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Offline WhistlingBadger

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What does this tool do?
« on: December 03, 2020, 09:00:46 pm »
Found this in the garage.  Anybody know what it's for?  Best guess so far came from my father in law:  It's to hold your doritos bag closed when you make a bathroom trip during half time.

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Offline Pat B

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Re: What does this tool do?
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2020, 09:04:37 pm »
Maybe used for pulling leather over a shoe last or possibly a hand held sheet metal break.
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Offline dylanholderman

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Re: What does this tool do?
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2020, 09:56:56 pm »
Looks to me like a sheet metal break, I’ve had to make basically the same thing at work for one off forming operations.

Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: What does this tool do?
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2020, 07:07:10 am »
Yep, I think you two are right.   Looks like companies call them "seamer tongs."  For bending sheet metal.

Thanks for helping me solve a mystery!

Thomas
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Offline Woody roberts

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Re: What does this tool do?
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2020, 04:32:53 pm »
Also known as a duck bill. At least that’s what the HVAC guys around here call them

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Re: What does this tool do?
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2020, 07:07:40 pm »
Oversized duck bill pliers. But not much good for a break without radiused edges. How would it compensate for minimum bend radius otherwise?
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