[Milsurplus] BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed

[Mike Hanz]

Well, I assumed that's what you meant, but the holes are 1/16" so you 
are limited to 1/16" wire unless you do the attachment thingie. :'( I 
just thought it would be best to cover both alternatives...

On 5/29/2010 11:14 AM, arc5 at ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Sorry... I wasn't being clear (as usual).
> I didn't mean to attach tips to the wire.
> I meant to bend the hard wire at right angles at the ends, to create 
> the "tips" that engage the binder nut.
> I don't remember how big the holes in the nuts are.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hanz" <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed
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>> It would work fine except for the 1/16" size of the wire needed, 
>> Dave.  No problem with the tips grabbing the radial holes in the 
>> locking nut, but then the "handles" will have one 1/16" diameter wire 
>> in tension and one in compression as you try to loosen or tighten the 
>> nut.  The one in tension would be fine, but even piano wire won't 
>> take as much compression as you typically would generate loosening or 
>> tightening those nuts without crinkling up on you.  A larger wire 
>> size would probably work, but then you have that pesky .063" tip to 
>> worry about attaching to the end of the wire handle, and the only way 
>> I can think of would be to silver solder the small tips onto the 
>> wire...or drill the wire to fit the small tips into it, which gets us 
>> back to the pliers. 
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