<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just thought that I would share a = modification of a tool.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Removal of plastic elbows can be a = little difficult when the plastic at the center pin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>is not as brittle as the elbow where it = usually breaks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I saw a while back where someone had = modified a pair of pliers into end nippers so really this is their = idea.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The pliers that are used to regulate = lost motion on wood capstans are still usable for this even with the following change = in their shape</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grind the side of the tip on each side = so that the tip will enter the slot of the wippen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(about 3/16) and then sharpen the ends = of the tool so that they can be used to remove the birds eye end of the = elbow.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To remove the wire end of the elbow = your center pin flush cutters ( without damaging them ) by cutting parallel to the wire.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO= NT></DIV></BODY></HTML>