Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
h a l f b a k e r y
"It would work, if you can find alternatives to each of the steps involved in this process."

idea: add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random

meta: news, help, about, links, report a problem

account: browse anonymously, or get an account and write.

user:
pass:
register,


                               

Interchangeable plier tips
  (+10, -1)(+10, -1)
(+10, -1) 		  [vote for,
against]

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.
—david_scothern, Apr 08 2006

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]

Please log in.
If you're not logged in, you can see what this page looks like, but you will not be able to add anything.
Short name, e.g., Bob's Coffee
Destination URL. E.g., https://www.coffee.com/
Description (displayed with the short name and URL.)






       Go on, you try carrying four pairs of pliers in one pocket?
—david_scothern, Apr 08 2006
   

       I always plier them with alcohol - that's my best interchangeable tip. Works every time no matter how hard and sturdy their jaws are. +
—xenzag, Apr 08 2006
   

       Don't hate the plier, david - hate the game.
—bungston, Apr 09 2006
   

       Interesting idea but i think this would just be another small thing to lose in the workshop.
—Antegrity, Apr 09 2006
   

       The plier tips could be stored in the handles, so they are close by and don't get lost. Good idea+
—zeno, Apr 09 2006
   

       What happened to the links?   

       [2 fries] Dunno - I didn't delete them...
—david_scothern, Apr 09 2006
   

       I believe you. Thousands might not, but I do.   

       Not quite the exact implementation, but close enough for me. Sabertooth Max Force 4 in 1 pliers. (link)
—half, Apr 14 2006
   

       (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)   

       (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.
—david_scothern, Apr 17 2006
   

       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.   

       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.   

       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.
—half, Apr 17 2006
   

       //Turns out, I'm not completely useless at it.// gonna embroider that and frame it!
—po, Apr 17 2006
   

       [half] where? Most intrigued.
—david_scothern, Apr 20 2006
   

       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.   

       There may be something like it near you.
—half, Apr 20 2006
   


 

back: main index
business  computer  culture  fashion  food  halfbakery  home  other  product  public  science  sport  vehicle