Difficulties gripping & holding? A cool microcoil tool

[Yasumi]

Hi Friends, 

Sorry if this has been posted before. 

I may not be the only one who has difficulties grabbing stuff and holding them still, whether because of arthritis, carpal tunnel etc. So, making a microcoil with tweezers was painful even to look at. 

I bought this little tool from FastTech. For a whopping 3.5 Euros, should be £2.7 or thereabouts. I was so certain it would be junk. Couldn't have been more wrong. 



Here's the link

The handle is actually excellent. Sturdy, heavy enough, doesn't slip, doesn't require too much pressure to stay shut. But what amazes me is the blades. They were originally designed to cut and peel wires, so I was expecting something super light. It's not. It's massive. 

This is a great tool to grab a coil, press it together and keep it pressed without damaging it. And considering the solid metal of the blades, I'll be vaping in me grave before I make enough microcoils to warp them. 

Added bonus : it works fine for removing the dropper off liquid bottles, when you want to pour liquid back into the bottle. As opposed to ruining your nails, or treating your sink...

Hope this helps! 

[a1laserboy]

Its great to find tools to make like easier when you suffer from arthritis It can be a real pain in the butt! soft bottles for juice are a godsend also

[Yasumi]

Jun 8, 2014 20:00:21 GMT a1laserboy said:

Its great to find tools to make like easier when you suffer from arthritis It can be a real pain in the butt! soft bottles for juice are a godsend also

I know exactly what you mean, a1laserboy! For the juice, here is what saves my life : 


Not sure of the English name. In French it's a "pipette Pasteur". Classic ones will hold 3 ml. Medical-grade pipettes will last for a year or so. Just get rid of the dropper and you're set.

[Deleted]

Bought a set of these off flebay.
Sell closing which means you can compress your coil while torching it and then put it down to cool off while you get on with something else.

[djs]

parfait Yasumi

[cHooBeyDoo]

Jun 8, 2014 19:25:16 GMT Yasumi said:

Here's the link

A Bahco clone

[djs]

Jun 8, 2014 21:03:39 GMT cHooBeyDoo said:

A Bahco clone

Talking of Bahco. I have a box by them I swapped for £10 of e-liquid.

I might take it to Vapefest and see if it's any good for someone.

It's a jolly nice box...

[cHooBeyDoo]

Jun 8, 2014 21:11:13 GMT djs said:

Talking of Bahco. I have a box by them I swapped for £10 of e-liquid.

I might take it to Vapefest and see if it's any good for someone.

It's a jolly nice box...

I use Bahco tools at work, have a 1/4 inch socket set thats years old and still going strong, great tools IMO!

[southbay]

Jun 8, 2014 20:56:27 GMT @windows said:

Bought a set of these off flebay.
Sell closing which means you can compress your coil while torching it and then put it down to cool off while you get on with something else.

I bought this set of Amazon for a fiver delivered, the 'automatic' ones are a life saver and excellent for compressing coils whilst torching. Perfect coil everytime, plus these are all so useful for different RDAs and coils.

[ronaldo]

I use bahco tools at work it is my fav make of tools good quality and prices

[ronaldo]

Jun 8, 2014 21:11:13 GMT djs said:

Jun 8, 2014 21:03:39 GMT cHooBeyDoo said:

A Bahco clone

Talking of Bahco. I have a box by them I swapped for £10 of e-liquid.

I might take it to Vapefest and see if it's any good for someone.

It's a jolly nice box...

I have a few bahco boxes very good cant have enough of them keep my components wires and small meters in mine