thousand-dollar pliers

[eag111]

ok, maybe i have too much time on my hands...but I came across this on Amazon (if link doesn't work, go to amazon, tools and hardware dept., search for "pliers" and then sort by "price, highest to lowest".... who uses these, anyway?

[builderstan]

would love to hazard a guess, but I'm afraid Doug Miller would just correct me.

[gw]

Based on the description, I'm going to hazard a guess that the biggest buyer would be the 'gummint'. Probably used to install $5000 toilet seats.

[Dave]

Well, they might use it at the same place you would use a 68lb, $3,564.76 wrench. I decided against because Gift-wrapping was not available...

Dave

[Locutus]

> I would love to hazard a guess, but I'm afraid Doug Miller would just > correct me.

Would you drop that shtick please?

[gw]

To keep it WW related, they also have clamps:

a lot to leave out the beryllium, it would seem. At least OSHA's happy. These should cut down on the woodshop dust explosions while using the drill press.

>>> Well, they might use it at the same place you would use a 68lb, $3,564.76 > wrench. >

> However, I decided against because Gift-wrapping was not available... >

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Plenty of people in certain industries

From the description: a.. Non-Sparking, Non-Magnetic, Corrosion-Resistant a.. Meets OSHA and NFPA Requirements For Use in Hazardous, Flammable or Combustible Environments

Sounds perfect for oil rigs, oil refineries, chemical plants., etc.

[gfretwell]

beryllium so I guess I am going to die. I notice these don't have any.

[Vic Baron]

>>> Plenty of people in certain industries

or anyplace that has a LOT of $$ to waste

[Saudade]

's just for openers..... Click the link "Other products by AMPCO ", then sort from high price to low.......

[builderstan]

>

Are you correcting me?? ;-)

[M Berger]

[Leon]

I was almost going to get a pair until I saw that Gift Wrapping was NOT available.

[Lew Hodgett]

[e-mail] wrote: > ok, maybe i have too much time on my hands...but I came across this on > Amazon (if link doesn't work, go to amazon, tools and hardware dept., > search for "pliers" and then sort by "price, highest to lowest".... > who uses these, anyway?

First place that comes to mind is an oil platform.

After that start thinking about places that have a NEMA 7, Class I, Div I rating.

After that NEMA 9 (Dust)

If the place can go "boom", they need these kinds of tools.

Lew

[shooter]

think the reason they are priced so high is because they have a lifetime warranty. Kinda makes you appreciate Craftsman a little more. : )

[Leuf]

It's important not to have the beryllium for when you leave it lying on the kitchen table and SWMBO uses it to debone a chicken.

-Leuf

[Andy Dingley]

Non-sparking is fairly cheap - just use beryllium bronze.

However beryllium is toxic, so gets a bad press these days. Now the material of choice is aluminium bronze, which is an absolute bear to machine, hence the high price.

Also no-one is buying these out of their own pocket.

[Gerald Ross]

And gift wrapping is not available for this item. That sucks!

[Andrew Barss]

[e-mail] wrote: : ok, maybe i have too much time on my hands...but I came across this on : Amazon (if link doesn't work, go to amazon, tools and hardware dept., : search for "pliers" and then sort by "price, highest to lowest".... : who uses these, anyway? :

you can never have enough clamps!:

you need to make your own handle.

-- Andy Barss

[eag111]

OK....I went the the website, and there's a list of dozens of potential applications...a small sample: Alcohol Industries Ammunition, Missile & Explosives Plants Automotive Plants (Spray Booth) Bakery's Breweries & Distilleries Chemical Manufacturing Fabricated Metal Products Fertilizer Plants Flammable Materials Manufacturing, Handling and Warehousing Flour Mills Furniture Manufacturers (Varnish and Painting handling) Gas Plants & Coke By-Products Glass Manufacturers Glue Factories Ink Industries Insulation Manufacturing Leather Products (Tanneries) Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)

....but still!