Sick of my crappy Safety Wire Pliers... Just ordered new ones

[Paul_E_D]

Those pliers are worth at least 3 hp!

[Jim]

i like the reversible ones (snap-on) that Degsy has, but i cant justify spending $120+ on a set of pliers when my $30 from S&C work just fine.

[Degsy]

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i like the reversible ones (snap-on) that Degsy has, but i cant justify spending $120+ on a set of pliers when my $30 from S&C work just fine.

Depends how you roll and I roll deep.

[csmutty]

i like the reversible ones (snap-on) that Degsy has, but i cant justify spending $120+ on a set of pliers when my $30 from S&C work just fine.

Fine....is relative.

[Degsy]

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[OreoGaborio]

Depends how you roll and I roll deep.

Balls deep, baby. Balllllllls deep.

[OreoGaborio]

Bump...

Three years later & these things are still the bees knees. Wire cutters still as sharp as the day I got them. Considering how I used to have to buy a new set of the crappy ones every 2-3 seasons, these are easily gonna pay for themselves if they haven't already.

Every once in a while I'll kinda wish that I ordered the smaller 6" Milbar 25w model, but those instances have been far & few between. Usually the larger ones are fine & get the job done a little quicker.

The only thing I gotta watch out for with these is surface rust... it's usually only cosmetic, though and wipes right off with an oily rag.

[Jim]

throwback wedneday

[MFChop]

Hmm might have to check them out this weekend

[MUZ720]

My Blue Point Wire pliers have lasted 25 plus years..... I will quit racing before these stop working.

[OreoGaborio]

*sigh* impulse eBay purchase.... Milbar 25w tiger wave safety wire pliers. 109.99 shipped.

The tiger wave jaws are super hard to find. I've had an eBay alert set up for years and this is maybe the second pair to pop up.

[whynot]

My Robinson twisters have been doing the job for 40-something years.

As they say, "Quality doesn't cost, it pays!"

[OreoGaborio]

BEHOLD! The endangered and elusive Milbar 25w Tiger Wave!

A little surface rust on the jaws but they cleaned up easy enough. These things are MINT!

[jasnmar]

Don't put you eye out with those things

[OreoGaborio]

Ha! Fucker

[isaac_]

What's so special about these?

[The Snowman]

What's so special about these?

Reversible. It comes in handy on some bolts.

[OreoGaborio]

Reversible. It comes in handy on some bolts.

This.

But the really unique thing about them is they have the tiger wave jaws, which don't have any knurling, but if you look again you'll see a waved gripping surface which grabs the wire in a way that doesn't make small nicks in the wire. The regular knurled pliers can scratch the wire which could lead to breakage.

These are REALLY only necessary in aviation applications... totally not needed for what we do.

But they're rad and I like them... because COOL TOOLS!

[Rada]

BEHOLD! The endangered and elusive Milbar 25w Tiger Wave!

A little surface rust on the jaws but they cleaned up easy enough. These things are MINT!

I just came a little

[isaac_]

Looks like the one you already have. Will need to have a closer look. That said, I've tried yours and I don't like them. They're so big and stiff to open compared to my harbor freight one.

[OreoGaborio]

These are 6". My others are 9" (and still getting broken in a little).

[Tas]

But the really special thing about them is they have the tiger wave jaws, which don't have any knurling, but if you look again you'll see a waved gripping surface which grabs the wire in a way that doesn't make small nicks in the wire. The regular knurled pliers can scratch the wire which could lead to breakage.

That's why I do not like the other 99% that are on the market. There is a 9" pair on ebay right now but they have the damn knurling.

Maybe If I make it to the next level then I'll buy myself a pair.

[OreoGaborio]

Yeah the tiger wave are very, very hard to find. I've had an eBay alert set for over a year and I think this is like the first pair that have popped up.

There's really nothing at all wrong w the regular knurled ones. Especially for our application.

[Tas]

I've been thinking about filing my current HF knurls off because of the obvious reasons. If I F them up then no big deal. I just have bigger fish to fry right now.

[csmutty]

Those are pretty sweeeeet. I need those in my life.