woodmanrog
Well Known Member
For the longest time I have been agonizing over purchasing a cable tool to help me do safety wiring. For years I have done the normal safety wiring with a twist pliers and I have to say that due to some expert training, I have gotten pretty good at it. The only problem I have is that I have rather large hands and I almost always end up bleeding from reaching into small spaces to put on a safety wire. A good example is the suction screen at the bottom of the engine. Well, a couple of weeks ago I purchased a Bergen Safety wire tool from AS to give it a try. There are other choices from different manufacturers but they are even more expensive. My wife (after seeing what I purchased) thought I had lost my mind spending that amount of money on a miniature caulking gun. I admit that I have agaonized over this purchase for a couple of years. Anyway, I went and did it. I ordered the unit with the 7 inch nose piece so that I could reach into the most inaccessible areas with no trouble. That was a bit of a mistake because AS only handles the 18" cable which will not work with the longer nose piece in some applications. Again, the cables are muy expensive. ($1.00) each. I called Bergen and Don the sales rep was kind enough to send me a 50 pack of 24" cables as an introductory offer at NO CHARGE. After using this tool for my oil filter change I can't say enough about how fantastic it is. I think it would be a great investment where there are several homebuilders to offset the cost and share the tool thereby making it more cost effective. This plan may eliminate the possibility of having to buy more expensive jewelry for the missus to justify your love of tools. And by the way, no blood showing after the oil filter and suction screen maintenance.
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