Bernard Pliers Repair Revisited tips 552 tubalcain mrpete

[@marcmckenzie5110]

Mr. Pete, I’m a lad approaching 60 who wishes you had been my shop teacher - I never got to take shop. After a long career, raising a family, and almost a decade of poor health and cancer, I’m starting to mend. And so starting about a year ago I am on a journey of self-taught metal and machine shop! I love your channel, and I appreciate how generous you are with your knowledge. On this piece, I learned quite a bit in addition to the always interesting history. Things indeed continue to repeat throughout history, and we humans seem hellbent to never learn from them! Haha!! Just wanted to wish you well, and to thank you.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you like the videos. And I am happy that you have restored health

[@altonriggs2352]

This is what makes KZbin so great. A detailed video on a mundane item by a fellow tool nut. No big production no message about life..love it.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you, glad you liked it. I was hesitant to make it. But there is one more follow-up, I acquired 10 more of these players this week

[@MaturePatriot]

To a fellow Vernon, I agree!

[@andyZ3500s]

@@mrpete222 can't wait

[@teddahrable]

I really like watching this type of video. I like history. I like tools. I like Mr. Pete. How can this be bad? I hate it when Rosie shows up!

[@andyZ3500s]

@@teddahrable Who's Rosie? She must be the ravishing redhead that tubalcains brother dated. The one that said WHO CARES,!

[@BobCollins42]

I have one of these. It was my great grandfather's, and I am 63. Thank you for the story behind the tool!

[@stevechain770]

My favorite quote: "It isn't hurting anything, but it does bother me." Story of my life😂 Thanks especially for the history aspect. I liked hearing about the bolt/rivet switch.

[@lathammarx1458]

Tubalcain, this is getting crazy. You have single-handedly driven up the price of Bernard pliers and Eagle 66 oil cans! Seriously though, always appreciate the great videos, please keep up the good work. Thank you.

[@crusader777]

You have got to be one of the greatest grandad's ever , watching this video made me think of mine and took me to a great place and time ! Thanks for what you do !

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@charlescartwright6367]

You finally got to me. I watched the other video's and resisted, but now I had to go look to see whom made my pliers "Sargent".. Thanks tor your time, I enjoy watching, and have done so for years.

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@k4kfh]

Not only are you not the only one who likes these Mr. Pete, but your addiction is contagious! I've got two of these things now, both of them at least 4 times my age, and I love them. Next on the list is some brass jawed ones.

[@mrpete222]

Awesome

[@alfonse4595]

Those bernard wire pliers with the cutter on the side really bring back memories! We used to fish off of cape cod for bluefish and striped bass. My dad always had a pair of those pliers in the tackle box. I am pretty sure that they are in my basement now, still in that same tackle box. Thank you Mr. Pete!

[@mrpete222]

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[@MrPatdeeee]

As always--VERY interesting. Thank you "Mr Pete" for doing things like this. For an 87 yr old man, it brings a serious joy to me life. So KNOW that these videos are a wonderful thing that ONLY our "Mr Pete" can do.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed them. There is yet one more Bernard video forthcoming. I have choir at eight more of them this week

[@mrpete222]

That was acquired

[@paulmanson253]

@@mrpete222 achoir practise of another variety indeed. Just like you said you were giving up on auctions. And ho ho ho.

[@RetroSteamTech]

Thanks for this and your first video on Bernard Pliers. I had never heard of them but now have a pair and they are my go to pliers, awesome bit of kit.Educational and entertaining. Cheers, Mr Pete 👍🙂

[@mrpete222]

I am glad you liked it

[@THISisglmicle]

I have my dad's pliers and I have memories of those pliers that I forgot about. Thank you, sir, for bringing these to my attention once again. Also, my "career" was in stamping and forming thinner metals, .001" to around .250" (yes .001" thick). We also heat treated some of our thrust washers, etc, both case and thru hardened. I appreciate your comments about working with metals, tool and die design and fabrication as we also made some tooling for customer's parts.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@MrFlashx1]

Hi this is another great video. Please keep up with the details, we will not learn anything without all the information..Thanks again

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@Cropmaster260]

Ive got a small pair of these (May 6 1890) and I didn't know anything about them just that I was impressed with the mechanism and love old tools ( I prob picked them up at a garage sale). So thanks for all the details. PS I learned to use my logan lathe by watching your videos and it has given me a great deal of satisfaction. Except when the tool grabs at the last minute and destroys the part! Anyhow thankyou for sharing your knowledge...

