Which side is it again?

[hey_poolboy]

I never can remember if I'm supposed to hit the guy on the pole or watch the guy on the pole.


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Either way, I don't think that is a warranty issue.

 

[Minuteman]

What are you talking about?

 

[don_resqcapt19]

Don't hit the guy on his head.
Don

 

[LarryFine]

Open and close the pliers while watching the pivot from each side. You don't want to hit against the side where the plier pivot pin rotates in the plier body; hit with the stationary side.

If you mushroom the pivot pin, the pliers will tighten up and no amount of WD-40 will loosen it back up.

I once had a pair of Kleins rust so badly the staked end of the pin began to pivot instead, and very tightly. I had to center-punch the pin in the body before I could free up the rusted end and free them back up.

 

[memyselfandI]

I have had this happen to me a bunch of times, and one time it was from dropping them on the concrete at about 8 ft. I always strike with the side that has the recess part ( the stationary part) as Mr Fine said.

 

[LarryFine]

I have had this happen to me a bunch of times, and one time it was from dropping them on the concrete at about 8 ft.

What happened is the previously-round pivot hole became slightly ovalled. In other words, the pliers bent.

 

[hey_poolboy]

this had little to do with what side I hit them on.
Mostly, it was the fact that they were being used as a sledgehammer.

 

[shockin]

If you do "mushroom" the pin, in the past I have been able to grind enough off with a bench grinder to make them work again.

 

[rcarroll]

Gotta love this. The right tool for the right job! Oh yeah, I've done it as well.

 

[LarryFine]

If you do "mushroom" the pin, in the past I have been able to grind enough off with a bench grinder to make them work again.

" . . . as Mr. Klein fades into the sunset . . . "

 

[bobbyho]

Nice hit Bam-Bam

 

[dingokangaroo]

I always watch the guy. tears up my blade driver if i hit him...lol

 

[dlhoule]

Open and close the pliers while watching the pivot from each side. You don't want to hit against the side where the plier pivot pin rotates in the plier body; hit with the stationary side.

If you mushroom the pivot pin, the pliers will tighten up and no amount of WD-40 will loosen it back up.

I once had a pair of Kleins rust so badly the staked end of the pin began to pivot instead, and very tightly. I had to center-punch the pin in the body before I could free up the rusted end and free them back up.

Larry, If you use these tools once in a while, they won't rust nearly as fast.

 

[bikeindy]

buy a hammer

 

[LarryFine]

Larry, If you use these tools once in a while, they won't rust nearly as fast.

Hey, I gotta try that!

Actually, that happens from being in my back pocket when I sweat.

 

[GUNNING]

Buy a hammer. The world needs more sledge hammer electricians.