David Boyce wrote: > Well Rupert, it just goes to show, I can't find a thing when it's > staring me in the face! > > There it is sure enough on p61 of my revised third edition 1976 reprint. > > That one little paragraph raises big questions and leaves 'em > unanswered, I fear. What is meant by gas pliers? Pliers such as would > be used by a gasfitter? Gas pliers have a concave section in the jaw to grip pipe as well as a straight section at the tip. Vise-Grips, as well as some others, have a similar profile. The reason to use them vs:needle nose or linemans (for examples) is to emulate a parallel jaw where the pressure is even at the contact area rather than a "scissors" effect. Definitely a last ditch effort to soften ossified hammers, but folks with blond oak finish 242s and 243s aren't likely to spring for new... ;-[ -- Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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