Cotter pin tool

Mike V. Florida

Mike V. Florida

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We have seen these here on the 'barn. Some made the tool to help set cotter pins, some bought them. You look at it and say ok big deal, I've bent thousands of cotter/split pins without such a tool (at least I have).

Well, I had a few bucks to go for a discount and I bought this one.

Holy crap how did I every do without one. OMG it is a breeze to set them on the roller pins, shaft pins, and the like.

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Mike V. Florida said:
We have seen these here on the 'barn. Some made the tool to help set cotter pins, some bought them. You look at it and say ok big deal, I've bent thousands of cotter/split pins without such a tool (at least I have).

Well, I had a few bucks to go for a discount and I bought this one.

Holy crap how did I every do without one. OMG it is a breeze to set them on the roller pins, shaft pins, and the like.

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Thanks for the positive comment Mike, that tool is my original design and was first written up in The Model A News. About 6 or so of my creations are currently carried by most Model A suppliers. Rainmaker Ron
 
I still don't see how it splits the cotter pin. Can some show a slide-by-slide progression on how it works?
 
Rainmaker Ron:

What are the other creations that you have come up with?


BTW - I do have one of the cotter pin tools
 
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clo2jim said:
Rainmaker Ron:

What are the other creations that you have come up with?


BTW - I do have one on the cotter pin tools
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As Tom Wesenberg mentioned, both the head puller and distributor puller are from my 1982 design. The jeweled headlight and cowl light visors seen all over the world are my product. The stainless steel flag holder clip secured by the bumper clamp is my design as is the radiator quail flag holder. The latest product is a combination head and distributor puller marketed exclusively by Snyders. see page A 121 of the 2016 catalog. I could relate the history of the leakless water pump nut and electric gas valve kit but that is another story.
Rainmaker Ron
 
BILL WILLIAMSON said:
Redbird,
It just holds the head of the pin, while you bend & trim the ends. It's very KIND to OLD fingers!
Bill Olllld
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Hey Bill,
Sadly the local hardware types of stores are all now selling the China made cotter pins. They are so not carbon steel! More like aluminum or tin...but they all do come in a nice plastic tackle box to justify the cost. :D

Corporate retail America probably did this for us old guys so that you could now have a small child bend the cotter pins over easily with their fingers. Also no cotter pin tool then required. Sorry Ron. It is much easier to have a small child work on your brake rods then us all sliding under the car :rolleyes:

Seriously though, please everyone get some good high quality industrial quality cotter pins for your A as your life may depend on them!!!
 
I built my own cotter pin set from USA made cotter pins:
 

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