William1978
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- N.C.
I use WD-40 and sand to loosen up mine.
New Klein "J" tools, or new handles?
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I use WD-40 and sand to loosen up mine.
William1978
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- N.C.
Here's what I use.
Roger
I do that to my chanel locks for reaming conduit.
wptski
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- Warren, MI
Your saying this stuff will loosen up a new pair of Kleins better than any other penetrating oil, etc.??? I have several new Kleins and have tried several different things on them. It seems that the only thing that'll work is some sort-of metal removal like using lapping compound!
tonyou812
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Yup.
Kleins Law: "The probability of cutting through a live cable with your pliers is inversely proportional to the length of time in service."
im going on almost two years on my present pair . "Old yellers" with the crimp. But Im ready for a new set. The cutters dont cut so well anymore.
William1978
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- N.C.
Speaking of that I was able to get this new employee at Sears to swap out 3 pairs of sidecutters no questions asked buddy of mine went and they shot him down they must have caught on.
peter d
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- New England
I kept my old pair for quite a while, and when I finally bought some new ones, I asked "Why did I keep those pieces of junk for so long?!?!" For $35 it's not worth it to keep dull sidecutters in use. They go into the "demo tools" collection.
Fulthrotl
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aero-kroil is what i use instead of wd-40. i ran across it in the steam
plants years ago, and it's wonderful. smelly to use, and expensive,
at $18 for a 16 ounce spray can, but it lasts forever, and if it won't loosen
something, you really need a cutting torch instead. not food rated,
so you cannot use it in food packing plants.
randy
MAK
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http://www.marvelmysteryoil.com/index.php/site/mtsl/
I've always used Mystery oil on my tools when they sit in the van during some of those long rainy weeks.
I've always used Mystery oil on my tools when they sit in the van during some of those long rainy weeks.
electricalperson
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- massachusetts
knipex makes nice pliars. i use the NE style linesmans with the dipped handles
quogueelectric
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Here's what I use.
Roger
You must have gotten this off of ebay.
hey_poolboy
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- Illinois
So far it's the best thing I've found. It sure beats the sand and WD method and anything else I've tried over the years. I just replaced a pair of diags not too long ago, and right out of the package those things are stiff. Put a squirt or two on and opened and closed them a few times...squirted them again and let them sit overnight, and they were as smooth as could be.
An old guy at a small engine place turned me on to it years ago to remove a rusted pulley when my liquid wrench didn't work. After a good helping of Busty and a couple hour soak I pulled the pulley off without so much as a puller.
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Where does sand fit in? :-?
I've always just gave mine a shot of WD-40 whenever I notice mine getting a little stiff (i.e. not falling open with authority, gravity only). For really rusted stuff that's been mistreated, squirting and working is all I've ever done.
On my older set of nines, I've used Liquid Nails to keep the J-man handles on when they tried to slide off. I haven't gotten a chance to give my new ones that treatment. Fish tape pulling nines with J-man handles are kind of like oil and water - I pull hard enough to pull the handles off, depending on the circumstances, sometimes flinging them off during a hard pull. One of these days I'll remember to give them the treatment and see how it works out.
I've always just gave mine a shot of WD-40 whenever I notice mine getting a little stiff (i.e. not falling open with authority, gravity only). For really rusted stuff that's been mistreated, squirting and working is all I've ever done.
On my older set of nines, I've used Liquid Nails to keep the J-man handles on when they tried to slide off. I haven't gotten a chance to give my new ones that treatment. Fish tape pulling nines with J-man handles are kind of like oil and water - I pull hard enough to pull the handles off, depending on the circumstances, sometimes flinging them off during a hard pull. One of these days I'll remember to give them the treatment and see how it works out.
electricalperson
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- massachusetts
i used to have those journeyman pliers and i dont really like them since the handles would fly off every 2 seconds. same with those greenlee pliers there a little too big for my hands. i always liked dipped handles
William1978
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- N.C.
Sand has always worked good when I first breakin a pair of sidecutter's. An oldtimer taught me this one.
jmsbrush
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- Central Florida
Don't ask why it works but I spray my lineman with wd and the shove them in lose sand, spray them again and that loosens them Right up in a matter of :grin:
wptski
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- Warren, MI
I guess some mix a bit of sand and WD-40!:grin:
William1978
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- N.C.
Fulthrotl
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their waterpump pliers are better than anything else i've used.
i've been using them since 1990... the ones with the slip fitting,
not the ones with the push button lock.. i don't care much for
those. they grip without slipping, without squeezing on the
handles, and they are skinny and fit anywhere.
nothing else is anywhere close to acceptable.
randy
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