View Full Version : peeps who work in motorfactors - I need a tool... fnaah
I'm after snap ring / lock ring / wire ring pliers, these are NOT your usual circlip pliers, they are flat tipped with dimples in (some types) to seat the end of a plain external clip.
like these
http://imperial-tools.com/content/lock-ring-pliers
http://www.knipex.com/index.php?id=1216&page=group_detail&&parentID=1365&groupID=1454
I cant find anything in the UK for less than £50, and not from the usual suspects like sealy/draper/clarke... Would anyone working "in the trade2 be able to find somewhere that does? Happy to pay upto £25 or maybe £30 but over £50 and usually from the USA is no deal imho.
fankooo
look like a set i had a while back from machine mart... They have flat ends..
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht170-5-pce-int-ext-circlip-pliers?da=1&TC=SRC-circlip%20pillars
They arnt the best tho, and the spring wants to come off...
I have Lazer ones listed too... £14.95+vat but they are out of stock, has 6 ends too... (part number 5064)
they still have the roundy ends :( Needs flat ends like mini paddles really.
meritlover
02-06-14, 09:12 PM
Whilst i agree that its lovely to buy the correct tool for the job, sometimes you just have to compromise.
buy some needle nose pliers, chop-em, grind-em, heat-em and dip-em in water.
if done properly will do the same job for about £4 and minimal faff.
For a one off I'd do that, but I plan to whip a load of gearboxes apart lol
meritlover
02-06-14, 09:52 PM
oh well, just buy a set of 3 for £35
They also have 'insulated handles' and look rather sporty. Would compliment anyones toolbox or plier collection.
The tips are 'smooth on the inside' for his pleasure
http://www2.westfalia.net/shops/tools/hand_tools/pliers/snap_ring_pliers/692975-snap_ring_pliers_set_of_3.htm
Ahh, Atlast, a uk company that sells them :) mind you, never heard of those southwest peoples
http://www.lasertools.co.uk/item.aspx?item=4206
http://www.lasertools.co.uk/item.aspx?item=4206
This is is the fun and games I'm having, those snap ring pliers have rounded tips so are just normal circlip pliers :(
Southie
03-06-14, 06:43 AM
Any good Stuart? They've various others on the site... Just noticed they're across the pond.
http://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/SPRIE8/8-PIECE-SNAP-RING-PLIERS-SET/
http://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/TP47R/LOCK-RING-PLIER/
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