What Is This?

**China** · 13th April 2016, 05:12 PM

This from a friend who I showed the pic

I tried to get onto the forum but ran out of time, the inner section with the eyelets each side of the pliers were used to compress springs to be tied prior to being inserted and again the tip of the pliers was used to release springs from small calliper type installs, they were used a lot in small boilers and small piston engines etc. my Dad has them and I remember him using them 50 plus years ago.

**wjordan** · 14th April 2016, 04:38 AM

I've found it in one of the catalogues I have put online:
http://kataloge.holzwerken.de/zkatal..._Seite_189.jpg
The full catalogue can be found here: Werkzeugkataloge

The German name is "Splintenziehzange mit Drahtschneider und Mutterschlüssel", which translates to something like "split pin puller with wire cutter and nut spanner".

Wolfgang

**IanW** · 14th April 2016, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by wjordan

I've found it in one of the catalogues ......

Good onyer, Wolfgang! No mystery remains unsolved on this Forum!

A handy gadget, but we'd have to do something about that name, "split-pin-puller-with-wire-cutter-and-nut-spanner" is just too much of a mouthful for us Anglophones.....

Cheers,

**fletty** · 14th April 2016, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by IanW

..........is just too much of a mouthful ........

I have spent a number of days over the last few weeks undergoing mouth, dental, jaw surgery waiting for news on bone grafts and, with the way my mouth and nose feel at the moment, whatever this tool is at least 6 surgeons with 1 in each hand have recently been bumping around in my mouth!

fletty

**Bushmiller** · 14th April 2016, 08:41 AM

Alan

Sorry to hear all that. I trust you are able to take alcohol for medicinal purposes?

Regards
Paul

**Bushmiller** · 14th April 2016, 08:45 AM

Wolfgang

You've nailed it (or should I say pinned it?)

I am not sure the catalogue explained what the two circular pieces were inside the tip of the jaws. Most people thought they looked like a device for crimping two piece eyelets. Nevertheless your evidence is indisputable.

Regards
Paul

**rob streeper** · 14th April 2016, 09:00 AM

Alan,

Ouch, sorry to hear about your misfortune. Hopefully you're on the mend.

Cheers,
Rob

**fletty** · 14th April 2016, 09:09 AM

Sorry for the hijack '62.
Yes, all OK now thanks. It was self inflicted, I had let a dental problem go TOO far.

fletty

**62woollybugger** · 14th April 2016, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by fletty

Sorry for the hijack '62.
Yes, all OK now thanks. It was self inflicted, I had let a dental problem go TOO far.

fletty

No problem Alan, just hope you're on the mend. When you said your problem WAS serious, sounds like you weren't kidding.

Wolfgang, thanks for that, great detective work

. Your prize is that you can put up the next mystery item to puzzle us.

**rwbuild** · 14th April 2016, 10:45 AM

Great research to find the answer
Now we know what it is, would the two pins in the jaw be used to grip the split pin in the eye of the pin to extract it

**Claw Hama** · 14th April 2016, 11:42 AM

Oh well there goes my chicken wire theory

**ian** · 14th April 2016, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by wjordan

I've found it in one of the catalogues I have put online:
http://kataloge.holzwerken.de/zkatal..._Seite_189.jpg
The full catalogue can be found here: Werkzeugkataloge

The German name is "Splintenziehzange mit Drahtschneider und Mutterschlüssel", which translates to something like "split pin puller with wire cutter and nut spanner".

Wolfgang

for when the links no longer work

**wjordan** · 14th April 2016, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by ian

for when the links no longer work

This does not help. Link or picture makes no difference, when the picture is gone. Uploading pictures to the forum is better.

Wolfgang

splintenziehzange.jpg

**A Duke** · 14th April 2016, 11:01 PM

Wunderbar.

**ian** · 15th April 2016, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by wjordan

Link or picture makes no difference, when the picture is gone. Uploading pictures to the forum is better.

Wolfgang

Thanks for that

I think I've just experienced a "duh" moment

have gone back and inserted the picture properly

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