GearWrench Double X Hemostat Set
By Paul Lapczynski
Straight from Dr. Frankenstein’s lab, these hemostats will help you hold on to smaller parts and keep fluids from spilling out of disconnected hoses. I’m sure there are other uses for ‘em, too — think legal, folks! Store ‘em with the rubber gloves, dental mirrors and picks, and all the other medical tools that have made it into the shop.
This extra-long set from GearWrench includes a straight and a 45-degree model, each measuring almost ten inches long. The hemostats offer multiple stopping points so you can vary the pressure and the size of the opening. They’re made of a polished, corrosion-resistant alloy, and as with all Double X tools, the hinges allow the jaws to open wider than the handles.
The GearWrench Double X Hemostat set sells for about $45.
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April 3rd, 2009 at 10:41 am
Not quite the shop, but I won’t go fishing without a set of hemostats clipped to a belt loop.
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:16 am
I’ve got dozens given by a friend in the EMT business. They are really handy when working with small parts, soldering, etc. Wifey uses them whilst sewing and, as BG said, they are great hook removers.
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:55 pm
They’d have to be pretty impressive for me to pay $45 for two. I think the last set I bought was 5 for $10, and $6 of that was shipping.
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:13 pm
wow man, they have legal uses for those? far out!
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:46 pm
When I go to the LA Country or Fresno Fair, there’s a booth there with a bunch of these things. I don’t remember how much, but they were a lot less than 2/$45.
It brings back memories of my wasted youth, when these things were all the rage as roach clips.
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Absolutely useful! I keep a set of syringes–perfect for injecting glue into a bad joint by drilling a small hole!
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:46 pm
wow man, remind me not to smoke any of pruitt’s joints
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 pm
>> I’m sure there are other uses for ‘em, too — think legal, folks!
that was the first thing I thought of when I saw em too, haha.
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Old Coot: if your friend has some spares, I’d be happy to pay for shipping on five or so.
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April 4th, 2009 at 7:46 am
OK - I hate to be an L7 about it, but what possible illegal uses are there for these?
April 4th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Chuck: See above comments about joints and roach clips
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April 4th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I’ve only seen single hinged ones at the fair, not these fancy double jointed ones.
April 5th, 2009 at 8:20 am
These are much higher quality than the ‘disposable’ ones found at flea markets and medical trays- worth the money if you use them alot.
April 5th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
I always wanted to get the whole assortment ofdouble x pliers. Add these too the list.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:41 am
We ran into a different kind of foreceps when tring to fish out a small spring down an impossibly narrow hole. It’s called an Ear Polypus:
http://www.urbachletter.com/Archive/CTOM_0503_CrocodilePolypus.htm