Medical scissor-type pliers?

gmdepp

Hey all,

I worked at a place that had one of the best PC tech tool I have ever used. They looked like large medical scissors, but the tips were pliers. They locked at the handle like medical scissors though. Anyone ever seen these or know where I could get some for myself? I am guessing fishing supply stores may have something like this also...

Ghetto Rambo

err i got one of those in my electronics tool kit, so i assume an electronics/computer store should have it, i rarely use it though, just what exactly you think it makes one of the best pc tech tools??

RussS

They are called Forceps. I think you can purcase them from a drugstore/chemist depending on your location. There are fishing versions out there, but mostly they are not locking ones.

gmdepp

RussS - I did a search for forceps, you are right, that's exactly what they are. I had no idea they were called forceps, I have only heard of forceps being used in childbirth and thought they were big salad spoons that popped the kid out or something

Ghetto - I found that it is really nice to have a pair available for pulling hard drives, stuck PCMCIA cards, and general junk out of laptops, reaching in and around tight corners, pulling things out from behind motherboards, holding tiny screws, boards, wires steady, etc. I suppose it's kind of like doing surgery on a computer, but after years of working on computers I found it was really nice not to tear up fingers and to be able to use the leverage they give in a small space.

Ghent

I think they're actually called hemostats, and they're used as drug paraphanalia a lot to, so don't keep them in your car or anything, where you might get pulled over and searched, because cops won't believe they're just used on you pc.

gmdepp

If they want to dig between all the monitors, keyboards, tangled mice, PC books and all the other crap I have back there they are welcome to it