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@bluetoad2001]

great video repentance. i'm glad you decided to do a repair, it was kinda involved but surely worth it to bring this old time honored tool back to useful life again.

[@Daledavispratt]

Mr. Pete, I take plated hardware and soak it for 24 hours in white vinegar and it does a nice job of removing the plating. Great video, as always. Thanks, Mr. Pete! :-)

[@slypig24]

You can re Zinc plate with a simple Vinegar/ Zinc solution. And small current on Zinc anode. Lots of information on KZbin. Have you tried it?

[@Daledavispratt]

@@slypig24 I haven't. I was happy enough with removing the plating, but that is interesting info. Thanks.

[@junglejammer1]

My Dad had a pair about 6 inches long. I've still got them around somewhere. I'll have to dig them out and see if I like them. I don't have a whole lot of love for the bigger ones, though. Thirty years ago, in the toolroom I had to come up with a way to modify about a dozen of them. The company I worked for had a secondary line of producing key cabinets. They had key tags that had little brass clips crimped onto them and were locked onto the key with another one way tab. The tags said, "File key, do not duplicate." In an effort to make a little more money from one of the cheapest outfits they ever worked for, women would take home big boxes of those tags and clips and with a modified pair of those pliers, sit in front of their televisions and crimp those little clips onto the tags. Over the years, many sets of those pliers were modified. No one ever documented the modifications. They brought me samples of pliers that never worked very well. The women who had ones that worked, wouldn't bring them in to let me see them because, they were afraid they wouldn't get them back again. I suspect, they did that to all the other toolmakers before me because, there were a lot of variations. Am I ranting? Sorry.

[@mrpete222]

That was a good story

[@RodRogers]

Doggon you! Not only do I remember them, but you now have me scouring every auction, flea market & garage sale looking for them! So far have come up with a 6-1/2" Bernard with cutter, which I suspect is military, and a 6-1/2" Utica with no cutter. Had to make a nut for the Bernard, but was easy since it was a 10-32 thread! Used a regular nut, but "thinned" it in the lathe, then gun blued it. Came out nice!

[@mrpete222]

Awesome

[@mrpete222]

Awesome

[@paullevine1731]

Great video. Mine lives at the back of the tool box and was a good mystery tool brought out for odd and impossible jobs jobs. I found it listed under "Fisherman Pliers". This pair patented in 1918. In tiny letters, it's stamped with my wife's father' or possibly grandfathers' name. Now on to the other mystery tools.

[@MrDelfosrivera]

Great video, i can remember that kind of pliers in my grandpa toolbox...what a days now every single piece sadly lost

[@mrpete222]

Yes 👌

[@SmallMartingale]

Just popped in to see what you had cooking, didn't plan on staying for the whole thing. Next thing I know the video is over! Good stuff Mr. Pete 👍

[@dannywilsher4165]

Mr. Pete is the most eloquent waxer ever!!!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much, I did not know that

[@Goodsnout]

I ordered two "new military surplus" parallel pliers from a Sportsman's Guide catalog about 20 years ago. One is marked "Bernard" and the other is marked "Utica." Other than that both are identical with two nuts and 3 screws each. Both have the wire cutter. Well made and extremely handy.

[@mrpete222]

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[@russelallen5342]

I remember when my son and his friends started working on their bicycles and motorcycles, I would find one of my rusty Snap On wrenches when mowing the back yard. Usually after I had put on a new blade. That darn Murphy!

