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KG
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What's this tool?

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I'm going through my Dad's old tools and came across this. I first thought it was snap ring pliers but the prongs aren't positioned the way I would expect them to be. What is it?
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They look like for grabbing and positioning hoses.

https://www.amazon.com/Knipex-3891200-8 ... 000X4OFN6/
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This is a great tool for grabbing hoses and MS21919 dg/wdg clips when bundling electrical looms together. Another aid when using this tool is a inner tube off a push bike [bicycle] cut into slices to make a large width rubber band and stretched over the handles of the 'plyers ' to hold closed while you put the bolt and nut on.
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I knew some of you would know! The prongs are a bit more pointed than the one shown from Amazon but I can see that it would do the same thing. It's cleaned up and in my tool box ready to be used. Thanks!
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They're also useful for pulling/pushing pushrod rubbers off/on the hyd unit flanges.
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Removing soft, fleshy bits from one's hand?
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bagarre wrote:They look like for grabbing and positioning hoses.

https://www.amazon.com/Knipex-3891200-8 ... 000X4OFN6/
Our get THREE at half the price at the Chinese tool store!
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