OT - Tool of the month

get your brains above your navel Stefan

its crossed my mind as well but I dont think so

movement and pins work wrong way i reckon

how would that work?

Looks a bit like fencing pliers ! but they arent !

Giffo

yep certainly do Gleen I also thought of that but overall length including handles is only 7 maybe 8 inches.......tad small i reckon

sorry about the pic clarity but all i had was mobile phone camera

your gunna get it!!!!! hahahaha

your right for most of my GOOD tools

'at least I did until my son borrowed it...LOL LOL'

How true is that!!!!!

I think my old man set up my first tool kit!!! bit by bit ha ha ha

Made my frst tool kit the same way!!.:)), But still remember that size 10 up the cyber!!....lol.

its gunna take an old f@rt to tell us....i have no idea cos i'm too young

1.5 inches????
Are we not a metricated society???

Then it is definately something for both Roachie and Lucky to answer cause they are old farts aren't they hehehehehehehehe

kev

Bumper sticker in the year 2100: TOYOTAS STILL STUCK

yes i am metricated, when it comes to most metric stuff (exception is fuel economy of cars...my mind still works in miles /gallon)

but this is an old tool and was most surely made when we were imperial...

John (vic) for you info only, go get some say 6mm copper pipe from europe and then some from Oz you'll find our so called 6 mm copper pipe is still 1/4", our 3/8" copper pipe is still 3/8" and not the equivalent of euro metric and on it goes right through range...we just call it 6mm when in fact its still imperial

also some bolts and nuts we buy at hardware stores are still either metric or imperial...it will be with us for a long time

I was being sarcastic Nudie :-)

Being a Fitter and Turner in a previous life I am more than comfortable with working in either metric or imperial and feeling the frustration with the exact points on piping etc you make.

Hey Luke,

Do you mind changing your signature block? I'm not sure it is appropriate for a public forum.

Thanks,

Matt.

G/day Luke, seems like Im not the only one to not like your tag. Cant understand why the moderator hasn`t scrubbed it .

Keith C.

hmmmm..........tis a little bit rude on a public forum.

Mind you, if it said landy, nissan or jeep - the two complaints above might not be here.

OzTroopy,

Couldn't care less about Toyota slanging.

I've owned both brands and I think Nissan builds great 4WDs (like a lot of people, a big diesel in the current GUs and I would have one tomorrow). I find the whole Nissan v Toyota thing a bit dull actually.

Cheers,

Matt.

Good for you. I have always bought the best vehicle, best suited to my needs, regardless of brand, as well.

( been quite a weird collection, now I think about it...lol )

If everybody did it that way, there would probably be a lot less agro on the roads and forums.

Hey SoloGirl.

You got me thinking and i ended up with a head ache. LOL

So I googled cobblers tools and found this interesting site, some of you tool buffs might find interesting.

Davistown Museum

Cheers Steve.

Cool site Steve I reckon a visit there would be fun

nope

Damn............looking at the bevelled edge on the outside of the jaw under the pins, I was thinking electrical / communications, cutting and crimping tool.

well put it this way..i use electrical crimps a lot and mate has comunnications crimps...and its nothing like i have seen nor him

too small Bonz
"both hooks" wouldnt be strong enough to do what is required.
fencong pliers only have one (1) hook dont they?

I was thinking fencing pliers also???

Maybe for small fences :-))

yes! These are fending pliers/tool mind you theyre only 250mm

Fending tool Bonz? Do they keep the tools away? Might get a set then.

Thats enough from you

You took the words right out of my mouth!!!!!!

yes it would ...wouldnt it....but that might make it too easy

no...no cutting edge except for single strand wire cutter in centre of jwas down by the bearing pin

every thing else inside the jaws look like crimping stuff as you say except for those two outward pins/spurs or whatever they are at the top

too smal i recon...only 7" or 8" long including handle...need a bit more leverage for fencing pliers

what would ye swag on a fence anyway

need a sharp cutter to de=bur...nothing sharp on that tool

yer joc I agree I sure NEED a pair of them

hey Guys
i have no idea what they are used for either...thats why i asked hoping to get a real answer from some of the learned folks on here

showing your age with that one - good to hear it again