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Found this in bolt bin at work. Pincher type tool,cheaply made fromapprox .250 rod. Looks like zinc plated. Disposible tool for installation of some form of hardware? Attached ImagesMiller a/c-d/c Thunderbolt XLMillermatic 180 Purox O/ASmith Littletorch O/AHobart Champion Elite
Reply:looks like hog ring pliers,,,used to crimp round rings for upholstery..if the inside is grooved out, otherwise looks like it also could squeeze closed rubber tubing...Of all the things I lost I miss my mind the most...I know just enough about everything to be dangerous......You cant cure stupid..only kill it...
Reply:yup, for an automobile seat hog ring dealface all times with a positive mental attitude,then and only then will you have done your best.
Reply:I'd second the ring pliers. They are cheaply made but not a lot of force needed to close the rings.SlobPurveyor of intimate unparalleled knowledge of nothing about everything.Oh yeah, also an unabashed internet "Troll" too.....
Reply:I don't remember jaws having groove in them(tool is at work)Miller a/c-d/c Thunderbolt XLMillermatic 180 Purox O/ASmith Littletorch O/AHobart Champion Elite
Reply:hog ring pliers
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Reply:Originally Posted by jpump5I don't remember jaws having groove in them(tool is at work)
Reply:Hog ring pliers was my first guess also.
Reply:Well then,I guess they're hog ring pliers.I have no idea how they wound up in a parts bin at our shop (we don't use themfor anything). ThanksMiller a/c-d/c Thunderbolt XLMillermatic 180 Purox O/ASmith Littletorch O/AHobart Champion Elite
Reply:Nut crackers.12v battery, jumper cables, and a 6013.I only have a facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/VPT/244788508917829
Reply:Upholstery ring pliers, hog ring pliers, whatever.  You can see the groove stamped in there in the first pic."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:Nose ring piercing pliers.12v battery, jumper cables, and a 6013.I only have a facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/VPT/244788508917829
Reply:Originally Posted by VPTNose ring piercing pliers.
Reply:I Was a bit skeptical but  Oldendum's picture shows identicaltool.Miller a/c-d/c Thunderbolt XLMillermatic 180 Purox O/ASmith Littletorch O/AHobart Champion Elite
Reply:The real hog ring pliers often had an adjustable stop screw.DeWalt makes assault pliers with a high-capacity magazine.Last edited by Oldendum; 11-24-2015 at 08:57 AM."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:Originally Posted by bigbIt is a ball point pen. People use to write letters with them before the internet.