LOL! Been there, done that! :)

That just solved my problem. Wow, maybe this is just as good as a ratcheting master snap ring plier tool. Thanks Cpudoc!

Old snap rings never die, they fly to go hang out with the 10mm wrenches

Thanks! :)

You're welcome! It works great as long as you don't have to reach down into something.

Thanks! Not too long of a think, actually. My inspiration came from trying the pins with the vise grip, and after a little bit of fiddling, I thought how welding it on to the vice grips would work so much better. On the drive to the hardware store, I was hit by the idea of drilling holes in pliers.

Awesome!

Thanks again Eddy! :)

I'll have to keep that idea in my head, too! :)

Seems like I just ground down one side of the point so I still had the needle on the end of the snoot. And when you took the temper out of those Chanel-lock looking pliers I thought all you'd have to do was lay them out in the sun a few minutes, but I suppose the plastic on the handles would've melted off.

Thanks! :)

I like the idea of putting a few different holes in the pliers!

Roll pins sounds like a good idea!

He sure does!

Thanks! :)

You're welcome Jim! I heard on the news there's more volcanic activity in your "area." Stay safe!

I think you are confusing Greenland with Iceland (a common occurrence). I'm up here with the "Eskimos" and if you google "volcanic activity in Greenland" you'll read that there is zero. I am though happy you read my comment and replied. Look that tupilaq straight in the eye and tell it you are sorry. hehe

Yes, I've got them switched! Sorry! :)

@@jimmilne19 I get Greenland and Devon Island mixed up when trying to figure out which one NASA is using to fake the Mars missions. I wonder where NASA got the petrified moon rocks?

Ross G ....I just did this exact thing and it worked so well! Here I thought I had an original idea!

That technique is called a "spanish windlass." It's a very interesting idea but I've never gotten it to work on a circlip. The problems were: (1) not enough space in the snap ring holes to run enough loops of wire, considering the strength/stiffness of the snap ring, and (2) not enough space to spin whatever you need to twist the wire.

It was! Thanks!

I could see that working well for the ones deep down in something! :)

It's only 14 miles round trip to the hardware store now. Used to be a little over 70 round trip!

Interesting. I might have to test a couple drills and see.

if you need a longer drill, you can use another drill to drill a hole in the soft end and bond in an extension.The idea of a soft end is allow the hardened jaws of the chuck to grip. Hard jaws don't grip hard things too well.

Thanks!

Thanks!

The annealing (burning) takes the hardness out of metal and makes it soft enough to drill through. It's a "reverse tempering" process.

@@WideVisionMetalFab ahhh thanks! How do you know when it's hot enough? And do you have to do anything special in the cooling process?

@@justtisha It's a bit of a science. Generally, I heat the steel until it turns purple, then let it cool slowly. Often just leaving it to cool on it's own is fine but sometimes it needs to be buried in something that will keep it warmer longer, like wood ash or a welding blanket. Some times the steel has to be heated to the point of it starting to turn red, then allowed to cool very slowly. If you have something hard that needs a hole drilled in it, start by heating it to purple, let it cool naturally, then try to drill it.

Thanks! I'll give him few scratchings for you! :)

As in, you can squeeze in on handles and it will bring together the tip.

Thanks for sharing! That might be useful someday, as sometimes I can't find the correct spanner for hydraulic cylinder glands.