What is it, garage sale edition: pliers, pincers, or pants-pleaters?
August 28, 2007
This unidentified plying object came in from reader Ken in California. He writes,
It's marked with a number "two" and the word "warranted" sort of implying it comes in different sizes. The working surface is two steel hemispheres with a flat surface between them.
Guesses so far at the office have included:
- A penny-pincher
- A bacon-flipper
- A molar-extractor
Dear readers: what y'all think?
Posted by Harry Sawyers | Categories: What Is It? | Permalink
(4) Comments
When I was in the Coast Guard we used a tool to install a lead seal on the CO2 fire extinguishers, and this looks liked the tool used to crimp the seal. Not sure what the name of the tool is.
--Jim
blacksmithing tongs for smaller pieces of work?
Gross but I'm thinking something to do with caponizing?
Looks like an old carbuncle tool. Just heat 'er up a little grab aholt of the durn thing and then stab the carbuncle with the scapel. Problem solved!