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Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers

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pr Offline Juan el Boricua

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Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
on: July 04, 2025, 03:39:24 PM
As I crumbled away the pelleted fish food, I got curious as of how many (besides me!) others use their pliers in a "weirdly"/unconventional way. Anyone else, or am I alone?!? :shrug:  [ You are not allowed to view this attachment ]  
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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #1 on: July 04, 2025, 04:12:26 PM
Pulling stubborn staples from papers.
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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #2 on: July 04, 2025, 06:17:45 PM
Not alone.  The usefulness of the SAK pliers is limited only by the size of their jaws and one’s imagination.

Unlike most small MT pliers, they can take a very substantial amount of force, especially if applied in their strongest dimension.

The tips are so finely machined and fit that they can easily grasp a single human hair.  So they are handy for personal grooming as well.

I also use them for changing automotive fuses.  They are outstanding in that application.
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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #3 on: July 04, 2025, 09:06:21 PM
I agree completely.  I've used mine to clear jammed staples, loosen battery connections, lift heater grates, etc.  They're very handy! 
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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #4 on: July 05, 2025, 01:56:15 AM
Great idea for a thread!  Although I don't have any pictures, I've used my SAK pliers to pull stubborn slivers from fingers and toes.  I actually find they work a little better than the scale tool tweezers!
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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #5 on: July 05, 2025, 05:00:33 PM
TJ, nj, Barry, Myron; thanks! :hatsoff:

I'll be copying the fuse-puller idea! :hatsoff: :cheers:
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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #6 on: July 05, 2025, 07:58:56 PM
I just used mine to pull a broken plastic latch piece out of a keyboard key mechanism.  The grip was just right, not sloipy and not too large to reach in the mechanism.
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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #7 on: July 13, 2025, 05:02:51 PM
I've used mine to pull apart stubborn food wrappers, pluck nose hairs..
I knew my wife was a keeper when she transitioned from calling it a knife thingy to a multi-tool.

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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #8 on: July 13, 2025, 05:27:53 PM
TJ, you're a lot braver than me! :surrender:
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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #9 on: July 13, 2025, 05:52:55 PM
Quote from: ToolJoe on July 13, 2025, 05:02:51 PM
pluck nose hairs
:rofl:
Ditto, though I was trying to be a bit more delicate earlier and simply say “personal grooming”.
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Re: Unconventional uses of your SAK pliers
Reply #10 on: July 17, 2025, 04:30:05 PM
Quote from: ToolJoe on July 13, 2025, 05:02:51 PM
I've used mine to pull apart stubborn food wrappers, pluck nose hairs..

My eyes are watering just reading that...
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