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I used to have some great tweezers but i've managed to misplace them, anyone got an opinion on what they think are the best tweezers and why. It will be good to get some idea of the different ones out there that might be good :D
I have a pair of those sliver grippers on my keys and seem to be forever using them to pull splinters, very good indeed, I think its because there slightly rounded that they roll the flesh down around the splinter so you don't have to be so accurate as they don't pinch the skin, obviously the key ring thing is a bonus to for me. as for first aid kit i have a set of angled needle point tweezers Wifely nabbed from the dental centre for me( they being thrown out in a revamp) super sharp and long, will go an see if they have a name on or not. HTH.
Dave.
EDIT: the big one's are made by Larident.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247535_10150282580614073_53947 9072_9095404_361404_n.jpg
I also use silver gripper tweezers, they get plenty of use and are a cracking bit of kit. Used much more than the larger pair that live in my FAK.
Cheers
Louis
pauljm116
08-06-2011, 12:01
Ive got a pair of Silver Grippers on my keyring too, they are perfect for getting splinters out and always to hand.
Graham_S
08-06-2011, 12:13
Another vote for silver grippers here. I've got a few pairs secreted about my kit.
Umm, silver gripper's are what i've mislaid :D Might have to get me another one...
I do have a pair with a magnifying glass built in like these:
http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/TMG1.jpg
Hmmmm? wonder if it would be enough to be of use fire lighting:D multi use tweezers?
pauljm116
08-06-2011, 12:31
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I do have a pair with a magnifying glass built in like these:
http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/TMG1.jpg
Hmmmm? wonder if it would be enough to be of use fire lighting:D multi use tweezers?
Could be useful for toilet trips on those very cold days! :o
:lmao::lmao::drive::lmao:
I do have a pair with a magnifying glass built in like these:
http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/TMG1.jpg
Hmmmm? wonder if it would be enough to be of use fire lighting:D multi use tweezers?
I keep silver grippers on my keychain as well because they are a great way to keep tweezers handy.
http://inlinethumb24.webshots.com/46039/2058620710106695437S600x600Q85 .jpg
However, the ones with the magnifying lens are a must have for my tired eyes. Makes pulling splinters a piece of cake. I keep one in my backpack and another in the bathroom and yet another in my workshop.
If you want finer tweezers, check out laboratory supply places (http://www.carolina.com/category/preserved+organisms/dissection+supplies/forceps.do?sortby=ourPicks). Most of the ones they supply are made in Pakistan and are usually of good to exceptional quality. Some can get pretty pricey.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LA-Tweez-Illuminating-Tweezers-Black/dp/B003QJFHFK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307542451&sr=8-1
I stole these off my girlfriend, bit bulky if you carry the case as well, but handy with the little light
jungle_re
08-06-2011, 15:54
silver grippers here also but also use a pair of womens eye brow ones that are really usefull as you can use as a point or with a long side and there small
http://idnind.com/images/eyebrow%20tweezer06.jpg
hoppinmad
08-06-2011, 20:16
Hi
I carry the lifesystems tick removal tweezers, which are fairly versatile
http://hikebikeandride.com/p-LifeSystems_Tick_Remover_Tweez ers-319372.aspx
No connection just first up on google
ho hoodoo where did you get all those gadgets on your keyring from regards dave
Surgical, better made, simple.
http://www.oneclickpets.co.uk/a-to-z-instruments-unclassified-forceps-adson-dis5pl-xin351-p-12498.html
Not cheap but they are true quality and will last a lifetime.
My wife has one of the tiny Victorinox penknives which has a nail file and a pair of scissors. It also has a tiny pair of tweezers which pushes into one of the scales. We use them more than any other tweezers. I find it really irritating that I bought what I thought was an identical penknife, but found that instead of tweezers it has a useless little red LED torch. :(
Totumpole
08-06-2011, 21:51
I keep silver grippers on my keychain as well because they are a great way to keep tweezers handy.
http://inlinethumb24.webshots.com/46039/2058620710106695437S600x600Q85 .jpg
However, the ones with the magnifying lens are a must have for my tired eyes. Makes pulling splinters a piece of cake. I keep one in my backpack and another in the bathroom and yet another in my workshop.
If you want finer tweezers, check out laboratory supply places (http://www.carolina.com/category/preserved+organisms/dissection+supplies/forceps.do?sortby=ourPicks). Most of the ones they supply are made in Pakistan and are usually of good to exceptional quality. Some can get pretty pricey.
Sorry to thread jack but what torch is that on your keyring Hoodoo. :jacked:
Thread jack over, I only own the tweezers in my SAK, which are OK for splinters, but not much else.
ho hoodoo where did you get all those gadgets on your keyring from regards dave
The flashlight is a Fenix EO1. Maybe not the brightest out there but it runs on 1 AAA battery, it's hard anodized so it takes a beating, and it's keychain-sized. I have 2 keychains and one of these on each. Been a super reliable light and it was pretty cheap when I bought mine. Don't know if they still make 'em. When I started carrying the Fenix, that was the end of my Photon microlight days. LOL!
The flat blade screwdriver is 30+ years old. It's an old Proto, a holdover from my mechanic days. It's saved a lot of pocket knife tips over the years. :) The Philips is off a SOG multitool (I think...). You can order SOG multi tool blades separately and they are very reasonably priced. The whistle is a Peter Atwood creation (not quite sure on that because I had a couple similar whistles made up by a Brit (he was selling them on the EDC forum a couple or more years ago) awhile back and that might be one of 'em, and the little tool with the holes in it is a Peter Atwood prybaby (maybe a gasbaby?) in titanium.
As you can see, I do a lot of screwing around at work. :)
Sorry for the thread drift.
Barn Owl
08-06-2011, 23:47
Sliver grippers have been the best in the field for me.
Hoodoo, I feel a keychain thread coming up :D
Thanks for the feedback guys, I think i'll get another sliver grippers and also have a look at the others...
well, we found a tick the size of a baked bean on the dog so I went into the house for a pair of tweezers and the only ones i could find are my sliver grippers :D First place I looked and there they were, must be fate, although leaving some of the tick in was a bit of a pain...
well, we found a tick the size of a baked bean on the dog ... sliver grippers ... leaving some of the tick in was a bit of a pain...
You want a Tick Twister!
http://www.ticktwister.com/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LA-Tweez-Ill...7542451&sr=8-
I to home bargians yesterday and baught 3 sets of tweeze light THE SAME AS ABOVE FOR 99P EACH REGARDS DAVE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LA-Tweez-Ill...7542451&sr=8-
I to home bargians yesterday and baught 3 sets of tweeze light THE SAME AS ABOVE FOR 99P EACH REGARDS DAVE
That link give me a 404 (page not found).
Have they pulled it or is it wrong?
hi ged take the thread of winger further up the thread regards dave
I do have a pair with a magnifying glass built in like these:
http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/TMG1.jpg
Hmmmm? wonder if it would be enough to be of use fire lighting:D multi use tweezers?
I have to second this option. As my eyes have been around for a few decades they are not as keen. The magnifying lens will help tremendously.
As far the the fire by sunlight goes, I have never been able to manage that here in County Kerry.....We never get sun!
prescottr
29-08-2011, 02:17
I am not such a fan of tweezers as they tend to leave the area like chicken skin where the pores are pulled out and exposed.
My beard grows very fast and it is such a paint to shave them again just 3 days in it. Tweezers pulls out a deeper source which I think accounts for the root already but it can be a big pain when you have a couple of hundred to pluck.