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

Excellent! Always appreciate your attention to proportion and detail Mr. Pete! Agreed that what you ended up there looks a *lot* better then just cobbling some hardware store bolts on it, well done!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@mikeduhm5325]

It's nice seeing the quality tools that have been around a long time. No substitute for tools like the Bernard, estwing hammers, the original vise grips and SK tools. The designs have been around so long because they got it right the first time.

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@johnyoung3103]

As a fellow senior Tool Collector I truly appreciate your meanderings and restoration efforts. I have been lusting for an ultrasonic cleaner. My dentist used them 20 years ago. eBay has an assortment of imports that look tempting. By now one of them must have been able to stand out as more reliable

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@horacerumpole6912]

Look at Elma

[@tommccall7540]

Thanks for the history lesson. Very informative.

[@LemmingFNSR]

Sir, to cut to the chase, many many thanks for the amazing education you are passing on. Your work is interesting, informative and invaluable. Do not heed the naysayers (particularly those ranting about verbosity). Occupying the other side of the planet (Australia) where there are no courses available in lathe or mill work (you have to be apprenticed to a certified business/company to access trade courses), your videos are extremely useful. Kind thoughts from down under M

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much. That is very touching comment

[@oldhick9047]

I was lucky enough to attend the Smith and Wesson police armorer's school in Springfield Mass. I had been an armorer in the army {45 bravo}. I worked for my father-in-law , who was the S&W law-enforcement distributor for the state of Alaska. {I did say I was lucky). In any event, I added to my fairly extensive Gun tools by adding the S&W factory tool kit. Among many specialized tools, I got 6 pair of Bernard pliers of different sizes. I still have all but two of them and my son has those. I bought them in 1981, they are now well used but used well. For gun work they are the best and I have enjoyed them for many years.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for some interesting information

[@MaturePatriot]

I used one of my wife's storage containers for a fecal sample. Told the girl in the lab I wanted it back because it was part of a set. Should have seen the look on her face! LOLOL Tubalcain, you are never off topic, we love your rants, and when you chase a rabbit. 'Til next time old friend!

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@MaturePatriot]

@@mrpete222 By the way I bought a set of the Bernards for a good price off ebay.

[@joemccarthywascorrect6240]

I have several, including a Schollhorn hole punch. A friend had a small (4”) pair that was made with a setup to trim, pierce, and crimp the connecting staple on a Singer foot-treadle sewing machine round leather belt.

[@onecrisde]

I love your rants , tangents and waxing nostalgic!

[@hacc220able]

I still like to see you use the lathe and milling machine - it never becomes boring.

[@Gary.7920]

Mr. Pete, Great Job!!! I used to have a couple of pair of Bernards Pliers, but in scouring my tool boxes, I could not locate them. Maybe they are in my tackle box. Well, my friend, I am about to jump ahead of you in age. I turn 76 next Friday. Then you can really rib me about being old. I enjoy your content. Gary 76-(almost)-year-old Home-Shop-Machinist. in North West Arkansas

[@mrpete222]

You are an old old man. I don't turn 76 until August

[@GK1918]

Taken for granted; I have one, been in the fab shop before I was born and I am your age. So it now is in the machine shop " Keep out draw ' along with my prized KRW Ford tooling..sam

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@thefirstcalled]

Mr. Pete! You make me wish I was back in shop class (46 years ago)!

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@bobitnyre8988]

Thank you, I started watching this and had to stop, and go to my garage and get my two pairs of this type of pliers. One must be old because it has, as you described, the running St Bernard on it and the ends of the handles are closed over so they look solid. The other pair is specialized in that it's made to service the round belting for a treadle driven sewing machine. It will cut the belting and there is a punch so you can put the wire in and keep sewing. I would rather watch you or Abom or Keith Rucker or Steve Summers than all this nonsense that is put out over the airwaves. Keep up the great work.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much. I will show that singer pliers and a future video. I have one

[@materialsguy2002]

Now I really enjoy these videos where you "stream your consciousness" Thanks.

