On 11/01/2019 10:52, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
We were in Italy over the new year visiting in-laws. They are retired
farmers, and there are interesting mountains of tools both ancient and
modern lying around. One of the modern ones that I rather liked was
like a kind of Mole grip, but the pivot/fulcrum/whatever could be moved
into four positions, a bit like a deck chair, and it allowed the jaws to
open a bit wider, and to stay a bit more parallel. Has anyone seen any
of these?

Do you mean slip joint pliers? Sometimes called water pump pliers. But not
really like a mole grip, and only a simple pivot, so not as much grip.

That's what it sounded like to me too. The other slightly clever thing
about them is that they self-tighten (provided you turn them in the
right direction of course).