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From: denniss@kodak.kodak.com (Dennis Schrieber)
Newsgroups: rec.woodworking,trial.rec.metalworking
Subject: Re: Parallel jaw pliers
Summary: Paralle3l jaw pliers
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Date: 12 Oct 90 12:34:37 GMT
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In article <11443@spool.cs.wisc.edu> stuart@rennet.cs.wisc.edu (Stuart Friedberg) writes:
>I'm looking for parallel jaw pliers.  The pairs I have had are the same
>general size and heft as lineman's pliers, but the jaws remain parallel
>through the action of an X-shaped linkage.  At least one pair I've had
>in the past had a wire cutter mounted on the outside of one jaw, that
>worked like a large diagonal cutter, only with the cutting edges at
>right angles to the long axis of the pliers, instead of in-line.
>appreciated.

I just order 2 pair of these yesterday. 
The pliers that you are looking for are commonly found in hunting & fishing catalogs.
I use them as a pistol smithing tool to cut springs. They are made by at least 2 companies that I 
know of: one is Sargents ant the other is Jonny Walker Inc. Brownells (Route 2 Box 1, Montezuma,
Iowa 50171 (515) 623-5401) has them in there catalog in 2 sizes. Hint: you will probably find them
at a better price from 1 of the outfitters such as Gander Mountain, etc.. If you have a problem	send me a email and I'll get you a pair through my distributor.
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