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing. Enjoyed.

[@Siskiyous6]

Love your work, and yes the Grease gun is a great example of stamping

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@michaelpugh4894]

Thanks for the new video on those pliers. I don’t have one yet but will be looking for one. Nice dissection too.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@arthurowen3]

I am a 72 year old silversmith. I have a real Bernard, a Maun from U.K. and a set Knipex parallel jaw pliers. The smooth jaw Knipex wins. Parallel action with tremendous mechanical advantage. It multiples the grip at least 10 times and smooth to the hand.

[@mrpete222]

I have heard a lot of good things about that brand

[@40013]

Sounds like a good slogan for a t-shirt "Mr,Pete, your KZbin shop teacher"

[@mrpete222]

I now have t shirts available. Later versions will have that slogan and a few of my other catch lines

[@andyZ3500s]

I was looking at the tee shirts and couldn't figure out the design then I realized they are calipers. KZbin's shop teacher would be great. So many possibilities.

[@mikemoore9757]

Mr. Pete, you are a good spinner of industrial yarns! Good video.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice restore, look and function is good. Love the adds.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks Randy

[@mr.jenkinsthebigshit7229]

Thank you for teaching us all the things we need to know please keep on keepin on

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@longcaster]

Mr Pete, it is always enjoyable when you wax eloquently about any subject. I use the Manley brand of this type of plier. They peen over the screw heads to prevent disassembly. I also use the plastic grips from Klein 9' linesman pliers.

[@mrpete222]

😄👍

[@dirtyknuclesde]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mr. Pete

[@mrpete222]

Thank you

[@johncloar1692]

Grate Video, as a tool junkie I don't have a pair in my collection. But I will have. Keep up the good work.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks yes

[@joeheilm]

Mr. Pete, excellent repair! The proportion does make all the difference. I did manage to dig up a replacment pair of the small bernard pliers, that got "lost" in the mail. I also came across an oddball set of bernard specialty pliers that I will include. I'll try and get those in the mail to you early this week. Cheers

[@mrpete222]

Yes it does, you are the only one to mention this

[@mikes1345]

I found a 4 inch model in a toolbox from and estate sale. I had never seen one before but researched and found Sargeant pliers info online. I haven't used them but have them in the drawer of old time handtools. These are in very good condition so my grandkids don't need access to them.

[@joemccarthywascorrect6240]

Oh - and years ago, the Sportsman’s Guide catalog had French Military surplus pliers with a nasty zinc plating, and a little flip lever to hold the spring-loaded jaws closed. The tab end sat on the bottom of the jaw and prevented it from sliding and thus keeping the handles closed.

[@leonardedgarsr2014]

I could listen to you reading aloud the New York phone book, Lyle...you have one of those pleasing and recognizable voices like Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow etc., .I do love me some Bernards and I have a few, including a large "round nose" type for wire bending etc. and if I see them at flea markets, or yard sales, they are coming home with me..Don't even go there with vises!!!!...Love your videos,...keep 'em coming!!! Thanks..

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for watching. I'm glad you find my voice pleasing, I was always so ashamed of it in speech class

[@FlashGamer521]

Tools are nice. I like tools.

[@tommoores1531]

I have used them at work to remove tamper proof screws on a bathroom stall partition, they have incredible grip

[@mrpete222]

I always examine those tamperproof screws while I am sitting, LOL

[@hambone130]

Mr. Pete, Thanks for the education. I'm happy to see that I am not the only person who collects Bernard pliers. I live in the New Haven area and they popup from time to time at tag sales. I have a few of the smallest version you mentioned in your earlier video on Bernards, I think they are 4 inches. I'd like to send you one so you could fill out your collection, contact me. Thanks for the videos.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much, I would like that. You will find my mailing address in this video of mine. Search for it. Tubalcain Spring 2019 special videos shop coursers.

