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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: WhistlingBadger on December 03, 2020, 09:00:46 pm

Title: What does this tool do?
Post by: WhistlingBadger 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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Title: Re: What does this tool do?
Post by: Pat B 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.

Title: Re: What does this tool do?
Post by: dylanholderman 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.

Title: Re: What does this tool do?
Post by: WhistlingBadger 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

Title: Re: What does this tool do?
Post by: Woody roberts 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

Title: Re: What does this tool do?
Post by: sleek 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?