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<DIV>Over the years I’ve purchased agraffe tools to accomplish the task of
removal and replacement. Not all agraffes are alike I’ve learned. I
also learned how these tools break. The one from Schaff cat #30 twisted
loose at the junction of the shaft and the wider part. I had a guy arc
weld it back together and it got twisted off at me. I threw it away.
The next tool I bought at a conference some place some time some where and it
sported a three eighths drive on one end ...... two different sizes
.... a thick one and a not so thick one. It sat in my tool collection for
years, used it a few times, went to use it one day and it promptly broke.
One ear sloughed off as I applied torque. I sat there and contemplated the
history I’ve had with these tools and also considered ordering another
one. After about 20 minutes on the phone trying to locate the vendor I
bought these things from, I finally decided I could make one in less time than
the 10 days it would take to receive one ......... if I could find
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<DIV>I’ve since made two of them. This morning I made one in about 15
minutes using a Dremel and a large diameter reinforced grey cut off wheel.</DIV>
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<DIV>The last image is the first one I made for a thicker styled agraffe.
I welded a junk piece of iron opposite the business end for a handle. To
save time I didn’t pretty things up a bit on that one. This AM I looked
through my collection of odd tools and found I made a spanner wrench in the same
manner many years ago and decided to make it a two in one tool by “installing”
the agraffe removal tool on the other end. I think I made the
spanner wrench to accommodate a nose bolt for a M&H grand. This iron I
think is most likely tool steel. I heat it up to red hot and hit it with a
hammer and the hammer bounces off of it barely leaving any indication that I hit
it in the first place. It also resists being drilled and it’ll flatten a
center punch. It’s as if the iron is giving me the fing
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<DIV>I’ll try and include the images of them in this post. If they don’t
make the trip, I’ll repost on the OTHER list.</DIV>
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<DIV>Lar</DIV>
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