Safety wire pliers length?

[VictorBravo]

Re: Safety wire pliers length?

This is the "home built" safety wire tool my dad used on P-39s when he worked at Bell Aircraft in the early 1940s.

I have seen one or two of these at my local airport too. I will someday conquer my laziness and make a tool like that if they are not available new.

[stukiwi]

Re: Safety wire pliers length?

The tool looks like a great idea I have to have one! I remember from my basic engineering days in the RNZAF they tought us never to use twist pliers and adjustable anything or vice grips these tools were verboten on aircraft.

[mhorowit]

Re: Safety wire pliers length?

[QUOTE=high time cub]This is the "home built" safety wire tool my dad used on P-39s when he worked at Bell Aircraft in the early 1940s.

I think I saw something like that when ordering my pliers from Spruce - Mike

[N96337]

Re: Safety wire pliers length?

Stukiwi, I brought a friend of mine that has been a helicopter/aircraft mechanic for years, out to the ranch one time. My Dad (who is NOT any of the above... I love him dearly, but he just isn't mechanicly inclined) had a huge leak on a backhoe that he was using. Jim and I drove up, and saw the oil squirting, looked for the leak and found it, and were headed to the shop to grab some wrenches to tighten things up, when Dad says to us.. "we don't need a socket... I've got a pair of visegrips right here!" I thought Jim was gonna choke!! We've laughed at that for years working together, whenever we see something that was cobbled together!!
JH