Adam Savage’s Favorite Tools: Wire Twisting Pliers!
Adam loves discovering new tools by watching other craftspeople at work, even if there aren’t immediate projects or tasks in need of that tool. Having a unique tool like a pair of wire twisting pliers isn’t about having it handy all the time, but it’s part of understanding how things are put together in the world. In this case, the twisted safety wires you may find holding screws in place under aircraft or military hardware. Here’s how those are made!
5 thoughts on “Adam Savage’s Favorite Tools: Wire Twisting Pliers!”
Leave a Reply
Show And Tell
MythBusters’ Rocket Car Rockets!
For Adam, these stacks of spent rockets from JATO Rocket Car…
Behind the Attraction – This is Only a Test 610 – …
Jeremy returns his week down in Southern California and reports back on his visit to Galaxy's Edge, Universal Studios Hollywood, and the EV road trip getting there. We also have more thoughts on the Steam Deck, discuss the first hands-on reports of the Playdate handheld, and awe at PlayStation 5's record-breaking sales. Plus, some Oculus …
Culture
MythBusters’ ROBOSHARK Returns!
The MythBusters traveling exhibition has closed, and its art…
Tech
Weird and Wonderful Vintage Analog Clocks!
Sean Charlesworth from Tested shares one of his passion proj…
Tech
How We Manage All Our Video Footage + Edit Off a N…
Tested's head of production Joey Fameli explains how he rece…
Show And Tell
Iron Man, Stranger Things, and Transformers at Sid…
One collectibles company making amazing figures from fan-fav…
Tech
Framework Modular Laptop Assembly and Teardown Rev…
Framework Modular Laptop Assembly and Teardown Review!
Show And Tell
Hot Toys Prototype Figures at Sideshow Con 2021!
Norm can barely contain himself as he gets up close with a w…
Steam Deck – This is Only a Test 609 – 7/22/21
Dan Stapleton from IGN joins us this week to break down the announcement of the Steam Deck as we talk through Valve's forays into making and selling hardware. From the hardware's potential to the pre-order system designed to thwart scalpers, we discuss who this new handheld is designed for and our hopes for it. Plus, a spoiler-filled reca…
Real world use case: replacing the factory bolts that hold the blades onto SDS-Plus and SDS-Max scrapers. All the threadlock in the world is no match for those vibrations when you’re trying to bust the thinset off a concrete slab.
First time I saw one used I was in the USAF in 1973 working on the F-4D as a Weapon Control System Repairman. We called the tool a “safety wire twister”. Only a few screws (or bolts) on the radar package required such a security mechanism. Some of these screws even had to be installed by a QC Tech who would have to add a metal seal to the end of the safety wire. The seal had the QC tech’s ID number embossed in it in order to verify whom had performed the task. If something went wrong with the fastener, the investigators would have a pointer to the last person who had touched it.
They are called Safety Wire Pliers. In most applications you use a stainless steel wire to safety a nut, bolt or both.
I lost count at the amount of times I cut myself with safety wire.
Here is a good video showing how these are used in aviation: https://youtu.be/OwFjUX6SaY8