Pliers - Some Different Types

I responded to a recent posted question about sheet metal tools. It had me looking at an old inventory that included tools from Stubai and others that we had sourced from John Stortz & Co.

They sell some specialized pliers for metal roofing. I’ve provided some links:

fred · May 10, 2018, 10:30pm

Special pliers fro removing nails from tires:

http://www.frankstools.com/menapl25.html

Fishbone Removal Pliers

https://www.ebay.com/p/Muromoto-Iron-Merry-FBP30-Watered-Pliers-Fishbone-Tweezers-Easy-Remove-Japan/1340096727?iid=112951998809&chn=ps

fred · October 25, 2018, 11:29am

HD Lock ring pliers

https://www.amazon.com/CTA-Tools-4031-Universal-Lock/dp/B06XTVQ4QL

Long nose screw extractors

https://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Professional-Tools-International-VMPVT-001-7LN/dp/B01N24RSFM/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1540466382&sr=1-1&keywords=VT-001-7LN

Fret tang nipper

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools_by_Job/Tools_for_Fretting/Pullers_nippers_sizing/StewMac_Fret_Tang_Nipper.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2018-10-gp&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIneTZ57yh3gIVTrnACh2bJgi_EAQYASABEgLaVvD_BwE

Railing bracket gripper

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HVVNCG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Fret press

https://www.amazon.com/StewMac-Handheld-Radiused-Inserts-Support/dp/B072F3JSPV/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1540468677&sr=1-3-catcorr&keywords=stewmac+pliers

Cable gripping pliers

https://www.diyhomecenter.com/deckwise-wiserail-cable-gripping-pliers

Irrigation pipe expanding pliers

https://www.amazon.com/EZ-Flare-Poly-Pipe-expander/dp/B072R6MF7M/ref=sr_1_1?m=A9A5FXLBAZHY5&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1540466910&sr=1-1

D-loop pliers

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0060CYLZC/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Teardrop forming pliers

Cable tie pliers

https://www.amazon.com/ACT-Cable-Lacing-Cord-Removal/dp/B004UHCI2M/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1540468964&sr=8-1&keywords=MG-1300

Chain link pliers

https://www.amazon.com/Shimano-Bicycle-Quick-Link-Tool/dp/B06XNMHQ9H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540469076&sr=8-1&keywords=TL-CN10

pistol grip locking pliers

fred · October 25, 2018, 4:22pm

A few more from Edma:

https://www.amazon.com/Edma-Ergotop-Multiprofil-Metal-Pliers/dp/B000X2CLXE

https://www.amazon.com/Edma-1005-Slate-Punch-Cutter/dp/B000X2ENPI/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1540483928&sr=8-6&keywords=Edma

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Y8GQII/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_3_w

https://www.amazon.com/Edma-Master-Profil-Single-Setting/dp/B000X2ENXA/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1540483995&sr=1-3-fkmr0&keywords=edma+mini+profil

https://www.amazon.com/Edma-Profil-Stud-Crimping-Tool-x/dp/B000Y8GQII/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1540484038&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=edma+mini+profil

https://www.amazon.com/Edma-Maxi-Swaging-Tool-Blade/dp/B000X2G7TI/ref=lp_8311238011_1_16?srs=8311238011&ie=UTF8&qid=1540484068&sr=8-16

https://www.amazon.com/Edma-Ultra-Metal-Anchor-Expansion/dp/B000X2CLMA/ref=sr_1_37?ie=UTF8&qid=1540484232&sr=8-37&keywords=EDMA+TOOLS

https://www.amazon.com/Edma-Pipe-Cutting-Tool-Triocoup/dp/B000X2ARX0/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&qid=1540484279&sr=8-38&keywords=EDMA+TOOLS

ktash · October 25, 2018, 5:28pm

Collins miter spring pliers
https://www.amazon.com/Collins-Miter-Spring-Pliers-Clamp/dp/B00EXU3APA/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1540488337&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=miter+clip+pliers

To use with the Collins coping foot for trim.

ktash · October 25, 2018, 5:35pm

Fred, the next time I need to do any job, I should check this valuable list. Just amazing!

Puttermeister_52 · November 14, 2018, 1:55am

Good grief… Fred, do you sleep? That’s an amazing list!

I came across an unusual pair of old pliers in a second-hand store a year ago, made by Giller. (Now out of business after many corporate twists and turns over the years.). I’ve never seen a pair like these, and a Google image search didn’t turn up anything. But they’re quite useful. Aside from the dual jaws, there is a small opening in the end as well. (I added the plastic handle coating with Plasti-Dip.)

mveach · November 18, 2018, 11:40pm

they look like battery post cleaners

fred · November 19, 2018, 12:40pm

These are often called “gas pliers”

https://www.ebay.com/i/202479446541?chn=ps

Despite the eBay listing - they are not terribly rare

Puttermeister_52 · November 19, 2018, 1:39pm

Aha! Thanks, Fred. I figured they were some sort of plumbing tool. I showed them to the gas fitter who was working on my Viessmann boiler a week ago and he hadn’t seen anything similar, though.

Now that I know the proper name, I found several hits online:

Cementex still makes this style. Made in the USA, no less.
Utica Tool is long gone, after many corporate mergers, being subsumed into Cooper Tools.

fred · November 19, 2018, 6:23pm

My pair were made by Utica

If you look at some of the Engineer brand Screw pliers or their look-alikes from Vampliers - there are some design similarities: