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Offline Crispycritter

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These look handy for pliers
« on: March 01, 2023, 01:43:37 PM »
I see these all over ebay for 100plus when their only 67 on the truck. Any other make anyone knows about ?https://shop.snapon.com/product/Combination-(Pliers)/9%22-Talon-Grip%26trade%3B-Long-Nose-Slip-Joint-Pliers-(Red)/LN47ACF

Offline hickory n Steel

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2023, 03:57:10 PM »
Nope.
That's the only option as far as I know, but if Sargent ever decides to make a long nose pair of their Bernard patent parallel jaw pliers the snapons will probably be irrelevant at that point.
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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2023, 11:49:39 AM »
Nope.
That's the only option as far as I know, but if Sargent ever decides to make a long nose pair of their Bernard patent parallel jaw pliers the snapons will probably be irrelevant at that point.
guess ill cave to snap on man cause they look as handy as can be i have a pair or two of the bernard pliers floating around but never used them...

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2023, 10:32:32 AM »
they are nice pliers for sure but I couldn't see myself using anything but the needle nose part.  The 3 position may be handy, I would have to try them

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2023, 11:26:27 PM »
I've heard many good things about them. I grabbed a pair on green. However I haven't used them yet lol

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2023, 01:37:46 PM »
Elroy acquired these needle nose as rusted and frozen. fours to five hours of file work later they look much better. failed to take a before picture.

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2023, 02:12:20 PM »
pliers look good Elroy, but 4 hours?  Believe I would have passed :))

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2023, 06:54:25 PM »
pliers look good Elroy, but 4 hours?  Believe I would have passed :))
I wouldn't have made 20 minutes

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2023, 10:42:03 AM »
Nice work Elroy. You gave it that well known “Elroy” touch, but four hours is a lot of time for a pair of pliers.

Important thing is you had fun in the endeavor.


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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2023, 12:42:22 PM »
four hours is a lot of time for a pair of pliers.

please realize those estimated hours didn't occur in one sitting. for Elroy, these pliers offer practice media for a pending project with significantly more value that can't afford to get phucked up. note these pliers offer flat, curved and patterned surfaces. this little practice piece started out with a sand blast using 3 different grade shot. starting at the front offers flat and tightly curved surfaces. before these pliers get rust blued and fully polished out, Elroy thought about "touching up the engraving" on the handle faces. these simple pliers offer up all the features that need to mastered before the real project comes along.

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2023, 03:02:47 PM »
elroy bets this will work

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2023, 08:13:35 AM »
it's getting there

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2023, 02:50:44 PM »
I think Elroy is getting ready to do some serious gunsmithing?

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2023, 03:25:18 PM »
I think Elroy is getting ready to do some serious gunsmithing?
im thinking that too..

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Re: These look handy for pliers
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2023, 06:35:32 PM »
I think Elroy is getting ready to do some serious gunsmithing?

no  comment............guess we'll see

if you care to come along, Elroy would be pleased to guide the journey. up to this point all the work has been by hand. made the mistake of hitting the back side of the handles with a cartridge roll. no worries it'll file out. Elroy tells me, he's considering  dipping the rust blue on both polished and blasted surfaces.

what would you do. polish it all or dip what ya got ?