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Screwdrivers with interchangeable heads are available. Why not pliers? Linesman's pliers, longnose pliers, side cutters etc could all be made available, just by changing jaws. The handles would need sturdy hardened dowels onto which the jaws could be fitted.
searched: interchangeable pliers
http://www.sabertoo...s-4-in-1-large.html
Admittedly, not the most taxing search ever performed by human hands... [half, Apr 14 2006]
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Go on, you try carrying four pairs of pliers in one pocket? |
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I always plier them with alcohol - that's my best
interchangeable tip. Works every time no matter how
hard and sturdy their jaws are. + |
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Don't hate the plier, david - hate the
game. |
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Interesting idea but i think this would just be another small thing to lose in the workshop. |
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The plier tips could be stored in the handles, so they are close by and don't get lost. Good idea+ |
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What happened to the links? |
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[2 fries] Dunno - I didn't delete them... |
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I believe you. Thousands might not, but I do. |
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Not quite the exact implementation, but close enough for me. Sabertooth Max Force 4 in 1 pliers. (link) |
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(Makes note) Search before posting. The guy behind the above link, he believed his interchangeable pliers idea was unique too. In his case, he was probably right. In mine... (wanders off, head down) |
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(edit: wanders back again) On another note, [2 fries], were the missing links to similar products to the above? I would like to make clear that I did not resort to deleting links that proved my idea wasn't original. I'm genuinely mystified, to be honest. |
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They were my links. I deleted them. My second favorite thing about the 'bakery is participating in brainstorming activity that infrequently occurs here. I thought maybe some ensuing discussion might be more interesting than me proving that I can type words in to a search engine. |
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My quick links and tendency to point out obstacles that would need to be overcome in making these ideas realities likely take a lot of the fun out of this place for a lot of people who don't take the ideas so seriously. |
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Fortunately for me and for the halfbakery, in the process of pursuing some of my own inventions, I have found a venue in which I sometimes get to brainstorm real inventions in their formative stages. Turns out, I'm not completely useless at it. |
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//Turns out, I'm not completely useless at it.// gonna embroider that and frame it! |
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[half] where? Most intrigued. |
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At an "inventor's association" that happens to meet a few miles from my house. It's a not-for-profit operation that supports the little guy inventor by sharing experience, knowledge, contacts, resources, etc. |
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There may be something like it near you. |
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