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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lewill2 on October 31, 2015, 08:00:17 PM

Title: What The - Yep They Are
Post by: Lewill2 on October 31, 2015, 08:00:17 PM

Yes they are, what else but Nut Crackers.

Title: Re: What The - Yep They Are
Post by: bill300d on November 01, 2015, 07:37:26 AM

No no no. The first one, exhaust pipe pliers, the other two are hose clamp pliers. I wonder how many versions of nut crackers there are out there.

Title: Re: What The - Yep They Are
Post by: Northwoods on November 01, 2015, 04:39:55 PM

I really appreciate the multiplied force of the middle one.

Title: Re: What The - Yep They Are
Post by: mvwcnews on November 02, 2015, 05:27:01 PM

The one on the right ( http://www.datamp.org/patents/search/advance.php?pn=627401&id=35069&set=1 ) has often been "guessed" to be an adjustable pipe wrench.
A while back I had a couple pages of nut cracker patents in the MVWC Newsletter -- they were all ones which looked enough like an alligator wrench to warrant clarification. 

Title: Re: What The - Yep They Are
Post by: Plyerman on December 13, 2015, 12:53:58 PM

I'll add mine to the list. They came to me by way of member Shopdweller about a year ago. The compound plier linkage puts a great deal of mechanical leverage on the jaws. The tradeoff though is that the jaws have very little travel.

A pretty complex device for simply cracking nuts, but cool nonetheless.


(http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=14991.0;attach=35288;image)

(http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=14991.0;attach=35286;image)

Title: Re: What The - Yep They Are
Post by: amecks on December 13, 2015, 06:45:08 PM

I just re-found this nutcracker the other day.  Marked "STAINLESS ITALY".  Very precise joint and smooth action.  And sleek.
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/tamalecks/nutcrkr%20001_01_zpsvaclutgm.jpg)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/tamalecks/nutcrkr%20002_01_zpsesbqbl3r.jpg)
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