thousand-dollar pliers

[Andy Dingley]

Several of my sparkless and non-damaging tools came from eBay.

I particularly liked the one described as "CuBe brand, freshly polished"!

[HDRDTD]

Did I read that right? a wrench that's only 6" long but weighs 68lbs???

Or is it a wrench that fits a 6" nut.? Then I could understand the 68lbs.

>>> 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... >

[J. Clarke]

I suspect that the "beryllium-free" part is what makes them so expensive--beryllium copper is normally used in those applications and it's expensive enough.

[J. Clarke]

Anybody who works around gas wells and the like would use them. If you've ever seen a gas well fire you'll know why.

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[Zz Yzx]

I like the way they price it out to the penny: "$1098.86".

I was gonna' buy it at $1098.85, but no way I'm gonna pay $1098.86......."

-Zz

[Buddy Matlosz]

Who are they kidding? You can buy the Harbor Freight equivalent for $850.00.

B.

[Mark & Juanita]

in 1 to 2 MONTHS! Dangit, I need it for my explosive environment *now*, not in one or two months. :-)

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[Steve]

>>>> 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... >>

I think it fits a 6" nut. The kind used to attach the well head to the well pipe in a gas or oil well. You definitely want something that won't make sparks in that environment. Ever seen the John Wayne move "Hellfighters?"

--Steve

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Yep, I use one when I empty the bag on my dust collector.

[W Canaday]

time back I was working for a company that made a test stand for fighter jet fuel pumps. It had a 60,000 rpm output shaft running off zero-lag gearing using pressurized lubrication and the exterior housing was made of 1 1/2" cast meehanite to keep the pieces inside on the day that the bearings eventually fail. I imagine the guys who work in that facility know all about these sorts of tools.