<div>I did a quick search and found this seemed to be the cheapest source of the pliers mentioned. They also carry those cool "california dusters" at a good price too! I ordered both!</div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.jbtoolsales.com/channellock-738-needle-nose-l-reach-plier-8/">http://www.jbtoolsales.com/channellock-738-needle-nose-l-reach-plier-8/</a><div>
<br></div><div>Ryan Sowers<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Joseph Garrett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target="_blank">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Ron N said: "To whom,<br>
Recently, I mentioned finding my favorite pliers in a piano a couple of<br>
years after losing them. For those who haven't yet discovered chain nose<br>
pliers, I thought I'd post a couple of photos. The big Channellocks are<br>
the ones I carry, though the small pair would do as well. Not that long<br>
ago, I finally figured out that a notch in the jaw shown in the closeup<br>
would make them a lot easier to use. Duh. Makes hitting the hole with<br>
the becket way easier. Duh.......... The best tool I ever found for<br>
applying brute force to small objects in close quarters. With this tool,<br>
a side cutter, and a small Vise-Grip for tying knots, I can do pretty<br>
much anything I need to do with music wire in the field.<br>
<br>
I've never found a use for round nose pliers (or never found a pair that<br>
was usable), and needle nose are too springy and insubstantial out on<br>
the end of the jaws where you need them strong. Chain nose is the cure,<br>
at least in my tool box.<br>
<br>
Just in case it might be useful to someone."<br>
<br>
Ron,<br>
Thanks for the tool use update. I've known of those pliers, but didn't<br>
realize their utility. I will defineately check them out...(i.e. get a pair<br>
for my use..gotta keep up the image.<G>). Hopefully, I'll find a good OLDE<br>
pair at a garage sale or ?? Another 'silver bullet' for the Gorilla Kit.<br>
(That thing will require a crane at this rate.<G>)<br>
Best,<br>
Joe<br>
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Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br>
Captain of the Tool Police<br>
Squares R I<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Ryan Sowers, RPT<br>Puget Sound Chapter<br>Olympia, WA<br><a href="http://www.pianova.net">www.pianova.net</a><br>
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