The There Are No Stupid Questions Thread

Knipex Adjustable Pliers Wrench the jaws are always parallel.

Forgive my stupid questions (ohh! It's ok to be stupid here! ), but I'm look'n for a better way as well to rotary tool small chunks of copper:

  • what are tongue and groove pliers?
  • how do you guys prevent damaging the rather soft copper of MCPCB's with these kind of pliers with such a small surface area of the MCPCB to access?

tongue and groove pliers (not mine):

I used a piece of paper-and-bubblewrap envelope to protect the MCPCBs. Plastic + paper turned out to be adequate soft jaws material. Though not very durable due to water softening the paper.

Ahh, ok. I'll have to try this next time. Thanx!

Those Knipex at $53 discounted are a big investment, but might be worth buying if I had other uses. But they look like a smooth finish jaw so not sure if they can hold the MCPCB very well.

I got a few locking pliers types, but again not sure bout the teeth and adding cushioning. Some have teeth that are too big, or deep teeth that are hard to cushion. I'll have to see.

Maybe Harbor Freight has something cheaper than the Knipex?

We call tongue and groove pliers “Channel Locks” and locking pliers “Vice Grips,” though that might not be the real names. Never heard them called anything else, but a rose by any name would smell as sweet.

I ordered a Convoy M21C from Banggood. I just checked for an update and I realized that the shipping method says “Ocean Shipping.”

Does that mean the slow boat from China, or could it be the name of a shipping company based out of China that ships by air, and sea.

I think it’s transliterated from Oh Shin Shi Ping.

My first laugh out loud in a few weeks. Thanks! I needed a nice, big laugh out loud.

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Thanks Lightbringer, I have to clean the coffee off my keyboard now. LOL!!! :beer:

I actually just used a pair of channel lock/tongue-and-groove pliers for the first time today for swapping a boat trailer jack… I’m buying some ASAP. SO much faster than setting an adjustable wrench.

Anyone know if the pocket clips are interchangeable between the FW3A and FW21A?

The diameters are different, so no interchangeability.

I used wikipedia to get the name. I knew the polish name, went to the right article and switched language. :slight_smile:

We usually call them slip-joint pliers…. sometimes channel locks. Never heard tongue and groove tho(except for flooring and other wood products) Not sure how big the piece you are trying to hold but I use hemostats(medical pliers) for holding small stuff…… works really well.

I tried that before as well while shrinking a MCPCB from 20 to 10 mm. After adding cushion to the jaws they wouldn’t keep it securely. Maybe a different cushion material would work better but that’s what I came up with quickly. :wink:

Ive used buckskin leather and it worked well

Nitecore D10 Issues

I am based in the UK

A double click on the button should ramp down the light from x (high) to y (off) gradually. Removing the finger from the button should stop the ramping somewhere between x and y.

Mine doesn’t do this. It is either on or off. Does this mean that the circuitry is shot? Is it resettable/repairable or have I just got a single mode torch/flashlight?

Thanks a lot for any words of advice.

What’s the state of development on LEP? Do folks here think it’ll be a killer of LED-throwers? Might some makers combine an LEP (throw) with LED (spill) for the “near perfect” flashlight?

I hope more LEP lights become available, less expensively. I think it will happen, but probably not for quite a while.