In a message dated 8/28/2008 11:26:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
tr3driver@ca.rr.com writes:
I'm still puzzling over this statement. I bought my safety wire pliers at
HF quite a few years ago; and while I don't do a lot of safety wire work,
they've lasted far beyond "a few fasteners". The handles are springy enough
that I have no trouble closing them even on .050" wire while they still grip
.025" firmly; and the latch has never bent or needed to be fiddled with.
The latch spring is stiffer than some others I've used, so I've never
learned to hold the pliers and close the latch with the same hand (as I've
seen other mechanics do). But for something I might use 8 or 10 times and
then put away for a year or two, it does the job. And my left hand is
usually readily available to close the latch <G>
Mine have worked just fine also-through the restoration of two E Types which
are extensively safety wired.
I wonder what you are doing that's different.
Mike Moore
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