[@savage22bolt32]

I'm lying in bed watching this on my phone. Now I have to get up & go down to the cellar to see if my pll jaw pliers are bolted or riveted. Two pairs. Were my dad's. I've been using them for 56 years. Since I was 10.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@bentontool]

Another brilliant video! Thanks.

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Very satisfying edutainment for sure. I enjoyed every second, thanks for the video.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@ponderstibbons3718]

Great 5 minute video ;-) M7 x1 would be considered a fine thread (ISO 13-2), but i can't remember to have seen one in real live yet... Keep on with your great work!

[@ericrichards5862]

Thanks for the video. I'm a tool collector also. The concrete in the handle probably came from using the pliers for tying rebar together on a concrete pour.

[@mrpete222]

You may very well be correct never thought of that

[@michaelamos8271]

I'll be keeping my eye open for a pair of these .

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@ActiveAtom]

Hello mr.pete, we never new about this maker or was ever aware of them. A search after your first video shared these are popular with restorers and sellers buyers and collectors from KZbin and eBay to mention just a few. The names became much more pronounced on the tools in the later years the nickel types. Yes we begin to see a METRIC 7 mm comes into play. Nice little bolt you made there Lyle. Happy about the news Randy shared about you and him. We are happy this is happening. Great story, you brought Rosie the Riveter to this company, huh. like the aerospace rivet change over even though personally we like things we can take apart. Nice to see some Bernard Sargent advertisements in the end, thank you for the share, Lance & Patrick.

[@mrpete222]

I'm glad you like the video. Two days of all, a friend of mine brought over five or six more of these players. All specialized. These will be in a future video. I enjoyed your last video. I am mad at you guys for skipping a week. I don't care if you have nothing to show, you could at least Ramble a little

[@not2fast4u2c]

Mechanical things still fascinate me ..How the jaws work with the slots sliding on the pins is neato ..Enjoyed the ads at the end and learned you can straighten wire in the grooves of the jaws

[@mrpete222]

Yes thanks

[@MrShobar]

The cutting jaws are usually sprung by gripping wire in the cutting portion that is too large (or too hard) and moving the tool laterally while squeezing the handles in an attempt to aid the cutting action. This was a real shortcoming in shearing-type jaws such as these. That's why none of my garden shears work anymore, and my yard is overgrown.

[@mrpete222]

Yes, that is a good analysis of what happens. I have several lopping shears. All the bypass type are sprung. I prefer the Annville type

[@stevef01]

There is nothing 'mundane' about a (good) tool. They have an elegance that arises from their function. Being designed to be as efficient at that function as possible is always very satisfying visually. Furthermore the handling qualities of a good tool are also very satisfying. You just 'want' to pick them up.

[@mrpete222]

Very well stated

[@StageRightvideo]

Thank you for another interesting video Mr Pete, I quite enjoyed this. But at 29:43 I found myself calling out; "Add a packing washer!" worth trying as it could well re-align the cutting blades. Also, my little tip is to make handy containers by simply cutting the top half or third from larger containers such as an empty evapo-rust bottle.

[@mrpete222]

I considered trying to realign those jaws. But did not bother, because Bubba had ruined them with the grinder

[@noakeswalker]

I work mostly in metric thread sizes, and I've never come across a metric 7mm thread either at work or at home in decades ! And more amazing yet, you had an M7 tap to hand :o)

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@noakeswalker]

I agree about the finer pitch of metric threads in general - I must have tapped hundreds of M6x1 holes, and some M8x1.25, but M7 has just never come up :o) Nor M9 for that matter...

[@Rusty_ok]

Very funny at the end “thanks for watching a 5 minute video that took 35 minutes”. The methods to reproduce the parts and restore this old tool was interesting

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@sierraspecialtyauto7049]

Lyle, MSC has 9/32"x32 and 9/32"x40 special thread taps and dies. One of those sizes might come in handy when you start your cottage business repairing Bernard/Sargent pliers.

