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Yes, they are an easily used, cheap tool and as with with many tools you find other things you can wire up. One word of caution, if used carefully they work fantastically, if not you end up with 3/4 of a boot and a nice black rubber hair bobble, OK if you sport a pony tail.
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I used to be a long time ago an Aircraft engineer and we used lock wire on everything, for the first few times you can create some amazingly deep cuts in your hands with lock wire but once you have learnt the technique it is as you say the tool and lock wire has a lot of uses.
I am lucky enough to still have some lock wire pliers I had from 30 years ago, if you can afford it buy a good set and they will see you out. Always use Stainless Lock wire for obvious reasons. |
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25th May 2021, 16:00 | #14 |
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Hi, I just wanted to post an update in case it helps any members in the future. I purchased two different boots in case I got stuck. Boot number 4 from balljointboots and also a boot for a volvo 240 which I for some reason thought might work too. I ended up putting the one from balljointboots on. The boot was perhaps slightly too "tall" but with a bit of persuasion you can make it work and it works well. The volvo boot was a no go and was too small IMHO.
Thank you for the recommendation for lockwire. I purchased some lockwire pliers and I've got to say... Not only do they work well, they're also really cool |
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