JHCC Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 A friend picked this up near her home, where they're doing a conversion of a commuter rail line to a bike path. (The RR spike gives you an idea of the scale.) The notching in the tip of the jaws should be useful for gripping thin stock lengthwise. Any ideas on original use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Gas Line and Burner Pliers; also used by electricians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Gas Line and Burner Pliers; also used by electriciansInteresting. I suppose an electrician for the railroad might have been the original user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Lots of stuff got crimped on the RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I have a bit smaller pair like that. Now I know they are handy pliers anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 So, these were made for crimping the ferrules on hoses? I have some, I just never knew what they were originally for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Crimping terminals on cables; working with small pipe---think gas lights not gasoline in gas line pliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 As a possibly interesting addendum, Dave Canterbury of the Pathfinder School shows a pair of these in his Blacksmithing on a Budget video and notes that they are one of his three top "go-to" tools for holding hot metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper1311 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 On Sat Sep 26 2015 10:32:57 GMT-0700, JHCC said: Interesting. I suppose an electrician for the railroad might have been the original user. I've been a railroad electrician for forty years and have never seen one on the railroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawnJockey Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 With what appears to be a marlin spike on one handle I wonder if they were not designed for splicing wire cable. Well I was wrong, google gas pipe pliers or gas burner pliers and look at the images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 2 hours ago, LawnJockey said: With what appears to be a marlin spike on one handle I wonder if they were not designed for splicing wire cable. It only looks like a marlinspike from that angle. It's actually a screwdriver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper1311 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 On Sat Nov 14 2015 13:14:29 GMT-0800, casper1311 said: I've been a railroad electrician for forty years and have never seen one on the railroad. After looking at again the pliers may have been used to change air hoses. Size was not considered on first look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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