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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => ANTIQUE/COLLECTOR TOOLS/BOXES/HAND ONLY => Topic started by: jabberwoki on November 27, 2020, 09:22:23 PM

Title: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: jabberwoki on November 27, 2020, 09:22:23 PM

Grabbed it today...needed a fix.

Title: Re: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: J.A.F.E. on November 27, 2020, 10:13:40 PM

Those seem to be left handed nippers.

Title: Re: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: jabberwoki on November 27, 2020, 10:27:41 PM

You`d be right.

Title: Re: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: bonneyman on November 27, 2020, 11:35:36 PM

"Lefty loosey, righty tighty" or "Lefty hefty, righty lighty"?  :lol_hitting:

Pexto makes some nice stuff.   :great:

Title: Re: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: J.A.F.E. on November 28, 2020, 02:55:34 AM

Did you find it in some clip joint?

Title: Re: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: john k on November 28, 2020, 09:05:02 AM

Found one of those, the handles and weight make it real unfriendly to use.

Title: Re: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: jabberwoki on November 28, 2020, 11:49:28 AM

Yeah not built for dainty work.

Title: Re: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: bonneyman on November 28, 2020, 02:35:23 PM

Quote from: jabberwoki on November 28, 2020, 11:49:28 AM

Yeah not built for dainty work.

I find that alot of tools can be repurposed easily - and they're stoutness only adds to their usefulness.

I have a pair of farriers (horse shoeing) nippers that I use for ductwork installation jobs. Seems the tight, pointy tips are great for grabbing the drive cleat channel on sheet metal and pulling them together so you can connect the ducts.  :great:

Title: Re: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: slip knot on November 28, 2020, 02:52:55 PM

I got a similar piece around here somewhere. Never found much use for them, but didn't get rid of them either. :lol_hitting:

Title: Re: Nice old Pexto nipper
Post by: DeadNutz on November 28, 2020, 04:14:47 PM

Nice nippers and the longer the handle the better and easier they work. I still have have my farrier nippers and big gun rasp in the tack room. They will never touch anything other than hooves. I bought them and used them when one of the horses damaged a hoof and I needed to clean it up until the farrier could get there.
Usually the mare as she didn't wear shoes.