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@tnekkc]

1) I got parallel pliers off Ebay and did not notice a nut was missing. I milled the nut thinner on the pliers in the Kurt vise. 2) I broke many vises. 20 years ago I got a Columbian 504 on a bench at Boeing surplus. I had to buy the bench for $75 to get the vise. That Seafoam green [Boeing paint] Colombian has been indestructible.

[@pauldevey8628]

Most people probably think you are odd and kooky for your interests. However, this is a safe place for you and the rest of us.

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@keithpattison6763]

Lyle, I have not seen a tool like these in Australia. I am sure that there will be some, so I will keep my eye out a swap meets and see if I can get one. When my Daughter and I were into roller skating, top quality skates had 7mm axles, some with clip axles and some with threaded ends. It was almost impossible to get 7mm nuts here, so we had to import some from skate dealers in the US. For some reason, 7mm is just not used.

[@mrpete222]

It seems to be an oddball size

[@jasonhahn4470]

I have a pair that was made in France had em for years. They look like Bernard's from WWII military issue. No telling how much bite force you can get with the parallel jaw plier. Also these are not stamped they are solid and very heavy. Any ways good morning and thanks for another great vid

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for watching

[@mikenixon9164]

Nice job

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@rogerscottcathey]

I lost a screw in one position of my Bernard and though my dad and granddad's shop had a huge assortment of machine screws, none had the exact thread. Eventually I found one of softer metal that was close and forced it in cross threading the screw but not harming tapped threads . . Of course the original screw was hardened to support the leverage forces, but I typically was only doing light duty work with them. I lost them somewhere in our shop and am sure they wedged behind my half ton carpenter's bench.

[@rogerscottcathey]

. . . mine were gun metal blue

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@rogerscottcathey]

@@mrpete222 : btw: your videos are always well lit. so many restoration videos and shop vids are horribly lit. You could make a video on how you set up lighting and camera work that could benefit millions. :-0

[@wb6uce]

If you remember Pallies (SP?) you must have shopped in G& H sales in Pasadena. War surplus. I had a aircraft clock in my VW van purchased from them.

[@mrpete222]

I only shopped at Pallys through magazine ads. Never had the privilege of being there. But my hometown had a surplus store. I guess every town did back then. I love going in there when I was 10 years old. I bought a canteen

[@cyoung4290]

Thanks for all your efforts, like you I love tools, any tool, can’t help myself... I don’t have “one” of anything... 1/4 in box end? I counted 8, 7/16, I stopped counting at 10, I literally have boxes of “extras “ from yard sales... and I know I’m not alone.

[@mrpete222]

You are a man after my own heart. I have duplicates of everything and I am ashamed of it, LOL

[@samshublom8761]

I absolutely loved this video! I have a Bernard story of my own which is too long to tell here, so I have sent you a letter. Keep up the good work!

[@mrpete222]

I have just acquired 10 more Bernard special pliers. Another video coming soon to a theater near you

[@kabrogan1]

I have a couple pair of the Sargent version in different sizes. Love them. Also have a Sargent hole puncher that has the same geometric function as the pliers, but not sure what it's meant for punching holes in, since it can actually accept material appropriately .25" thick. Very precisely made too.

[@mrpete222]

I will be having one more follow up on these flyers. I just acquired eight more of them. Most are specialized as you just mention

[@markowen7164]

Very interesting. As always. M

[@stanervin6108]

Hardfacing weld buildup on cutters, then regrind to proper alignment and bevel?

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Good morning!

[@mrpete222]

Hello

[@mrc1539]

Lyle, I’m surprised that you didn’t weld a little hard facing on the cutters and then re grind them . I cut up empty antifreeze jugs for my evaporust , they work great and I can get different size containers depending on how I cut them . Just my 2 cents worth . Thanks for the video.

