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266026 Peter McBride <peter_mcbride@b...> 2018‑06‑19 Re: I have seen this before, but I can't identify it
What would be the value in a wide jaw plier for drawing wire? It is 
counter to all that is right in the world of levers and pivots.
If you try and clamp a wire in the far end of those, you would have a 
useless grip on the wire. Like trying to clamp a block of wood in the 
far end of a vice, as far from the center as you can put it ... for 
absolutely no good reason. Much the same as lifting a heavy object with 
you arms out stretched .. for no good reason.
Wide jaw, locking type hand clamps have their uses .... and you could 
use them as a hammer if thought it was appropriate BUT...
These are two different animals.
The person selling the ones you linked too on epay, redrooster tools, 
doesn't know his backside from his elbow.
BTW if you scroll down the page you linked, you will find a couple of 
pictures of my draw tongs from my webpage!

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In my pictures below, the right angle bent set are for hand drawing wire 
(and polished by 45 years of use and maybe drawing in excess of 1000 
miles of wire), and the 3 hooked handle type for use in a machine.
The small box jointed ones ARE made for broaching watch hands, and for 
holding other small items, and the large ones ARE for drawing wire.

http://www.petermcbride.com/temp/images1/draw_tongs.jpg
http://www.petermcbride.com/temp/images1/broach.JPG

Peter

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