[TR] more torqueeness, security, etc.

[Karl Vacek]

As long as they're surplus pliers they should work just fine.  Don't bother 
buying the $10-$15 Chinese ones that Horrible Freight, etc. sell.  They're 
made wrong and just don't work properly at all.  The handles aren't springy 
at all and the latch is hard to use and so weak that it quickly bends and 
won't hold closed.  After you safety a few fasteners, the latch will break 
and you can use the "lifetime warrantee".

Good safety wire pliers have springy handles to hold the wire without 
smashing it, and also have a clutch to allow then to twist either way, as 
needed, since properly in safetying a series of fasteners you should really 
alternate twisting directions to ensure that the "loops" around the heads of 
the fasteners stay in place.

And the best ones have wave-form jaws rather than serrated - they're called 
"Tiger-Wave" jaws.  They don't nick the wire at all, so there's much less 
chance of a wire breaking in service, and if you need to add a couple more 
twists, the "waves" bent into the wire turn right into neat twists matching 
the rest.

Enjoy your new hobby !!

Karl



> I've got some surplus safety-wire pliers at work, never knew exactly
> how to use them.  Now I can have some fun!
>
>
> Jeff Scarbrough      75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5
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