I hope the name isn't offensive, my ex-girlfriend came up with it and I just liked this photo
I can say that my screwdrivers tend to reproduce ....
Actually, just the opposite. No pliers here came as part of a set and each was chosen specifically. Except some that I got for free when their previous owners didn't need them anymore (luckily these turned out to be useful too). Althoguh some of them are not as useful as I was hoping they would be, I'm glad that only one is completely useless. OTOH, one of my most expensive pairs was great at first... then I made two pliers, each from $5 regular pliers, and it became useless...On occasions, I have been persuaded (by my own inner self) to buy complete sets of tools, such as wrenches, pliers, pry bars and the like. While I may never end up using all members of the set, it's a nice feeling to know that they are there if the occasion calls for them. This person apparently had thoughts along the same lines.
The more pliers you have the more likely they will plot against you...He who dies with the most pliers wins.
I guess you mean the all metal dirty looking ones? I got this from my father and I think maybe he got them from his. They are very old but great! I have used them a few times (don't really remember for what) but mostly they are just the best for removing old tenon and neck corks (without damaging the instruments of crouse).Like it. There's one set there that looks as if it came out of a Japanese motorcycle toolkit, but the rest look really interesting.
The three specialized key adjusting pliers are explained in the thread about them. The other pliers are shown in almost any repair book and some catalogues. For example you can look at Boehm's catalogue for some photos showing how pliers are used. If there is one that you are interested in specifically let me know and I'll explain.Now, art and cheese (Jayne Mansfield anyone?) aside can we have some solo/action shots of the specials with a description of how they work please?