Franko, you are a mindreader. After reading David's text that was exactly what I envisaged. Seriously, a sketch or photo would go a long way to explain this tool which sounds as if it could be very handy.
John.
John.
I tried porting your sketch over to SolidWorks to make a solid model and SolidsWorks blew up!David, I studied your post carefully and drew a sketch of what I perceived you, with thoughtful great effort and thoroughness, described.
I think it's called a blivet or a poiuyt.
How close did I come? Does it look something like this?
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From the link that mikegt sent, you can read that these clips were not designed to fit in grooves:
Seeger grip rings are designed for the assembly on shafts without a groove. ...
So it would seem that these clips would normaly go straight on the shaft. If they are in a groove you would apply too much pressure on them to stretch them out of the groove and they would bend.
I tried porting your sketch over to SolidWorks to make a solid model and SolidsWorks blew up!
My new Shars scissor type knurling tool arrived today.
I think they are called G-type retaining rings.
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Franko, you are a mindreader. After reading David's text that was exactly what I envisaged. Seriously, a sketch or photo would go a long way to explain this tool which sounds as if it could be very handy.
John.
David, I studied your post carefully and drew a sketch of what I perceived you, with thoughtful great effort and thoroughness, described.
I think it's called a blivet or a poiuyt.
How close did I come? Does it look something like this?
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DavidClick on the link in my other post it takes you to a tool shop click the picture and hey presto you get a look at the three legged circlip pliers and assorted tips
They are brilliant as a tool to use in one hand , squeezing the left hand and centre handle one way opens a circlip , squeeze the center and the right hand lever and it closes it up.
Great tool and I still have mine from 40 years ago that I purchased during my carburetor rebuilding days. BobThose E clips are very easy to remove install and also loose. Those of us in the carburetor rebuilding shops used to call retaining pins "Jesus" Clips. Because that was part of the sentence they yelled out loud when it popped off and went flying. I use a Lisle Jesus clip tool that I've had since I was a teenager.View attachment 106748 View attachment 106749Works on small E clips too.