Large size circlip pliers!

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Sarah Winfield

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Everyone on this site will know how circlip pliers work.

I am looking for some large circlip pliers to help part one length of track from another. At the moment it is a matter of lifting both pieces at least 3 or 4" and prising them away from each other.

Of course if you have a permanent railway then you don't have to concern yourselves with such mundane things.

Possible alternative suggestion would also be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sarah Winfield
 
Sarah Winfield said:
Everyone on this site will know how circlip pliers work.

I am looking for some large circlip pliers to help part one length of track from another. At the moment it is a matter of lifting both pieces at least 3 or 4" and prising them away from each other.

Of course if you have a permanent railway then you don't have to concern yourselves with such mundane things.

Possible alternative suggestion would also be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sarah Winfield
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Google is your friend ...

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/c/circlip-pliers/
 
Not to sure what you are using circlip pliers for, there are different sizes, but more importantly, internal and external - what's the difference:
External, when squeezed the end move apart, like ordinary pliers/scissors etc
Internal, when squeezed the ends go together, the opposite of external.
 
Think you have your description the wrong way round Jimmy?

My guess is external, and (with a small gap) used to part the rail-ends.. Probably much easier for those with less grip-strength, or age-related ailments?
 
Hoho, takes me back to the miserable days of driving BL products and maintaining them. When it came to brakes dad had the circlip pliers but the little circlip perishers still flew off to the farthest reaches of the carport or garage, never to be seen again :mad:
 
PhilP said:
Think you have your description the wrong way round Jimmy?
My guess is external, and (with a small gap) used to part the rail-ends.. Probably much easier for those with less grip-strength, or age-related ailments?
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I'm sure he has it right, most of it anyway. The circlip either sits on the outside which requires spreading apart to fit or remove or the inside which requires the ends coming together so it get smaller. The inside are like scissors though, that's where the error is so Sarah needs ones that are not like scissors, as you say, external.

Sarah, have you tried a slightly sharpened screwdriver to poke in the gap and wiggle/lever apart?
It should get it some of the way, then turn the screwdriver sideways and wiggle it further.
 
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pugwash said:
Hoho, takes me back to the miserable days of driving BL products and maintaining them. When it came to brakes dad had the circlip pliers but the little circlip perishers still flew off to the farthest reaches of the carport or garage, never to be seen again :mad:
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Yeah, they do that don't they? All the missing circlips huddled together somewhere in missing circlip land. Hmmm, I wonder where that place is? o_O
I have a giant magnet from the back of a PA speaker on a rope that I trawl through the grass. I find long forgotten things from the iron age. :clap:
 
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PhilP said:
Think you have your description the wrong way round Jimmy?

My guess is external, and (with a small gap) used to part the rail-ends.. Probably much easier for those with less grip-strength, or age-related ailments?
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Philip, half right and half wrong:
Internal, when squeezed the ends go together, like ordinary pliers/scissors etc
External, when squeezed the end move apart, the opposite of Internal.
 
Not sure that the pliers will be the best thing. Me I would have the track on some paving slabs, stand on one rail and knock the other out using a piece of 1.5"x1" (or therabouts) Timber in the middle of the sleeprs with a hammer. Pop out it will come.
 
If you use circlip pliers pressing against the ties, I'd worry a bit about damaging the ties, but if you use them alternately as close to the rail as possible I guess that would minimize any possible damage.

If you could get some flat blades, or best something the width between the rails it might be better.

Greg
 
A little bit of lateral thinking has come up with this, we must all have some of these in our modeling arsenal.nhave even seen em at Pound Shops.

Like this it is used for clamping.image.jpeg
But the end can be taken off and putbon the other end to make an inside clamp.image.jpeg
So now you have a gentle controllable push apparterer, no lump hammers required!image.jpeg
 
I should have bought 2 really, then I could have one set as the apparterer and one set for the togetherer.

I only think that far ahead when everything has been put away.

Sarah Winfield
 
dunnyrail said:
A little bit of lateral thinking has come up with this, we must all have some of these in our modeling arsenal.nhave even seen em at Pound Shops.

Like this it is used for clamping.View attachment 237970
But the end can be taken off and putbon the other end to make an inside clamp.View attachment 237971
So now you have a gentle controllable push apparterer, no lump hammers required!View attachment 237972
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Brilliant! :clap:
You simply put that Chinese clamp the wong way. :happy:
 
Paradise said:
Brilliant! :clap:
You simply put that Chinese clamp the wong way. :happy:
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Good job it is ordered on the Internet, and not be telephone...
So many people in China have the same name, you might wing the wong Wong!
:rofl::rofl::rofl:
The old ones are the best! :think:
 
I'm reminded of the scene in the film Lethal Weapon 4, where our two hero cops are rousting the Chinese Tong boss in his restaurant. He is asked if he has any flied lice, to which he replies, it's not flied lice, it's fried rice... You plick..

David
 
Can we please get back to a sensible forum? I've just had a message telling me my £1.85 "large circlip pliers" are on there way from China. A specially chartered 120,000 gwt large container ship is at this very moment winging (that's winging not ringing) it's way from the far-east and has them on board.

Now all work on my wailway has to slow down. Are we being wude to our Chinese fwiends?

I hope the PC police aren't monitoring this!

Sarah Winfield (And I fought off the urge to write Rinfield)
 
Sarah Winfield said:
I should have bought 2 really, then I could have one set as the apparterer and one set for the togetherer.

I only think that far ahead when everything has been put away.

Sarah Winfield
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Do not worry, the next time you are in a pound shop (if indeed you use them) look at the tools more than likely to be some about at some time.
 
I ordered 2 more clamps and they duly arrived from a UK supplier. I guess my one from China is on a slow boat! Oh no, that's a slow boat to China.

Back on track, they are very good value though smaller than I imagined. I can now set one as the "pulleraparterer" and the other as the "pushertogetherer". I'm sorry these aren't original but from another member of this forum.

Shame about our weather as I was hoping to play outside today.

Sarah Winfield
 
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