[@mrpete222]

Not worth the effort. There are millions of good pliers out there

[@Chevyv8man1]

Hello Mr Pete, If you want to make those nuts look older then put them into your Evapo-rust and leave them in there for a while (checking the color thru out time) and they will get the gray;/black color that you may be looking for. The longer you keep them in the darker they turn. Hope this helps.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@brianhostak3961]

Love tools !! Doesn't everybody ??

[@christurley391]

Somewhere around here I have a pair of the sewing machine belt splicers. Anyway thanks for the video.

[@mrpete222]

I have one of those on loan. To be shown soon

[@johnapel2856]

What kind of idiot would spend 39:19 minutes watching a video about a pair of stupid pliers? Oh wait... I WOULD! Interesting. The ads at the end were neat. They really showed the advantages of the tool well. Thanks.

[@mrpete222]

Glad you liked it. IaNother one coming up soon. A man just brought six more pairs of these to me.

[@johnapel2856]

mrpete222 Ha! That is known an enabling!

[@bc65925]

24 hours in white vinegar will remove the plating from nuts and bolts. I do that to screws so that I can use them in my forgings and blacken them to match such as hand forged hinges.

[@mrpete222]

I will try that next time

[@kevinwillis9126]

Thanks for sharing sir..

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@matthiastoussaint]

Don't worry Mr Pete. We all suffer from the same condition. It's called 'tooleritis'. There is no cure for that. Just keep acquiring tools to avoid the symptoms from 'tool-withdrawal'. Btw. 7mm metric is an extreme oddball size. I spent most of my life on the metric continent and I believe I've never come across a 7mm bolt. 9mm is odd too, but I've seen those sometime. Common sizes are 2.5-3-4-5-6-8-10-12-16-24 mm. Your 7mm tap is coarse. The fine thread would be 0.5mm I believe.

[@mrpete222]

While in that hardware store, I determined that was an oddball size even for metric

[@1jtolvey]

GREAT VIDEO !!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@johngalt9262]

my dad has a pair of Sargent pliers (no cutter) that he has been using for fishing, since before I was born (they're old) ;)

[@mrpete222]

People love them for their tacklebox

[@Pavinsteelman]

Good morning ! Tell mrs Pete I said Hi !

[@mrpete222]

Thank you, I will

[@jenniferwhite6089]

awesome video's yes they are to a lot of old timers my great-great-grandfather love what you do and as to his collection of tools he has they still useful still have most of the machines they have bought in there days and they are still workable the did send tools for the machine as well and going throw the toolboxes I found the tool for the machines I have started to put back in to a box for the machine just find it easier with the right tools did get a lot of tools from his brother before he passway never throw about how many tools have been made for a machine back then

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@Zorbawon]

Have you tried filler welding the jaws of the pliers followed by grinding, hardening, then tempering?

[@RichieCat4223]

Mr Pete I don't have machines like you at all but I'm a wiz in using a bench grinder, cut off wheels and hand grinder. I could have made those 7mm bolts and nuts. And I do agree to use Evapo Rust and LocTite. Lol. Keep making chips.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you

[@gilvb51]

Great! Now I'll have to find me a Benard:s Great vid Mr. Pete .

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@OldManYoungMind]

Lyle, If you remember me, I'm the retired Police Officer from Chicago that now lives in MS. Anyway you and I being around the same age it made me think when you said you would go to the hardware to see what you can come up with. The other day I needed to get a standard brass fitting and went to the hardware to get it - once there this young boy that acted like he knew something proceeded to put 5 different pieces together to make up what I was looking for. The single fitting I needed would cost me around $10 and the creation this boy came up with was going to cost me about $26 plus it was far larger then the area it needed to fit into - needless to say I went to a different hardware and found what I needed. Ok I'm ranting but I have to ask you - is it disappointing when you go into any hardware today when you compare it to when you went to the hardware years ago? Love your videos, Keep going and God Bless, John

[@mrpete222]

Yes, it is very disappointing. Remember, I worked in a hardware store when I was 16 through 21. I remember the way it is supposed to be