for electrical work.

 

[franzdom]

Electric wires need to be twisted as well, for electronic reasons. I am not quite sure why this is for the thin wire only, perhaps they use different ones for insulated copper wire, but not necessarily.

 

[CanUK]

It's for doing this sort of thing. Common on aircraft, race vehicles, and I'm sure plenty of industrial applications where it's critical a fastener doesn't come undone:

 

[uniballer]

If you race, for example, a motorcycle you have to safety wire certain bolts, like the oil drain plug.

Take a look at this site to see that kind of tool in action http://www.rc51.org/wire1.htm

ok, i got it. makes sense.

 

[dandan111]

Dont get you're pp caught in that thing!

 

[J.A.F.E.]

The brand is Milbar - the very best.