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7th December 2012, 05:07 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Lever locking pliers - slide hammer adapter
I saw a mention in an earlier thread somewhere of a slide hammer fitting that could be purchased for locking pliers.
So I thought, good idea, looks simple, I will make my own.
It is a simple job, and you can see the end result in the attached photo.
The shaft is threaded 7/16 BSW for the pliers, the slide hammer is a lump of scrap moly steel, and a roll pin keeps it all together as a unit.
So I then get out my OTHER, better set of locking pliers, and ### the thread is different - this one has 7/16 18 TPI BSF.
Sheeesh. Grit teeth, say suitable blessing to Taiwanese design engineers, and resign myself to making an adapter.
So a nice little project for a handy gadget, but it's anyones guess what thread your pliers will have.
I may bronze a nut onto the slide rod end to fit a spanner - to help screw it into the pliers, although it's hardly necessary.
You can see the difference in threads in the photo.
Cheers
Rob
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7th December 2012, 11:10 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Nice one Rob.
I'd say I'd make one but I wont... not until I need it and then I'll be swearing at myself for not making it sooner
One thing I like to add to vice grips is a longer bolt and a lock nut.
Stuart
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8th December 2012, 08:00 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Good idea Stuart, I might look into that.
I see you can also get a slide hamer adapter which fits over the knurled knob on the end of the bolt, but only if the thread is screwed out a bit - which is a bit restrictive for then pulling small stuff.
Once again a longer bolt would help.
Cheers
Rob
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