[TheForge] Scrolling Tongs from Tinsnips?

[Jeff Wilson]

Rob, do you mean snap ring pliers?


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On Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 06:07 Rob Fertner <rfertner at cox.net> wrote:

> Try Harbour Freight for split ring pliers. There's a straight and a bent
> pliers. The jaws are round that taper to a short pin.
> I grind those pins off and you end up with scrolling tongs.  The handles
> are
> plastic coated which you cut off if you want,
>
> Rob
> Wichita, KS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net <theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> On
> Behalf Of Bruce .
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2018 7:41 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Scrolling Tongs from Tinsnips?
>
> Dan,
>
> Not suitable.  They have squared-off jaws, and we need round cross-section.
>
> Bruce
> NJ
>
> On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 8:24 AM, <dantull at numail.org> wrote:
>
> > Bruce, I've had good luck using "linemans pliers". Strong knuckle but
> > just "reins" instead of "scissors" handles. yrmv
> >
> > On 2018-07-21 10:49 am, Bruce . wrote:
> >
> > > It seems to me that sometime in the last 22 years I saw instructions
> > > -- possibly even reprinted in the NJBA Newsletter -- on making
> > > scrolling
> > tongs
> > > from tinsnips.
> > >
> > > Well, we need scrolling tongs for our six toolboxes.  I've picked up
> > > the tongs at flea markets, and tried it out on one pair, but am not
> > completely
> > > satisfied with the result.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know where to find instructions for this project?
> > >
> > > Bruce
> > > NJ
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