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Telephone Identification, Repair & Restoration => Telephone Tools, Workshops, Tool Identification and Other => Topic started by: AL_as_needed on February 22, 2017, 08:29:30 PM

Title: Tiny tools!
Post by: AL_as_needed on February 22, 2017, 08:29:30 PM
Saw these today in a co-workers tool bag and couldnt help playing with them. Watch and dial mech repairs just got a bit more channel lock-y.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: Jim Stettler on February 22, 2017, 09:19:06 PM
I have several pair of small "pump" pliers. I go thru phases of carrying them around. They are a very worthwhile tool to have in your pocket or pouch.

My dad was a mechanic, he always carried a small pair of "water-pump" pliers (channel-locks). He had swapped them around , I think he had 3 pair, He carried  pliers and a pocket knife for as long as I can remember, until the end.


JMO,
Jim S.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: HarrySmith on February 23, 2017, 09:21:09 PM
I have 2 in my telephone tools box. There are 2 or 3 larger ones in my car tool box.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: andre_janew on February 24, 2017, 01:29:13 PM
I didn't know they made them that small!
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: AL_as_needed on February 26, 2017, 04:10:58 PM
Quote from: Jim S. on February 22, 2017, 09:19:06 PM
My dad was a mechanic, he always carried a small pair of "water-pump" pliers (channel-locks). He had swapped them around , I think he had 3 pair, He carried  pliers and a pocket knife for as long as I can remember, until the end.

My grandfather, and myself more recently, have always carried a knife and one of those pen-sized screw driver sets (the ones with the inter-changeable ends). Never know what needs fixing! Would be interesting to hear what we all on CRPF carry day to day.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: 19and41 on March 01, 2017, 03:51:06 PM
That little fellow looks like my coconut cracker when it was a baby!  ;D
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: Dave F on March 02, 2017, 12:45:38 PM
Not normally used for telephones (except maybe in extreme situations!), but still a cool "tiny tool", here is one of my favorites:  Ridgid 6" pipe wrench.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: ..... on March 05, 2017, 08:20:10 PM
I'll throw in my mini Vise-Grips. These tiny pliers come in handy when clapping in tight places is needed.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: Pourme on March 05, 2017, 08:32:09 PM
I want "tiny tools"....

You all cost me so much money!
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: 19and41 on March 05, 2017, 09:08:50 PM
This little guy was my "play" tool when I was about 5 or 6.  I hung onto it through grade school, high school, the Army and the nearly 40 years since.

Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: Jim Stettler on March 06, 2017, 07:10:51 PM
I used to carry a 3"  Craftsman (crescent) Adjustable end wrench for many years.
When it comes down to it:
Tiny channel locks are handier than tiny crescent wrenches, However, any tiny tool is handier than you would expect.

JMO,
Jim S.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: 19and41 on March 06, 2017, 08:03:19 PM
Those little channel locks must be ideal for type "F" connestors.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: Jim Stettler on March 06, 2017, 08:10:58 PM
It is funny, I never tried them on "f" connectors,  I had a small combination wrench for those. I agree that small channel locks would work great on them.
Jim S.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: 19and41 on March 06, 2017, 08:23:40 PM
I used to work with cable RF distribution systems and there were a lot of close quarters connector groups on a lot of that old stuff.  Fortunately now for us it's all fiber optic based.  When I started we had a massive network supporting less than 1000 cameras.  Now it is over 3500.  With nothing going on it's "big brother",  when someone is aiming to conk you out for your poke, there are not enough.   :D
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: Whitcrane76 on March 31, 2019, 11:36:58 PM
How about antique tiny tools? The little ones not a telephone tool, but the Bell System did have monkey wrenches.
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: AL_as_needed on June 15, 2019, 04:05:54 PM
Whitecrane76: is that larger wrench a "Pexto" brand wrench? It looks almost identical to one I have(and use all the time) that was stamped for New York Central RR/NYCRR
Title: Re: Tiny tools!
Post by: Whitcrane76 on June 15, 2019, 04:42:42 PM
Quote from: AL_as_needed on June 15, 2019, 04:05:54 PM
Whitecrane76: is that larger wrench a "Pexto" brand wrench? It looks almost identical to one I have(and use all the time) that was stamped for New York Central RR/NYCRR

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