Old or cheap soft pliers made from bad metal can not be thrown away, but converted into another specialized tool. There are many options for such homemade devices that are really useful in the workshop. Some of these tools can only be made, as they are not for sale.
1. Hose tension clamp
It is necessary to weld the jaws of the pliers to the inner race of the bearing with a diameter of 20 mm.
Then it is cut in half into half rings.
The result is a tool for gripping and pulling the hose onto fittings or pipes. It is suitable for a diameter of 20-25 mm.
2. Circlip puller
Nuts with screwed-in sharpened short pins are welded to the jaws of the pliers.
The edges of the latter need to be heated red-hot and hardened in oil.
This tool can be used to stretch and remove retaining springs.
You can also tighten the grinder discs.
3. Universal wrench
Strips are welded to one cheek of the pliers on the sides.
A nut and bolt are welded to their edge.
You need to weld a piece of strip to the head of the latter in order to rotate it by hand.
As a result, the bolt can be used to clamp the jaws of the pliers. This allows them to be used as a wrench. This tool will be especially useful if you need to unscrew a bolt with licked edges.
4. Bar bender
It is required to weld the halves of the pipe cut along the length, turned in one direction, to the jaws of the long-nose pliers.
This tool allows you to bend even rings and springs from wire.
5. Rotary pliers
The handles of the pliers are cut off.
Holes are drilled in the protrusions remaining from them and threads are cut.
A piece of square rod 10-20 mm long is welded to the cut handle. Holes are drilled in the extended edges. The handles are then screwed to the main part of the pliers.
The tool is now rotary.
6. 3 in 1: pliers, axe, hammer
A hammer head is welded to one jaw of the pliers, and a blade cut from a circular saw is welded to the second.
The result is a universal tool for hiking or doing small jobs. It can be used as pliers, as well as hammering and chopping.
7. Marking compass
The hinge on the wire cutters or pliers needs to be drilled out.
The edges of the handles are then sharpened and their sharp edges are hardened in oil.
The disconnected halves are connected back, but with a bolt and a wing nut.
The result is a marking compass.
8. End nail pliers
A segment is cut out in the inner race of the bearing.
Instead, the jaws of the pliers are welded in. Next, the clip is cut in half, and the edges of the cuts are sharpened.
The result is end pliers for pulling out nails and cutting through wires.
9.Holder for trimming pipes and rods with a grinder
This tool requires clamping pliers. A hole is drilled into them, into which a machined pin with a bushing and a spring is inserted.
The edge of the finger is welded into the pliers.
A strip is welded to the bushing on the pin. A hole is made in it to screw the angle grinder. For reliability, the body of the angle grinder is additionally attracted to the strip with a clamp.
Such a tool can be used to fix the grinder when cutting pipes, fittings, and rods. Thanks to him, the cuts will be smooth. This will help if you don't have a miter saw.
10. Clamp pliers
You will need to cut the outer race of the large bearing in half.
The halves are joined, and the nuts on the bolt are welded to them.
Then a handle from a bent square is welded to each of them.
Between the handles you need to weld hooks for the spring and tighten it. The result is a quick-release locksmith clamp, which can also be used as pliers.
