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26th November 2014, 10:40 PM #1
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Anybody know what these are called?
I've been googling until my eyes hurt , trying different combinations of words, etc and I can't find any. "Pliers", "forceps", "long nose"....
These are my favorite hand tool ( is that weird?...lol ) and I want to repair these or replace them. I think Telecom techs used to be issued with them.
They are made in Sweden and have 'PA-88" stamped on them.
I found some a few years ago, and do you think I can remember how I found them?...not a chance. Hope some one can help.
Steve
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26th November 2014, 10:53 PM #2
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Tweezers
G'day,
We at Telecom, Telstra, would just order them as tweezers. They were predominately used back when all the switching gear was analogue and you would have a few thousand wires to terminate on small vertical flat wire posts. They were used in conjunction with a sploger. Now try to find out what a sploger is.
Cheers Bruce
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26th November 2014, 11:22 PM #3
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Originally Posted by argeng
G'day,
We at Telecom, Telstra, would just order them as tweezers. They were predominately used back when all the switching gear was analogue and you would have a few thousand wires to terminate on small vertical flat wire posts. They were used in conjunction with a sploger. Now try to find out what a sploger is.
Cheers Bruce
Yep, they are the ones. Trying 'tweezers' doesn't unlock this puzzle. I think I need a brand name, but I don't know how to find it. I'll keep looking....
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26th November 2014, 11:31 PM #4
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I found them. 'Stirex Pliers'
I was looking on a website selling aids for arthritic hands and found them. I'm a happy man...lol
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26th November 2014, 11:40 PM #5
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Stirex?
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26th November 2014, 11:50 PM #6
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Trying for third place.... How about orthodontic hemostat...
http://www.whiteoakorthodontics.com/...stat-w-hk.html
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27th November 2014, 11:04 AM #7
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Splodger = locker / filing cabinet / coms cabinet master key
Steve, as your tweezers have the removable spring strap, you can replace the broken one with a section of heavy cable tie.
Just cut a piece to the length of the old strap plus about 5mm and use a soldering iron to melt a bit of a blob on each end.
Clip this back in place of the old one and you'll be good for another twenty years.
Cheers,
Greg.
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27th November 2014, 09:27 PM #8
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Originally Posted by Stustoys
Stirex?
Stuart
*no prize for second place lol
Yep, that is the Brand name. I found a source in Aussie.
They are sometimes known as 'Salmon Pliers'
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27th November 2014, 09:28 PM #9
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They look interesting. I wonder if they are sprung open? Originally Posted by RayG
Trying for third place.... How about orthodontic hemostat... http://www.whiteoakorthodontics.com/...stat-w-hk.html
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27th November 2014, 09:30 PM #10
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Never thought of that. Good idea. Originally Posted by kwijibo99
Splodger = locker / filing cabinet / coms cabinet master key
Steve, as your tweezers have the removable spring strap, you can replace the broken one with a section of heavy cable tie.
Just cut a piece to the length of the old strap plus about 5mm and use a soldering iron to melt a bit of a blob on each end.
Clip this back in place of the old one and you'll be good for another twenty years.
Cheers,
Greg.
I actually found new straps for $2.50! lol so I have stocked up.
As you say, they will last a great many more years now.....thanks for the tip.
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