thousand-dollar pliers

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

Would you drop that shtick please?

To keep it WW related, they also have clamps:

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.

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

or anyplace that has a LOT of $$ to waste

Are you correcting me?? ;-)

snipped-for-privacy@aolnojunk.com 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

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

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.

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

snipped-for-privacy@aolnojunk.com 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? :

-- Andy Barss

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!