[Milsurplus] .... a tool for doing safety wires?

[Bill and Arlene Hooper]

Jay,

There sure was - and I suspect there may still be some, it was a pair of
long-nose pliers with a "T" handle between the regular handles with a spiral
spline.  You put the untwisted wire through the safety holes, even up the
ends, clamp the ends with the pliers and pull the "T" handle - this spins
the pliers and makes the neat twist - trim to length and turn back so sharp
ends are not exposed - you are all done - takes a lot longer to tell it than
to do it!

Aircraft worker from the early 1950s
KF6AR
Bill

            Bill & Arlene Hooper

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