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Title: Mystery nippers?
Post by: mrchuck on May 30, 2011, 02:04:33 PM

Over a foot long, looks like a steel forging. Maybe for animal hoof clips?
Has an adjustable bite/mandible. Super great patina.

Title: Re: Mystery nippers?
Post by: rusty on May 30, 2011, 04:43:26 PM

It's a laminate cutter, like the stuff you put on countertops. The double anvil keeps it from splitting the stuff (which is rather brittle).

That is a rather nice one, generally they are stamped sheet metal...

Title: Re: Mystery nippers?
Post by: jimwrench on May 30, 2011, 07:14:54 PM

 I use them for cutting and crimping pipe such as stove pipe and guttering.

Title: Re: Mystery nippers?
Post by: Branson on May 31, 2011, 08:25:47 AM

Quote from: rusty on May 30, 2011, 04:43:26 PM

It's a laminate cutter, like the stuff you put on countertops. The double anvil keeps it from splitting the stuff (which is rather brittle).

It might be useful in cutting laminates, and cutters for laminates may use the same pattern, but this is for cutting and re-crimping things like stove pipes and gutters, just like jimwrench wrote.

Title: Re: Mystery nippers?
Post by: Bus on May 31, 2011, 11:51:33 AM

Stove pipe cutter and crimper. Used one many times in the hardware store cutting stove pipe.

Title: Re: Mystery nippers?
Post by: mrchuck on May 31, 2011, 05:29:52 PM

Thanks for the answers.
I have installed many lengths of stovepipe in my career, but always ended the run on the full diameter.
Now I have one, and no "pipe to crimp".
Pretty common for us old tool lovers.

Title: Re: Mystery nippers?
Post by: rusty on June 01, 2011, 04:26:58 PM

Ahhhh....learned something new ... : )